The Next Evolution of Staking and the introduction of $TRUST

30 Sep 2025,

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From 1st October 2025, we’ll be making an important update to our staking program as part of the next stage in DOVU’s journey. This is both a short-term adjustment to staking rewards and the long-term unveiling of a new token that aligns directly with our vision for programmable trust.

Reduced Staking Rewards (Temporary Adjustment)

For a period of three months (October – December 2025), staking rewards for $DOVU will be reduced by 50%.

This is a strategic move to strengthen liquidity and sustainability as we prepare for the next phase of growth. Your contributions as a staking community have been crucial in building resilience into the DOVU ecosystem, and this temporary adjustment is designed to ensure long-term stability.

Introducing $TRUST

At the same time, we’re excited to introduce a brand-new token: $TRUST.

  • Earned by Stakers – While $DOVU rewards are reduced, you’ll begin to earn $TRUST alongside your staking.
  • Built on Base – $TRUST will launch on the Base network, ensuring scalability and connectivity with the broader DeFi ecosystem.
  • Liquidity on Aerodrome DEX – A new DOVU/TRUST liquidity pool will be created on Aerodrome DEX, giving the community a direct way to engage with this pairing.
  • Bridged to Hedera – $TRUST will be bridged from Base to Hedera, creating a liquidity flow between ecosystems and ensuring that Hedera participants benefit directly from the token’s utility and circulation.
  • