NODE (NODE) Price

NODE is the native ERC-20 utility token of NodeOps Network and the economic layer coordinating the network's compute resources. It is used for service access, the economic bonding of compute providers, rewards, and on-chain governance; therefore, it is not a fixed right to use a particular compute service, but serves different roles across different stages of participation.

When using NodeOps compute, orchestration, and automation services, services are first priced in U.S. dollars; users receive credits after burning an equivalent value of NODE. These credits are prepaid access allowances for higher-layer protocol applications and services; they are non-transferable and are not another freely circulating token. This arrangement connects actual service use to a commitment of NODE: the ultimate amount of NODE paid by a user is affected by both the U.S.-dollar price of the service and the NODE price at that time. It is the NODE used to obtain credits that is burned; the credits themselves are not equivalent to NODE and cannot be converted back into circulating NODE through the same mechanism.

Compute providers that register and contribute machine resources to the network must first bond NODE: the base bond for entering the provider set is 2,000 NODE, and each additional machine requires another 200 NODE. This threshold is not a reward generated automatically based on computing power, but an economic commitment required before contributing resources. Machine capacity is measured in Compute Units (CU), where 1 CU corresponds to 1 CPU, 2GB of memory, and 30GB of storage. Restaking is another layer: NODE can provide economic security for compute execution; if a provider or operator fails to meet availability or integrity requirements, its staked assets may be slashed. The base bond determines onboarding and expansion conditions, while restaking imposes constraints on execution responsibility.

NODE holders can participate in network-level on-chain governance. Voting matters include reward policies, compute-provider bonding requirements, emission configurations, mint/burn ratios, bonding fees, ecosystem development decisions, and emission caps. Voting power is tied to the amount staked; the official FAQ describes standard participation as 1 NODE = 1 vote for staked or bonded NODE. UNO operators receive voting weight equivalent to 2,000 NODE for each UNO NFT held. Governance changes protocol economic parameters and operational rules; it does not mean that merely holding NODE entitles a person to claim company equity or fixed returns.

NODE has a genesis total supply of 678,833,730 tokens; the circulating supply at launch was 133,390,828 tokens, representing 19.65% of genesis supply. Genesis supply must be distinguished from subsequent supply changes generated by network activity: the former is the initial allocation basis, while the latter depends on the protocol's dynamic mint-and-burn framework. This framework links emissions to on-chain protocol revenue. After service use generates revenue, the corresponding portion of NODE is burned; only the portion of revenue not used for burning can support the minting of new NODE. The system is also constrained by periodically adjusted mint/burn ratios and a daily emission cap, with an initial ratio of 0.20, and governance can adjust related parameters. Therefore, revenue, the NODE price, and the current ratio all affect the amount that can be minted; being “linked to revenue” does not mean supply is fixed, nor does it mean price will necessarily change.

The major genesis-supply categories include: community and ecosystem development 30%, airdrop 15.5%, IDO 2%, protocol incentives 15%, initial contributors 15%, and early supporters 22.5%. Community-related programs total 47.5%, but an “allocation percentage” does not mean that all of these tokens enter circulation at the same time. Vesting schedules determine release timing. For example, the community and ecosystem development allocation unlocks 10% at genesis, then vests linearly over 60 months in total after a 6-month cliff; protocol incentives unlock 15% at TGE, then vest linearly over 48 months in total after a 6-month cliff; initial contributors have 0% unlocked at genesis, a 12-month cliff, and linear vesting over 60 months in total; early supporters likewise have 0% unlocked at genesis and a 12-month cliff, but vest linearly over 36 months in total. The airdrop unlocks 80% at genesis, with 10% unlocking in each of months 6 and 9 after TGE.

NODE balances can be viewed in the NodeOps Portal, or the official contract can be imported into an EVM-compatible wallet according to the relevant chain. Official materials list the Ethereum ERC-20 contract, as well as LayerZero forms on Arbitrum and BNB Smart Chain; before viewing, transferring, or depositing, both the network and the contract address corresponding to that network must be checked. The chain on which assets are held determines which network should be selected to view and operate them. The official FAQ specifically states that airdropped NODE is on Arbitrum One; if a wallet is connected to the wrong network, the corresponding balance may not be visible even when the address is the same. Bridging, staking, and transferring are different operations, and the target network, recipient address, and required Gas should also be confirmed before submitting a transaction.