Core Launches Rev+: An Innovative Revenue Sharing Mechanism for on-chain Activities

On July 15, 2025, the Core Foundation announced the launch of an innovative mechanism called Rev+. This is the first profit-sharing system at the protocol level, designed to directly reward developers, stablecoin issuers, and decentralized organizations, incentivizing projects that create real value for users. Rev+ allows developers to earn sustainable income from the Gas fees generated by their applications, without the need to issue tokens or design complex governance mechanisms to achieve profitability.

For a long time, the incentive structure of the blockchain ecosystem has been inadequate. Although the on-chain transaction volume driven by stablecoins exceeds $35 trillion annually, more than double the amount processed by Visa, most of the revenue has not flowed to the builders and issuers that truly support these transactions. Hong Sun, Head of Core Institutional Business, stated: "The launch of Rev+ will change the status quo where stablecoin issuers cannot derive profits from transactions. Stablecoins currently account for more than one-third of decentralized finance revenue, and through this alignment of interests mechanism, projects that promote the development of Web3 will receive the rewards they deserve when their tokens circulate on-chain."

How Rev+ Works

On the Core chain, any transaction activity triggered by smart contracts (such as stablecoin exchanges, collateralized liquidity, or treasury operations) can generate revenue for its issuer. This revenue can be distributed directly at the time of the transaction or allocated periodically through the protocol layer revenue pool. The revenue pool will be distributed based on the project's overall contribution to the Core chain, taking into account several dimensions including total transaction volume, number of new independent addresses, nominal transaction amounts, and accumulated Gas fees.

In addition, Rev+ has also established a reward pool to give back to developers, integrators, and all contributors who promote ecological growth. The more active the network usage, the larger the reward pool, and the higher the earnings for builders.

The Importance of Rev+

The launch of Rev+ will reward developers and participants who drive activity in the stablecoin market. As stablecoins gradually become the dominant force in the crypto space, Rev+ will share Gas fees with token issuers and provide additional incentives to developers and application teams based on usage frequency and transaction volume. This mechanism applies to all assets on Core, including USD-pegged stablecoins, on-chain representations of real-world assets, NFT collections, and exclusive protocols. It will transform everyday transactions into a continuous revenue stream, providing sustainable business models for projects of all sizes.

Hong Sun emphasized: "The purpose of Rev+ is to reward the actual behaviors that drive Core growth. The more transactions, the greater the incentives, whether for the issuers or the builders. This is the first time an on-chain asset has achieved a monetization model similar to that of Web2 companies."

Currently, stablecoins account for about 30.8% of all fees in DeFi, while this proportion was only 4.7% at the beginning of the year. This highlights the important position of stablecoins in trading, lending, and yield generation.

Key Turning Points in Web3 Adoption

Core's Rev+ covers a broader beneficiary group than existing market models. As long as assets are called on Core, both token issuers and developers will benefit. Rev+ adopts an "asset-centric" mechanism to create a fair and sustainable incentive structure for all tokenized projects deployed on Core, rewarding not only dApp builders but also covering a wider range of Web3 contribution teams.

Through Rev+, Core has further solidified its position as a leader in Bitcoin scaling solutions, supporting self-custody staking for Bitcoin, EVM compatibility, and true token monetization. As the issuance of stablecoins and DeFi activities continue to grow, Rev+ will ensure that projects can share in the growth benefits, thereby stimulating stronger network effects and long-term development.

In the coming weeks, Core will collaborate with several major stablecoin projects to promote the practical implementation of this new asset monetization model.

About the Core Foundation

The Core Foundation is committed to promoting the development of the Core blockchain ecosystem. The foundation continuously fosters growth and innovation on the Core blockchain by providing funding, investing in projects, and establishing partnerships. Core is the first and only network to provide an end-to-end Proof of Stake mechanism for Bitcoin, supporting non-custodial Bitcoin staking, and building an EVM-compatible BTCfi ecosystem.