C Token Airdrop & Decay
Why this exists
When you sign up, you receive C tokens as a welcome gift so you can immediately reward others. As people interact (likes, comments, tags), C tokens move between users. Over time, ad/post-boost revenue and royalty splits top up value per C, which can then mint R tokens—and R can be exchanged for fiat/stablecoins. Tags act as royalty signals that route value by merit.
How it works
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Airdrop on sign-up: New users receive C token pieces to start gifting right away.
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Cohort decay: For every 10 new sign-ups, the airdrop size decreases by 1 C piece.
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First 10 users: 10,000 C pieces each
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Next 10 users: 9,999 C pieces each
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And so on…
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Floor & pacing: Once the airdrop reaches 1,000 C pieces per user, the decay slows and is paced by the R-minting rate.
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Always liquid: If you run out of C to spend, your earned R tokens auto-dissolve into C so you can keep participating without friction.
The spirit of the system
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Circulate, don’t hoard: Simply holding C doesn’t mint R. C is designed to move, which increases your chances to earn value over time.
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Smart outreach over spam: If you see a surge in C (e.g., a popular post), gift C as part of your marketing to attract followers and collaborators. Instead of spam tagging or DMs, attach C—it’s a respectful, value-backed nudge that keeps the economy healthy.
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Merit routing: Tagging splits royalties and redistributes value to those who contribute, reinforcing quality and fairness.
Cash-out availability depends on local rules
How Craters is different
(next-gen tokenomics)
1) Scarcity lives in the assets, not the token
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Stewardship slots for communal hashtags are time-boxed and limited; provenance is enforced by receipts
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Tokens themselves aren’t the scarce object—cultural assets (hashtags, slots, reputations) are
2) Two roles, not one currency trying to do everything
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C (circulation): Social, lightweight, moves with attention; recognition & routing for royalties
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R (reserve/utility): Used for boosts, stewardship, and marketplace actions—separate from social flow
3) R supply is elastic and tied to real activity
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Unlimited R (by design), with creation linked to platform economics (e.g., ad spend → R utility loop), so utility grows with use rather than artificial caps
4) C issuance decays—rewarding early participation without paywalls
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Airdrop decay: C’s initial distribution decreases over time, encouraging early explorers while keeping access broad
5) Receipts-first attribution (transparent by default)
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Every transfer writes a receipt (who/what/when/which tag)
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Royalties and marketing rewards are attributed from evidence, not vibes or black-box pools
6) Communal over private by default
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Major tags operate as public goods with steward rules and contributor shares—value cycles back to the people who made the tag matter
7) Everyone participates in upside—without forced speculation
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Creators (royalties), promoters (growth rewards), viewers (sponsor/boost exposure), and stewards (care share) all have defined lanes—separate from token hoarding
8) Anti-hoarding metabolism
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Holding lots of C doesn’t automatically mean outsized minting; behavioral metabolism dampens extractive strategies and favors real contribution.
9) Price logic anchored to attention, not pure scarcity
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R’s economic role is linked to attention units (e.g., boosts) so spend has clear utility, not a speculative narrative
10) Retroactive fairness for “unsigned” value
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When real-world identities or communities verify later, retroactive sharing rules recognize early supporters whose trails surfaced the value