Ankr operates a global network of both full and validator nodes on an array of blockchains. These nodes provide the basis for services like Ankr Staking which delegates users’ tokens to blockchain validators and delivers liquid staking rewards (supply-side fees) to users for their contributions to validation efforts.

Ankr is a web3 infrastructure provider of blockchain API/RPC connections, developer tools, and liquid staking products. Ankr was founded and launched in 2017 by Chandler Song, Ryan Fang, and Stanley Wu.

ANKR tokenholders own and govern the protocol. They currently take a cut of the total staking rewards earned by the protocol (revenue). Ankr’s investors include Binance Labs, Block VC, MapleBlock Capital, Bixin Ventures etc.

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# Ankr Maximum token supply Methodology

## 1. Overview

The maximum token supply metric for ANKR represents the theoretical maximum number of ANKR tokens that can ever exist according to the protocol's tokenomics design. This metric answers the business question: "What is the absolute upper limit of ANKR tokens that can be in circulation?" The calculation uses a hardcoded constant value based on the protocol's predetermined token economics specifications.

## 2. Data sources

- **Token contract specifications**: The maximum supply limit as defined in ANKR's token contract design
- **Project documentation**: Official tokenomics documentation or whitepaper that specifies the 10 billion token supply cap
- **Launch date information**: The official token launch date of March 7, 2017

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Maximum supply definition
- **Purpose**: Defines the absolute maximum number of ANKR tokens that can exist
- **Logic**: The calculation uses a predefined constant value of 10,000,000,000 (10 billion) ANKR tokens, which represents the protocol's designed maximum token supply. This value is set with a launch timestamp of March 7, 2017 at 00:00:00 UTC and configured for daily reporting granularity.
- **Key fields**: `timestamp` set to token launch date, `timestamp_grain` set to daily, and `token_supply_maximum` set to 10 billion tokens

### Final aggregation
- **Combining components**: Since this is a single constant value, no aggregation across multiple components is needed
- **Currency conversion**: No currency conversion is required as this metric represents token count, not monetary value
- **Time aggregation**: The metric uses a fill-forward strategy to extend the constant maximum supply value across all time periods from the launch date onward
- **Final calculation**: The final metric value is exactly 10,000,000,000 ANKR tokens for every day since March 7, 2017, representing the unchanging theoretical maximum supply limit as defined in the protocol's token economics

*This methodology was automatically generated by Token Terminal's methodology analyzer.*

Maximum number of tokens that can exist under the current token economics.

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