What is Energy

ENERGY is a standard ERC-20 token (18 decimals), visible in any wallet and transferable. It is what pays for usage on Stardust.

Where it comes from#

New ENERGY is only minted by two contracts, each with its own limit:

• StardustStaking: a fixed daily pool shared by stakers.
• EnergyStore: exactly as much as is paid for in USDG.

At launch, 100,000 ENERGY was minted once to the dev wallet. The Liquidity Pool started empty.

Where it goes#

• Deposited in the Energy Vault and burned when the API uses it.
• Staked in the Liquidity Pool to earn USDG.
• Held in your wallet: holding 5,000 or more unlocks the free models.

Circulating supply = minted − burned, and every mint and burn is a public on-chain event.

The cycle#