The Surplus flywheel
Unused inference
pays stakers.
Stakers earn CREDIT, sell what they don't use to buyers at a discount, and get paid in USDG. The more buyers come for cheap inference, the more every staked SURPLUS earns.
One loop, four turns.Every step is a contract call on Robinhood Chain.
01
Stake $SURPLUS
Holders stake SURPLUS. Every hour the Staking contract mints a fixed amount of CREDIT and splits it pro rata.
02
List CREDIT
Stakers who don't need the inference list their CREDIT on the order book, at the discount they choose.
03
Buyers save
Developers and agents buy that CREDIT below face value with USDG, then activate it: activation burns it into API balance.
04
Demand pays stakers
Every fill pays the seller in USDG. More buyers clear the book faster and at shallower discounts, so each staked SURPLUS earns more dollars.
The wheel, right now.Read from the Staking contract, the tokens and the order book.
Live from Robinhood Chain · refreshed every 30s
01 · Staked
74.35MSURPLUS
7.43% of supply
01 · Emission
100CREDIT / h
2,400 CREDIT a day, shared
Your share, if you joined
31.85CREDIT / day
for 1M SURPLUS staked now
02 · Listed
5.28KCREDIT
up to 30% off
03 · Buyers save
$1,040.78
vs face value, taking the whole book
03 · Circulating
5.54KCREDIT
minted to stakers, minus what's burned
Why it doesn't run on printing.Three rules keep the yield tied to real usage.
Fixed emission
CREDIT per hour is a set number, not a reward that grows with TVL. More stake means a smaller share each, so yield has to come from buyers.
Used credit is burned
Activating CREDIT burns it into API balance. Inference that gets used leaves the supply instead of circling back to the book.
The market sets the price
Sellers pick their discount and buyers take the deepest first. Strong demand narrows discounts on its own, no admin knob.
Flywheel questions.What drives the yield, and what doesn't.
Where does the yield come from?
From buyers. Stakers earn CREDIT, and CREDIT is worth what buyers pay for it in USDG on the order book. No fee or treasury is paid out to stakers.
What happens to the platform fee?
Buyers pay a fee on top of the credit price. Part goes to the referring affiliate, the rest to the protocol's fee recipient. It does not buy back SURPLUS.
Does more staking raise my rewards?
No, the opposite: the hourly emission is shared, so new stake dilutes everyone's CREDIT. What raises your dollar return is buyer demand.
Do I have to sell my CREDIT?
No. You can activate it into your own API balance, hold it, or transfer it. Selling is just the route to USDG.