RUNE Distribution Update — June

There are 4273 Rune Holders, with 1621 engaged with RUNEVault. The top 100 own 114,759,008.60 RUNE (72%). There are 70 THORNode candidates…

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RUNE Distribution Update — June

There are 4273 Rune Holders, with 1621 engaged with RUNEVault. The top 100 own 114,759,008.60 RUNE (72%). There are 70 THORNode candidates, with a minimum cost of $320k to run a THORNode. The monthly network purchasing power is $960k USD.

Distribution

RUNE is the liquidity and security of the THORChain network. Prior to the launch of mainnet, the RUNE token must be distributed as widely as possible to as many aligned individuals as possible, in the fairest manner possible.

The following are the current/previous distribution mechanics:

  • The original Seed sale
  • The Binance DEX public IDO
  • RUNEVault Staking Program
  • Operational Expenses
  • Team allocation

Holders

There are now 4273 Rune Holders (+615), with 1621 (+364) engaged with RUNEVault. The top 100 have reduced their ownership of the network from 114,888,775.02 RUNE (74%) to 114,759,008.60 RUNE (72%).

From Oct 2019, the long term trend is clear: Large holders are trimming holdings, whilst the medium holders are increasing their ownership in order to fatten the tail. This is a good trend.

THORNodes

The total number of node operators has stabilised at 70:

The maximum nodes a single wallet can now run is 4 nodes (down from 6). Once again the long term trend is good, with a more diverse set of RUNE holders.

The total network value is now $52m, with a monthly purchasing power of almost $1m — these is the amount of incentives the networks pays out to participants for security and liquidity.

The minimum cost to acquire a THORNode is $320k USD.

Summary

RUNE is still in its distribution phase — the primary KPIs are discussed above. The long term trend from October 2019 is in the right direction.

Whilst the current metrics are sufficient, but the community should assist the project in increasing the distribution of the asset. There is still time prior to main-net to target the distribution goals of the project (99 holders with 67% of the supply). Rune distributed to Team and Seed investors at mainnet will improve metrics by increasing Node count and widening distribution.

THORChain Community

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