$FACTOR is the core utility and governance token of the Factor protocol.

It aligns incentives between investors, underwriters, and governance participants while anchoring the protocol’s long-term economic sustainability.

Unlike inflationary DeFi tokens, $FACTOR derives value from real cashflows generated by tokenized receivables and protocol activity.


11.1 Token Overview

Property Value
Token Name Factor Token
Ticker $FACTOR
Standard ERC-3643
Max Supply 1,000,000,000
Circulation at TGE ~15%
Utility Governance • Fee Reductions • Underwriter Staking
Inflation None (fixed supply)

ERC-3643 enables compliance-friendly permissioning while preserving open DeFi composability.


11.2 Allocation Breakdown

Category % Allocation Notes
Community & Rewards 38% Investor incentives, liquidity programs, ecosystem grants
Treasury & Reserve Backstop 17% Operations, backstop funding, strategic reserves
Team 18% 4-year vesting, 1-year cliff
Investors 20% 24–36 month vesting, 6–12 month cliff
Liquidity / Market-Making 7% Exchange liquidity

Token unlocks are recorded on-chain for full transparency.


11.3 Token Utility

$FACTOR provides three core functions:


11.3.1 Underwriter Staking (Mandatory)

Underwriters must stake $FACTOR to access: