Basic Token Information

BIO is the native governance token of the Bio protocol.

BIO on Ethereum (EVM)

• BIO token contract: 0xcb1592591996765Ec0eFc1f92599A19767ee5ffA

• vBIO (vesting BIO) token contract: 0x0d2ADB4Af57cdac02d553e7601456739857D2eF4

BIO on Base (EVM)

• BIO token contract: 0x226A2FA2556C48245E57cd1cbA4C6c9e67077DD2

• Bridge: https://bridge.bio.xyz

BIO on Solana

• BIO token contract: bioJ9JTqW62MLz7UKHU69gtKhPpGi1BQhccj2kmSvUJ

• Bridge: https://bridge.bio.xyz

BIO Token

The BIO token can be used for the following purposes:

• Staking for Governance & Launch Access: Stake BIO to receive veBIO, which provides voting power on protocol upgrades and meta-governance over assets in the treasury. Staked BIO also earns BioXP points to participate in project launches.

• Participating in Launches: Commit BIO to invest in new projects during their initial fixed-price sale.

• Providing Liquidity: BIO is the primary pair asset for all project tokens, creating deep liquidity pools on decentralized exchanges.

• Accessing Automated Services: Use BIO to pay for services from ecosystem tools like BioAgents.

• Ecosystem Discounts: Receive discounts on products and services offered by projects within the Bio Protocol ecosystem.

BIO provides holders with access to:

• Governance rights in the Bio protocol

• Whitelists for project funding rounds

• Early project token allocations

• Rewards for contributing to projects & clinical trial participation

• New health products developed by ecosystem projects

Bionomics

The BIO token was issued by Bio.xyz Association, a not-for-profit organization that serves as legal steward of the Bio infrastructure and treasury.

Initial Distribution

BIO starting supply is 3,320,000,000 tokens. The supply is uncapped, meaning new BIO can be minted for future protocol or network growth. This requires deploying a new token contract to replace the current BIO token.

The initial distribution of tokens is broken down by category below. It's important to note that this composition may change over time as the BIO network grows via future governance proposals.

• Community: 56%

  • Community Auction: 20%

  • Community Airdrop: 6%

  • Ecosystem Incentives: 25%

  • Molecule Ecosystem Fund: 5%

• Early Backers: 13.6%

• Early Contributors: 21.2%

• Advisors: 4.2%

• Molecule: 5%

BIO Unlock Schedule

Unlocked supply differs from circulating supply, this is the total supply that is unlocked and can be used, but not necessarily deployed.

BIO Circulating Supply Distribution in the First 3 Years

Given the 6 year vesting schedules of core team and investors, the following section gives a break down of the circulating supply distribution at the end of the first 3 years. This excludes any community directed inflation.

Detailed Categories

Allocation Buckets	% of Total Supply	Amount of BIO	Vesting Schedule	Description
Community Airdrop	6%	199,200,000	Public Airdrop: None / bioDAOs and genesis members: 1 yr cliff - 6yr vest	Ecosystem airdrop given to ecosystem token holders, early supporters of BIO from conception to launch, including core contributors from early ecosystem projects.
Community Auction	20%	664,000,000	50% liquid, 50% 1yr linear vest	Allocation for the initial token swaps for BIO. Example: Contributors to the BIO Genesis Auctions round 1 and 2
Ecosystem Incentives	25%	830,000,000	no vesting	Tokens reserved for ecosystem incentives. Usage and distribution depend on individual governance vote. Example: Selection and investment incentives for the BIO protocol, liquidity provisioning for certain ecosystem projects.
Core Contributors	21.2%	703,840,000	1yr cliff - 6yr vest	Core contributors working on BIO Example: BIO team members incubating new project cohorts.
Molecule Ecosystem Fund	5%	166,000,000	4yr vest	Molecule-led Ecosystem fund incentivizing initiatives focusing on research and development of IP tokenization and AI research infrastructure. Example: Projects bringing IP tokenization frameworks onto other chains, initiatives creating AI researcher agents supporting project efforts in IP discovery.
Molecule	5%	166,000,000	4yr vest	BIO governance allocation for transferring core IP, brand, and ecosystem stewardship to the Bio.xyz Association.
Investors	13.6%	451,520,000	1yr cliff - 4yr vest	Strategic investors that participated in the seed round or are shareholders within Molecule.
Advisors	4.2%	139,440,000	1yr cliff - 6yr vest	Individuals with biotech, intellectual property and tokenization experience supporting the development of protocol
Total	100%	3,320,000,000