◆ BRDG Token — Tokenomics

Engineered for
Long-Term Value

BRDG is the utility and governance token of Bridge AI OS — an autonomous AI agent economy deployed natively on Linea zkEVM. Fixed supply. Deflationary mechanics. Real on-chain revenue.

100M
Hard Cap
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BRDG Burned
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Circulating
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Treasury BRDG
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01 — Token Overview

Bridge AI — BRDG

A fixed-supply utility token powering an autonomous agent economy. Every token has a defined role, every emission is time-locked, every transaction creates deflationary pressure.

Token Identity
// BRDG Token — Deployed Contract name: "Bridge AI" ticker: "BRDG" standard: ERC-20 chain: Linea Mainnet (59144) decimals: 18 max_supply: 100,000,000 BRDG burn_bps: 100 // 1% on transfer
Deployed Contracts
BRDG Token (ERC-20)
0x6Ee9Fb40b97139EEEc406c096393e0b53C89975f
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Treasury Vault
0x6daA8db214B7c7D95fB26d98c4Fc4DE82430572A
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Staking Vault
0x51eaaAAB3Fa6b62811ba8F4bcd674dc6D121A9bB
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SyncSwap BRDG/ETH Pool
0x1873b75Fc9e85ef693B4Bcaa2a1e5c5Cef4c1F81
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Token Standard
OpenZeppelin ERC-20 v5 + Custom Burn
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RPC Endpoint
https://rpc.linea.build
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Value Thesis

Why BRDG Accrues USD Value

BRDG is not a speculative asset. It is a functional unit of account within an autonomous AI task economy — demand is structurally tied to system activity.

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Transaction-Linked Demand
Every AI task executed on Bridge AI OS denominates fees in BRDG. As task volume scales — targeting 50 TPS, max 200 TPS — demand for BRDG grows proportionally. Revenue drives token demand; token demand drives price.
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Structural Deflationary Pressure
A 1% burn on every peer-to-peer transfer permanently reduces circulating supply. At target throughput, sustained burn creates compounding scarcity — a self-reinforcing price floor with no external intervention required.
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Staking Velocity Reduction
Staking vaults lock BRDG in exchange for protocol rewards and governance rights. As staking adoption increases, circulating supply contracts further — amplifying price impact of equivalent demand.
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On-Chain Treasury Backing
Protocol revenue is split on-chain by the TreasuryVault contract: 40% operations, 25% liquidity, 20% reserve, 15% founders — enforced in Solidity, not governance. The 25% liquidity allocation continuously deepens DEX pools, tightening spreads and reducing volatility — a structured price support mechanism.
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Hard Supply Cap — No Inflation
100M BRDG is the absolute maximum. No mechanism exists to exceed this. Unlike protocols with open-ended inflation schedules, BRDG's supply trajectory is strictly asymptotic — it can only decrease via burn over time.
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L2-Native Composability
Deployed on Linea zkEVM — a high-throughput, EVM-equivalent L2. Sub-cent transaction costs enable micro-fee burn mechanics at scale, while zkEVM security guarantees give institutional participants the settlement assurance required for significant positioning.
02 — Supply Model

Fixed Supply. Controlled Emission.

A hard-capped, hybrid-release model: 10% circulates at genesis, 90% releases on governance-controlled schedules with cliff protections.

Hard Cap
100M
Absolute maximum. No governance vote can exceed this limit — enforced at contract level.
Genesis Supply
10M
10% initial mint to treasury. Sufficient for liquidity seeding and operations without market dilution.
Remaining Issuance
90M
Released over 48 months via governance. Cliff-protected. No single tranche exceeds 15% of supply.
Effective Circulating
≤ 60M
At full emission, staking locks and burn reduce effective circulating supply to an estimated 55–65M.
03 — Token Distribution

Allocation Architecture

Distribution designed for long-term ecosystem health — weighted toward ecosystem incentives and liquidity, not insider enrichment.

100M
Total Supply
Ecosystem Incentives
35%
35,000,000 BRDG
Liquidity & Market Making
20%
20,000,000 BRDG
Treasury Operations
15%
15,000,000 BRDG
Community & Growth
15%
15,000,000 BRDG
Founders & Team
10%
10,000,000 BRDG
Strategic Reserve
5%
5,000,000 BRDG
Vesting Schedule
Allocation Tokens TGE Unlock Cliff Vesting Notes
Ecosystem Incentives 35M 0% 0 months 48 months linear Distributed via staking + task rewards
Liquidity & Market Making 20M 50% 0 months 12 months linear 10M seeded at genesis; 10M released over 12M
Treasury Operations 15M 0% 3 months 36 months linear Governed by multisig; 40/25/20/15 bucket split enforced on-chain
Community & Growth 15M 5% 1 month 36 months linear Grants, airdrops, builder programs, partner incentives
Founders & Team 10M 0% 12 months 36 months linear Cliff-protected. Team cannot sell during first year.
Strategic Reserve 5M 0% 12 months Governance-unlocked Emergency reserve; listing bonds; exchange collateral
04 — Emission Curve

Controlled Release Schedule

Cumulative supply growth is front-weighted with liquidity, then decelerates as ecosystem and team vesting reaches maturity. Burn pressure increases in proportion to adoption.

