the $YOM token generation event
What the $YOM token is, what it does inside the network, and the facts of its launch: home chain, supply, cross-chain design and the date it went live.
Figures in this post are as of 12 March 2026. Current network figures are on source of truth.
The current explanation of licenses, capacity and earnings: from slots to capacity: every license becomes two.
the token that settles the network
$YOM is the token the YOM network settles in. When a session ends, its fee is settled on-chain in $YOM and split by the protocol; the token generation event was the moment that settlement layer went live. The canonical reference for the contract, supply and allocation is the token page.
Our technology streams games from operator-owned GPUs, and the network needs a unit of account that meters and pays that work without a central operator holding the books. That is what the token is for.
the facts of the launch
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Token name | YOM |
| Symbol | $YOM |
| Home chain | Avalanche C-Chain |
| Cross-chain (LayerZero) | Base next |
| Total supply | 750,000,000 YOM |
| Home-chain contract | 0xb6314518b61b4864162c7aE7fdc36261e0A14C4b |
| Went live | 5 June 2026 |
The full tokenomics are on the docs page.
what happens to a session fee
Every session pays one fee, and the protocol splits it four ways when it settles: 60% to the node operators who served the session, 30% to network development, 5% shared with everyone who holds on to their payout, and 5% retired. Operators are paid per session served, in $YOM, settled on-chain; payouts track session volume, not token price. The mechanism in detail is in the token cycle.
what the token does inside the network:
- settlement: the settlement contract records the sessions each node served and pays the operator’s share of each fee in $YOM.
- burn: a share of every session fee is removed from supply, on-chain, because a session happened.
- XP: a non-transferable contribution score that will weight token-holder votes.
- governance: on-chain voting on protocol parameters is planned (targeted 2027), weighting XP and $YOM holdings; until then the protocol is stewarded by the YOM Foundation, which runs the settlement contract, and control passes to token holders in stages.
what followed the launch
- mainnet: the settlement contract went live on Avalanche C-Chain on 5 June 2026 (the final move).
- NANO rollout: the first hardware nodes shipped and came online in the weeks after (NANO).
- payouts: the settlement contract pays operators their share of each session fee, a fixed share set in dollars and paid in $YOM.
official sources
Official details are published on yom.net, our verified X, Discord and Telegram accounts. Lookalike contracts and unofficial deployments are not us: verify any address against the token page before trusting it.
frequently asked questions
what is $YOM?
$YOM is the utility token of the YOM network: the unit the protocol meters and settles sessions in, the reward operators are paid in, and the supply that burns down with usage.
when did the token go live?
On 5 June 2026, on Avalanche C-Chain.
what is the total supply?
750,000,000 YOM.
on which chains does $YOM exist?
The home chain is Avalanche C-Chain. The token’s LayerZero design extends it to Base next; any cross-chain version is official only if it traces back to the home-chain contract.
how does the token economy work?
Each session fee is split by the protocol when it settles: 60% to operators, 30% to network development, 5% shared with everyone who holds on to their payout, 5% retired.
how do operators earn $YOM?
where can I find the full tokenomics?
The complete token allocation breakdown is on the docs page.
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