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Stable (STABLE) is the governance token and ecosystem token for Stable Mainnet, a payments-focused Layer 1 built around USDT0. The network uses USDT0 as both its native gas asset and an ERC-20 token, so users do not need a separate volatile gas coin for ordinary transactions.

Stable is EVM-compatible and targets stablecoin payments, merchant settlement, cross-border transfers, invoices, subscriptions, and machine/API payments. The official docs describe single-slot finality, sub-second block times, and a base-fee-only model denominated in USDT0.

STABLE is not the payment stablecoin itself: USDT0 is the gas/settlement asset, while STABLE is used for delegated proof-of-stake security, validator election/delegation, and protocol governance. Stakers may receive a share of USDT0 gas revenue when validators distribute it.

The official tokenomics page specifies a fixed maximum supply of 100 billion STABLE, with ERC-20 representation on Stable Mainnet and 18 decimals.

Most general-purpose blockchains require users and businesses to acquire a separate network token to pay fees, creating exchange-rate exposure, operational friction, and poor predictability for stablecoin settlement. Stable addresses this by pricing and collecting network gas in USDT0, the same dollar-denominated asset used for payments.

Stable is designed to reduce payment latency and integration complexity for high-volume transfers, payroll, invoices, subscriptions, and automated/API payments. EVM compatibility preserves common Ethereum tooling while the chain adds protocol-level payment and staking modules.

The trade-offs remain material: STABLE is a volatile governance/security asset rather than a stablecoin; validator governance and treasury/fee-distribution policy matter; and token allocations are concentrated, with 25% to team and 25% to investors/advisors according to official tokenomics.

Stable Mainnet runs as an EVM-compatible Layer 1 (chain ID 988) with USDT0 as its native currency and gas token. Official network documentation lists approximately 0.7-second block time, the rpc.stable.xyz endpoint, and Stablescan as the explorer.

The STABLE token secures the network through delegated Proof-of-Stake. Holders delegate/stake STABLE to validators, participate in validator selection and governance votes, and can be eligible for validator-distributed USDT0 gas revenue. Protocol operations such as staking, distribution, and bank functions are exposed to EVM applications through fixed-address precompiles.

Supply is fixed at 100,000,000,000 STABLE. Allocation is 25% investors/advisors, 25% team, 40% ecosystem/community, and 10% genesis distribution. Genesis tokens are described as unlocked at mainnet launch; ecosystem has an initial 8% of total supply unlock, while team and investor/advisor allocations have a stated one-year cliff followed by linear vesting (the page also says no unlock in the first 24 months, an internal wording inconsistency that should be clarified before relying on dates).

Transactions and transfers can use standard EVM tooling (Solidity, ethers, viem, Foundry, Hardhat). USDT0 has a dual native/ERC-20 role, while STABLE remains the governance/staking token; applications should not confuse the two assets or assume STABLE pays gas.