Cumulative Supply Over 48 Months
Max supply: 100M BRDG — Effective circulating adjusted for burn
Max Supply
Circulating (burn-adjusted)
05 — Utility Architecture

Six Demand Drivers

Each utility vector creates independent, compounding demand for BRDG. Value accrual is not dependent on any single mechanism.

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AI Task Execution Fees
All AI agent tasks on Bridge AI OS are denominated and settled in BRDG. The system targets 50 TPS at $0.88 average profit per task, creating real-time, sustained token demand tied directly to platform usage.
● PRIMARY DEMAND DRIVER
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Protocol Governance
BRDG holders vote on treasury allocation splits, emission schedules, fee parameters, and protocol upgrades. Governance weight is calculated on staked BRDG, incentivising long-term lockup over spot trading.
● LOCK-UP INCENTIVE
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Staking & Yield
BRDG stakers receive a proportional share of protocol fees routed through the TreasuryVault liquidity bucket. A portion of the estimated 12% APY target is sourced from real revenue, not inflationary emissions — making yields sustainable.
● SUPPLY REDUCTION
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Access & Tier Gating
Premium access tiers on Bridge AI OS require BRDG holdings as a minimum balance. Higher tiers unlock faster processing, dedicated AI pipelines, and advanced analytics — creating a direct utility floor under the token price.
● FLOOR MECHANISM
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Liquidity Provision Rewards
BRDG/ETH and BRDG/USDC liquidity providers receive boosted rewards from the protocol treasury. The 25% on-chain liquidity allocation creates a self-perpetuating depth mechanism — protocol revenue deepens pools which in turn reduce price impact.
● LIQUIDITY DEPTH
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Agent Collateral & Bonding
AI agents operating within the Bridge AI OS network must bond BRDG as collateral — aligning incentives and ensuring honest task execution. Slashing conditions permanently remove bonded BRDG from supply, creating an ongoing deflationary vector.
● MANDATORY DEMAND
06 — Burn & Mint Mechanics

Deflationary by Design

The protocol is structurally deflationary. Every point of adoption accelerates burn, and no mechanism exists to exceed the 100M hard cap.

BURN RATE
1% per transfer
Hard-coded at contract level (100 basis points). Cannot be reduced or disabled by any governance vote. Exempt addresses: treasury, DEX liquidity pools, and staking vaults to prevent internal-loop friction.
~5M
Est. Burn at 50 TPS / Year
Forever
Burns accumulate to totalBurned
0%
Burn on Mint / Staking
Burn-exempt addresses set by governance only. Exemptions limited to protocol-controlled contracts.
Deflationary Path
At sustained 50 TPS and average transaction size, the effective circulating supply decreases by an estimated 4–6M BRDG per year. After 4 years, circulating supply could be 20–25% below initial emission — without any buyback program.
Mint Controls
The mint() function requires onlyOwner — transitioning to governance multisig. Every mint call validates against MAX_SUPPLY at contract level. No override path exists.
07 — Value Accrual Flywheel

Self-Reinforcing Growth Loop

Each component of the ecosystem reinforces the others — adoption drives fees, fees drive burns, burns drive scarcity, scarcity drives adoption.

BRDG VALUE ENGINE AI Task Volume 50 TPS target Protocol Fees BRDG denominated 1% Burn Permanent supply reduction Supply Scarcity Circulating ↓ Price ↑ Staking Demand Lock-up velocity sink DEX Liquidity 25% treasury allocation generates reduces circulating price pressure
08 — Liquidity Strategy

Deep, Sustainable Market Architecture

Liquidity is treated as protocol infrastructure — not an afterthought. On-chain treasury mechanics enforce a 25% perpetual reinvestment into pool depth.

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Linea DEX — Primary
BRDG/ETH pool seeded at genesis with treasury allocation. Linea's native DEX ecosystem (Lynex, Nile) provides zkEVM-optimised routing with near-zero gas costs — enabling high-frequency micro-transactions that drive burn volume.
BRDG / ETH · BRDG / USDC
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Cross-Chain Expansion
Phase 2 liquidity targets Ethereum mainnet (Uniswap V3) and secondary L2s via official bridge contracts. Cross-chain BRDG demand creates arbitrage incentives that further deepen Linea pool liquidity through natural market mechanics.
Ethereum → Arbitrum → Base
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Perpetual Reinvestment
The TreasuryVault contract enforces 25% of all incoming revenue into the liquidityBalance bucket — on-chain, auditable, non-discretionary. Pool depth scales automatically with protocol success.
25% protocol revenue → pools
09 — Linea Ecosystem Alignment

zkEVM-Native. Not Ported.

