Question 1

What is BTRST?

Accepted Answer

BTRST is the governance and utility token of the Braintrust talent network and follows the ERC-20 standard. Its role is to connect network governance rights with incentives for community-building activities, rather than serving as the mandatory settlement currency for every service in the network. Official materials state that client contracts are paid in U.S. dollars; platform service fees then enter the Fee Converter and DAO Treasury process. Accordingly, BTRST's role in this design is part of governance, incentives, and the fee-recapture mechanism.

Question 2

What is the purpose of holding BTRST?

Accepted Answer

The core purpose of holding BTRST is to participate in Braintrust network governance. The official token page lists governance matters including the fee structure, the DAO treasury, and protocol development direction; voting power is calculated as one token, one vote. Governance does not refer only to holding tokens: the public process includes community discussion, a formal proposal stating the rationale and implementation plan, on-chain voting on Tally, and execution by core contributors or the community after approval. Holding tokens enables participation in voting; it does not mean every proposal will necessarily pass, nor does it mean the token automatically generates a fixed return.

Question 3

How is BTRST used for community incentives?

Accepted Answer

BTRST is used to reward verifiable contributions that expand or maintain the network, such as referring clients, referring talent, screening talent, and other community contributions. Rewards are not distributed unconditionally according to holdings; they are linked to specific actions and subsequent transaction or network-participation outcomes. For example, the current official page states that after referring a client, the referrer can receive BTRST equal to 2% of the contract amount while that client's contract continues to settle; after referred talent is hired, the referrer can receive BTRST equal to 1% of that talent's billings. The page also lists completing a profile, verifying skills, and submitting a portfolio as network-building activities eligible for rewards; specific eligibility and program rules are subject to the network process in effect at the time.

Question 4

Is BTRST's supply capped?

Accepted Answer

BTRST has a maximum supply of 250 million tokens, which the official materials describe as fixed and not subject to further issuance. Therefore, the total supply cannot be increased beyond 250 million tokens through future minting. A maximum supply does not mean all tokens are freely tradable at the same time. Whether tokens are locked, vesting, held in the treasury, or in a reward-distribution stage affects the circulating amount at different times; these states also cannot be inferred from the maximum supply alone.

Question 5

How was BTRST initially allocated?

Accepted Answer

The historical initial allocation was based on 250 million tokens: community incentives and rewards accounted for 54%, early token purchasers for 22%, early contributors for 19%, and the token sale for 5%. The 54% corresponds to 135 million tokens and was the largest allocation category. Allocation percentages do not equal immediately circulating percentages. The current official token page states that the community-incentive allocation unlocked at launch but is distributed gradually through reward programs; early token purchasers have a two-year lockup followed by monthly releases; early contributors have a four-year release schedule including a one-year cliff; and the token-sale allocation has a three-month or six-month lockup followed by monthly releases.

Question 6

Does BTRST represent company equity or guarantee returns?

Accepted Answer

Official materials define BTRST as the network's governance and utility token; the holder functions listed in those materials are governance participation and rule-based incentives for community contributions, rather than corporate equity. Holding BTRST therefore does not equal holding shares in the operating company. Likewise, rewards require that referral, screening, or other program conditions be met, and are triggered by program rules and network activity. Fixed supply, governance participation, and reward mechanisms do not constitute a fixed-return promise; token prices and any secondary-market transactions are not guaranteed by the protocol.

Question 7

Which blockchain is BTRST built on?

Accepted Answer

BTRST follows the ERC-20 standard. The official community documentation describes it as a token using the ERC-20 standard on Ethereum mainnet; the current official token page also lists Ethereum and Base as deployment chains. Therefore, before transferring in or importing assets, it is not enough to look only at the ticker BTRST: you need to confirm the network in use and the official contract address for that network. The Ethereum mainnet contract address differs from the Base deployment address, and sending assets to an incompatible network may result in assets not arriving as expected or require additional recovery steps.

Question 8

How does BTRST governance generally work?

Accepted Answer

BTRST governance generally proceeds through “discussion, proposal, voting, and execution.” Any community member can first raise an idea in the public forum; this is followed by a formal proposal containing rationale, specifications, and an implementation plan; BTRST holders then vote on-chain on Tally under one token, one vote, while Snapshot is used to record history. Approval does not mean the voting stage automatically completes every technical or operational action: official materials state that approved proposals are executed by core contributors or the community. This final execution stage moves governance from expressing opinions to making concrete changes, and means that views under discussion, submitted proposals, voting results, and implemented changes should be distinguished.

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