Node operators process transactions and receive fees from users (supply-side fees).

DeSo is a purpose-built blockchain for decentralizing social networks at scale. DeSo was founded by Nader Al-Naji and launched in 2021.

DeSo tokenholders own and govern the protocol. They currently don’t take a cut of the total transaction fees paid by users (revenue). DeSo's investors include a16z, Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Sequoia, etc.

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# DeSo Maximum token supply Methodology

## 1. Overview

The DeSo maximum token supply metric represents the theoretical maximum number of DeSo tokens that can ever exist according to the protocol's economic design. This is a static protocol parameter that was established at the token's launch and remains constant over time. The metric answers the question: "What is the hard cap on DeSo token supply?" and is used to understand the token's scarcity and economic model.

## 2. Data sources

This metric is derived from static protocol parameters rather than dynamic blockchain data:
- **Protocol specifications**: The maximum supply of 10,808,492 tokens is a hardcoded parameter defined in the DeSo protocol documentation
- **Token launch information**: The launch date of June 16, 2021, marks when this maximum supply constraint became active
- **Economic design parameters**: These values represent the protocol's built-in tokenomics rather than observable blockchain events

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Static parameter definition
- **Purpose**: Establishes the fundamental token supply constraint for the DeSo protocol
- **Logic**: The maximum supply is set as a fixed value of 10,808,492 tokens, representing the absolute ceiling for token creation. This value is paired with the token launch timestamp of June 16, 2021, at 00:00:00 UTC, which marks when this constraint became effective. The data is structured with daily granularity to support time series analysis.
- **Key fields**: The `token_supply_maximum` field contains the hardcoded value of 10,808,492, while the `timestamp` field marks the protocol launch date

### Final aggregation
- **Combining components**: Since this is a single static parameter, no combining of multiple components is required
- **Currency conversion**: Not applicable as this metric measures token units rather than monetary value
- **Time aggregation**: The metric uses daily boundaries and implements a fill-forward strategy, meaning the maximum supply value established on the launch date propagates to all subsequent dates
- **Final calculation**: The final metric value is simply the static maximum supply of 10,808,492 tokens, standardized through the finalization macro to ensure consistent formatting and time series behavior across the Token Terminal platform

*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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