Tokenomics
Everything you need to know about the Nightshade SHADE token.
The SHADE token sits at the centre of the Nightshade ecosystem. It aligns the interests of traders, liquidity providers and the platform: trading fees are used to buy SHADE back from the market, returning value to holders.
Public sale
| Ticker | SHADE |
| Sale amount | 150,000,000 SHADE |
| Sale price | $0.002 |
| Implied market cap | $300,000 |
Token allocation
Total supply is 600,000,000 SHADE, allocated as follows:
| Allocation | Share | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Sale | 25% | 150,000,000 | Broad community participation and decentralization. |
| Trading Rewards | 65% | 390,000,000 | Rewarding active traders and liquidity providers across reward seasons, for users who stake SHADE. Rewards scale with staked amount and trading activity. |
| Liquidity Pool | 5% | 30,000,000 | Seeding liquidity so trading is smooth from launch. |
| Development Team | 5% | 30,000,000 | Ongoing development and operations. The team reaccumulates over the long term via buybacks rather than large upfront allocations. |
Benefits for holders
- All trading fees are returned to holders through SHADE buybacks. Rather than burning, we believe holding is the better long‑term strategy for the platform.
- Fees accrue from all trading activity on Nightshade's on‑chain order book on Alephium, broadening the base of value that flows back to holders.
Growth strategy
Our primary growth channel is strategic partnerships with projects that want to launch and trade on Nightshade, complemented by a targeted awareness campaign. The ability to launch meme coins immediately at platform launch is expected to drive early demand and activity, with Season 1 of trading rewards beginning shortly after launch to amplify usage.