Tokenomics

Allocation	% of Supply	Purpose
Liquidity & Settlement	40%	Ensures robots can always settle actions with low friction
Ecosystem & Robot Operators	25%	Incentives for fleets, integrators, SDK users, partners
Emissions & Rewards	15%	Bootstraps early coordination and task markets
Team & Core Research	10%	Long-term protocol development and research
Treasury	10%	Safety buffer, audits, grants, emergency interventions

The Role of the $ARCH Token

The Arch token is used for three things only:

1. Settlement — paying for verified actions

2. Staking — signaling reliability and intent

3. Slashing — penalizing provably bad behavior

If a use case does not fit one of these, it does not belong here.

Machine-Native Payments

Using x402 programmable payments, robots can:

• receive rewards automatically

• pay for services instantly

• escrow funds before executing tasks

This removes human accounting entirely. A robot completes a task → payment settles.

No delays. No disputes. No invoices.