◈ Deployed on Linea Chain 59144

Built for Linea's Infrastructure Vision

BRDG was not deployed on Linea as an afterthought. The economics were designed from genesis around Linea's sub-cent transaction costs, zkEVM settlement security, and ecosystem liquidity. Every mechanism — burn on transfer, staking, treasury reinvestment — operates more efficiently at L2 than it ever could on L1.

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Sub-Cent Transaction Costs
Linea's L2 fees enable micro-burn at scale. A 1% burn on a $0.12 task fee is economically viable only at L2 — at L1 gas costs, it would be unworkable. Linea is the reason this model exists.
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zkEVM Settlement Security
Linea's zkEVM provides Ethereum-equivalent security guarantees without Ethereum's throughput constraints. Institutional participants can deploy significant capital with confidence in settlement finality.
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Full EVM Composability
BRDG integrates natively with all Linea-deployed DeFi protocols — lending markets, DEXes, yield optimisers. No wrappers, no bridges within L2. Standard ERC-20 interface with no compatibility compromises.
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Ecosystem Contributor
Bridge AI OS drives native on-chain activity on Linea — task fees, staking transactions, liquidity provision, governance votes. BRDG is not a passive token; it generates measurable TVL and transaction volume contributions to the ecosystem.
10 — Governance Model

Progressive Decentralisation

Governance transitions from founder-controlled to community-controlled over 24 months, with each phase gated by adoption milestones — not arbitrary timelines.

Phase 1 · Months 0–6
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Founder Multisig
3-of-5 multisig controls minting and treasury allocation. Rapid protocol iteration without governance overhead. Parameters are public and auditable on-chain.
Phase 2 · Months 6–18
Hybrid Governance
Staked BRDG holders gain voting rights on treasury allocation splits and emission schedules. Founders retain veto on critical security parameters. Quorum requires 5% of staked supply.
Phase 3 · Month 18+
Full DAO
On-chain governance via OpenZeppelin Governor. All protocol parameters subject to token-holder vote with time-locked execution. Founders retain no special administrative access.
11 — Exchange Listing Readiness

Built to Listing Standards

Each of the primary criteria evaluated by Linea ecosystem programs and centralised exchange listing committees is addressed — by design, not retroactively.

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Transparent Supply Schedule
100M hard cap enforced at contract level. All 6 allocation buckets have defined vesting schedules, cliff periods, and on-chain enforcement. No hidden founder allocation or discretionary minting path exists.
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Sustainable Economic Model
Revenue model is not dependent on inflationary token emissions. Protocol fees denominated in BRDG create organic, activity-driven demand. The deflationary burn mechanism ensures long-term supply reduction without artificial interventions.
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Liquidity Depth at Launch
20M BRDG (20% of supply) is allocated to liquidity and market making, with 50% unlocked at genesis. The TreasuryVault's 25% perpetual allocation ensures pool depth grows with the protocol — not requiring external market makers.
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Insider Lock-Up Protections
Founder and team allocation (10M BRDG) carries a 12-month cliff and 36-month linear vest. Zero team tokens are liquid at launch. This is enforced via smart contract vesting — not a gentleman's agreement.
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Auditable On-Chain Treasury
The TreasuryVault contract enforces allocation splits (40/25/20/15) on every deposit. All bucket balances, withdrawal events, and split ratios are publicly verifiable on Lineascan. No off-chain treasury management.
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Real Utility — Not Speculative
BRDG is required to access AI agent services, pay task fees, stake for yield, provide liquidity, participate in governance, and bond as an AI agent operator. Demand exists independent of token price appreciation narratives.
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zkEVM Native — No Bridge Risk at L2
Deployed natively on Linea. All primary liquidity, governance, and utility functions operate at L2 without bridge dependency. Cross-chain expansion in Phase 2 is additive — not required for core functionality.
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OpenZeppelin Security Standards
BRDG.sol and TreasuryVault.sol are built on OpenZeppelin Contracts v5 — the most widely audited smart contract library in production. Standard ERC-20 interface with minimal custom logic reduces attack surface.
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12 — Risk Framework

Identified Risks & Mitigations

Smart Contract Risk
Risk: Vulnerability in BRDG.sol or TreasuryVault.sol could result in fund loss.

Mitigation: OpenZeppelin v5 base. Formal security audit prior to full liquidity deployment. Multisig control with time-locked execution for critical parameter changes.
Adoption Risk
Risk: Lower-than-projected task volume reduces fee-driven demand and burn rate.

Mitigation: 35M ecosystem incentive allocation funds growth programs. 15M community allocation supports developer grants. Treasury reserve provides runway for sustained development.
Regulatory Risk
Risk: Evolving regulatory classification of utility tokens in operating jurisdictions.

Mitigation: BRDG is designed as a pure utility token — no profit-sharing, no dividend rights, no securities characteristics. Legal counsel review prior to public sale.
Liquidity Risk
Risk: Early-stage DEX liquidity may result in elevated price impact for large orders.

Mitigation: 10M BRDG seeded at genesis. 25% perpetual treasury reinvestment. LP reward programs incentivise external liquidity provision. Strategic reserve available for emergency liquidity support.