Core launches Rev+: the first profit-sharing mechanism that converts on-chain behavior into revenue

Core Foundation launched Rev+, a protocol-level profit-sharing mechanism that rewards developers, stablecoin issuers, and decentralized organizations based on their contributions to the Core chain.
Rev+ allows developers and issuers to earn continuous income from gas fees, eliminating the need for complex token monetization strategies.
The mechanism distributes revenue based on transaction volume, new addresses, and gas fees, creating multiple monetization paths for projects.
A reward pool incentivizes developers, integrators, and contributors, with rewards scaling with network activity.
Rev+ applies to all on-chain assets (stablecoins, NFTs, protocols) and aligns incentives similarly to Web2 monetization models.
Stablecoins now account for 30.8% of DeFi fees, highlighting their growing dominance in crypto transactions.
Core’s "asset-centric" model replaces the traditional "application-centric" approach, fostering fairer rewards for Web3 contributors.
The launch strengthens Core’s position as a Bitcoin scaling solution leader, supporting BTC staking, EVM compatibility, and token monetization.
Core plans to collaborate with stablecoin projects to implement Rev+ in the coming weeks.

On July 15, 2025, the Core Foundation officially launched Rev+, the first protocol-level profit-sharing mechanism that directly rewards developers, stablecoin issuers, and decentralized organizations, providing incentives for projects that create real user value. Rev+ allows developers to earn continuous income from the gas fees generated by their applications. Developers do not need to issue tokens or design monetization paths around complex governance mechanisms to generate revenue, which is a great boon for developers.

For years, the incentive structure of the blockchain ecosystem has been flawed. Although stablecoins drive more than $35 trillion in on-chain transactions each year (more than twice the amount processed by Visa), most of this revenue does not flow to the builders and issuers who actually support these transactions. Hong Sun, head of institutional business at Core, said, "The launch of Rev+ will change the current situation where stablecoin issuers cannot earn revenue from transactions. Stablecoins now account for more than a third of decentralized finance revenues - through this interest alignment mechanism, projects that drive the development of Web3 will be rewarded when their tokens are circulated on-chain."

How it works

On the Core chain, any transaction activity triggered by a smart contract (such as stablecoin exchange, collateralized liquidity or treasury operations) can earn revenue for the issuer, including: issuance at the time of transaction, or through the protocol layer revenue pool (distributed periodically). The revenue pool will be distributed based on the overall contribution of the project to the Core chain, including total transaction volume, number of newly added independent addresses, nominal transaction amount, and accumulated gas fees. This update provides multiple monetization paths for projects and token issuers.

Rev+ also has a reward pool to reward developers, integrators, and all contributors who drive ecosystem growth. The more active the network is, the larger the reward pool will be, and the more benefits the builders will receive.

Significance

The launch of Rev+ will reward developers and promoters of stablecoin market activities. As stablecoins are gradually becoming the dominant force in the crypto field, Rev+ promoted by the Core Foundation will share gas fees with token issuers and give additional incentives to developers and application teams based on usage frequency and transaction volume. Whether it is a stablecoin anchored to the US dollar, an on-chain representation of real assets, an NFT collection, or a proprietary protocol, Rev+ applies to all assets on Core. It transforms daily transactions into a continuous source of income and provides a truly sustainable business model for projects large and small.

“Rev+ was developed to reward real behaviors that drive Core growth,” said Hong Sun, head of Core. “The more transactions, the greater the incentives — both for issuers and builders. This is the first time that on-chain assets have been monetized in a similar way to Web2 companies.”

As of now, stablecoins account for about 30.8% of all DeFi fees, compared to only 4.7% at the beginning of the year. This shows the importance of stablecoins in trading, lending, and earning income.

Key inflection points for Web3 adoption

Core's Rev+ benefits a wider range of people than the existing market models - token issuers and developers will become important beneficiaries of this development as long as their assets are called on Core. Replacing the "application-centric" model of the previous Web3 market, Core's Rev+ adopts an "asset-centric" mechanism to create a fair and sustainable incentive structure for all tokenized projects deployed on Core. This not only rewards dApp builders, but also covers a wider range of Web3 contribution teams.

With Rev+, Core further solidifies its position as the leader in Bitcoin scaling solutions - supporting self-custodial staking of Bitcoin, EVM compatibility, and now true token monetization. As stablecoin issuance and DeFi activity continue to surge, Rev+ will ensure projects can share in the benefits of growth, thereby spurring stronger network effects and long-term development.

In the next few weeks, Core will cooperate with several leading stablecoin projects to promote the actual implementation of this new asset monetization model.

To learn more about Rev+ and Core, please visit: https://coredaofoundation.org/

About Core Foundation

The Core Foundation is committed to promoting the development of the Core blockchain ecosystem. The Foundation continues to promote growth and innovation on the Core blockchain by providing grants, investing in projects, and establishing partnerships. Core is the first and only network that provides an end-to-end Proof of Stake mechanism for Bitcoin, supports non-custodial Bitcoin staking, and builds an EVM-compatible BTCfi ecosystem.