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Karura is a smart contract platform for decentralized applications (a blockchain). Karura was founded by Bett Chen, Bryan Chen, Ruitao Su & Fuyao Jiang and launched in 2021.

KAR holders own and govern the protocol. They currently take all of the total transaction fees paid by users (revenue).

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# Karura Maximum token supply Methodology

## 1. Overview

The Karura maximum token supply metric represents the theoretical maximum number of Karura (KAR) tokens that can ever exist according to the protocol's tokenomics design. This is a static value defined during the protocol's initial design phase and represents the hard cap on token issuance. Unlike circulating or total supply metrics that change over time based on blockchain activity, the maximum supply is a constant value that provides the upper bound for token inflation.

## 2. Data sources

This metric is derived from protocol specification documents rather than blockchain data:
- **Protocol documentation**: Karura's official tokenomics specifications and whitepaper
- **Governance decisions**: Protocol design decisions made during development
- **Smart contract specifications**: Maximum supply parameters defined in the protocol's token contracts
- **Launch records**: Official protocol launch date documentation

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Static supply configuration
- **Purpose**: Define the maximum possible token supply based on protocol specifications
- **Logic**: The maximum supply is set as a hardcoded value of 160,000,000 KAR tokens, representing the theoretical maximum that can ever be minted according to the protocol's design. This value is sourced from Karura's official tokenomics documentation and represents a hard cap programmed into the protocol
- **Key fields**: `token_supply_maximum` field set to 160,000,000 tokens, `timestamp` field set to the protocol launch date of June 22, 2021

### Component B: Time series formatting
- **Purpose**: Structure the static maximum supply value into a time series format compatible with Token Terminal's metric schema
- **Logic**: The static maximum supply value is formatted with a daily timestamp grain starting from the protocol launch date. The launch timestamp is set to June 22, 2021 00:00:00 UTC, marking when the Karura protocol officially launched
- **Key fields**: `timestamp_grain` set to 'day' for daily time series consistency, protocol identifier 'karura' for data classification

### Final aggregation
- **Combining components**: The static maximum supply value and launch timestamp are combined into a standardized metric format using Token Terminal's finalization macro
- **Currency conversion**: Not applicable - this metric represents token quantities, not USD values
- **Time aggregation**: A fill-forward strategy is applied to extend the maximum supply value across all time periods from launch date onward, since the maximum supply remains constant over time
- **Final calculation**: The final metric value is consistently 160,000,000 KAR tokens for all dates from June 22, 2021 onward, representing the unchanging maximum token supply cap defined in the protocol's design

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

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