Tokenomics
THE TOKEN DESIGN BELOW IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR ADJUSTMENT. FINAL PARAMETERS WILL FOLLOW THE CONFIGURATION ON VIRTUAL LAUNCHPAD.
Bardiel’s token is launched through the Virtual Launchpad, which enforces a standard, transparent allocation model. This section documents how the initial supply is conceptually distributed and what each bucket is intended to support.
Percentages and categories below are a working draft and may be adjusted before or after TGE to match the final Launchpad configuration.
Supply & Allocation
At a high level, the initial supply is split into several buckets, with:
Launchpad-controlled buckets (managed and vested entirely by the Virtual Launchpad), and
Bardiel-facing ecosystem buckets (governed by Bardiel, but still locked/released via Virtual-standard vesting).
The first five buckets are configured, controlled, and vested entirely by the Virtual Launchpad and its standard vesting system:
35% — Liquidity Pool (Virtual-managed) Seeds on-chain DEX liquidity at TGE, enabling trading, price discovery, and entry/exit for new participants.
25% — Automated Capital Formation (ACF) (Virtual-managed) Capital pool managed by the Virtual Launchpad. Released over time based on predefined milestones to fund Bardiel development, operations, and ecosystem growth.
25% — Team Allocation (Virtual-managed) Long-term incentive pool for core contributors and builders. Subject to lockup and vesting to align with the multi-year roadmap.
2% — veVIRTUAL Airdrop (Virtual-managed) Rewards long-term Virtual stakers (veVIRTUAL holders) and aligns Bardiel with Virtual governance.
3% — Virtuals Ecosystem Airdrop (Virtual-managed) Distributed to Virtual ecosystem participants, partner agents, and early community members. Intended to bootstrap usage and alignment across the Virtual × Bardiel stack.
The following two buckets are Bardiel-facing ecosystem pools, but they are still locked and released using the same Virtual-standard vesting contracts (no custom shortcuts or special rights for Bardiel):
8% — Bardiel Staking & Alignment Pool Staking and community alignment. Used for staking programs and long-term incentive schemes for early supporters, believers, and aligned holders who help secure and signal around Bardiel’s role as a trust oracle and execution layer. Also supports community participation rewards (for example: social campaigns, early users, long-term holders).
2% — Bardiel Liquidity Reserve Protocol-owned liquidity for long-term stability. Earmarked as a liquidity reserve that can be paired over time with:
VIRTUAL (BAR/VIRTUAL)
ETH (BAR/ETH)
COR (BAR/COR) as protocol fees and revenues accumulate. The goal is to deepen and stabilize liquidity across these three core pairs over the long run, reducing volatility and improving execution quality for agents and ecosystem participants. This bucket exists solely to strengthen liquidity and market stability.
The exact totals and any remaining buffer/unused percentage (if any) will be finalized and published via the Virtual Launchpad configuration and on-chain contracts.
Allocation Table
Illustrative working draft. Final configuration is determined by the Virtual Launchpad contracts and may differ slightly in percentages or naming.
Liquidity Pool
35%
Virtual Launchpad
Seed DEX liquidity at TGE, enable trading, price discovery, and entry/exit for participants.
Virtual-standard
Automated Capital Formation
25%
Virtual Launchpad
Fund Bardiel development, operations, and ecosystem growth via milestone-based releases.
Virtual-standard (milestone-based)
Team Allocation
25%
Virtual Launchpad
Long-term incentives for core contributors and builders.
Virtual-standard (team vesting)
veVIRTUAL Airdrop
2%
Virtual Launchpad
Reward long-term veVIRTUAL stakers and align Bardiel with Virtual governance.
Virtual-standard
Virtuals Ecosystem Airdrop
3%
Virtual Launchpad
Bootstrap usage across the broader Virtual ecosystem and partner agents.
Virtual-standard
Bardiel Staking & Alignment Pool
8%
Bardiel governance/multisig
Staking and community alignment for early supporters/holders. No team compensation.
Virtual-standard vesting
Bardiel Liquidity Reserve
2%
Bardiel governance/multisig
Protocol-owned liquidity (BAR/VIRTUAL, BAR/ETH, BAR/COR) for long-term stability. No team comp.
Virtual-standard vesting
Launch Mechanics (via Virtual Launchpad)
Bardiel’s token TGE and initial trading are handled by the Virtual Launchpad:
The launchpad provides a short pre-TGE review window so the community can examine the configuration before trading begins.
Launchpad-level anti-sniping and protection mechanisms may apply (for example, a temporary launch tax), with proceeds routed into long-term liquidity and/or developer vesting, per the Virtual standard.
Once the launch phase completes, the token transitions into a normal liquidity-pool-driven market.
Exact launch parameters (timings, fees, implementation details) are determined by the Virtual Launchpad configuration and will be documented closer to TGE.
Vesting & Incentives (High Level)
All non-liquidity allocations are designed to be earned over time, not unlocked all at TGE:
Automated Capital Formation (ACF) Released progressively as predefined milestones are hit. Funds are earmarked for Bardiel roadmap delivery and ecosystem work.
Team Allocation Locked for an initial period, then unlocked linearly over time. Aligns core contributors with long-term network health instead of short-term speculation.
Airdrops (veVIRTUAL + Virtuals Ecosystem) Subject to eligibility rules and may include lockups or usage requirements, depending on the final design.
Bardiel Staking & Alignment Pool (8%) Distributed through staking programs, community campaigns, and alignment incentives according to transparent Bardiel-side criteria, but released on-chain through the same Virtual-standard vesting contracts. Explicitly not a backdoor team allocation.
Bardiel Liquidity Reserve (2%) Deployed gradually to deepen protocol-owned liquidity in three core pairs:
BAR/VIRTUAL
BAR/ETH
BAR/COR as protocol fees and revenues accumulate. This is intended to improve price stability and slippage over time, not to provide additional liquid tokens to the team. Again, no team compensation flows directly from this bucket.
Specific cliffs, vesting periods, and milestone triggers will be published in a separate Token & Incentives detail page once finalized.
Relationship to Cortensor & Virtual
Cortensor remains the underlying compute and PoI/PoUW infrastructure that Bardiel relies on for redundant inference and validation.
Virtual & veVIRTUAL remain the governance and launchpad layer, defining base token launch standards, vesting contracts, and protections.
The Bardiel token is designed to:
align incentives around Bardiel’s role as Virtual’s trust oracle and execution layer for agents, and
complement, not replace, COR and VIRTUAL within the broader Virtual × Cortensor stack.
Notes & Disclaimers
This page describes the intended design, not an offer or solicitation of any kind.
All parameters are subject to change based on:
Virtual Launchpad configuration,
legal and regulatory review, and
community / partner feedback.
Always refer to the latest official announcements and on-chain configuration for the canonical, up-to-date token parameters.
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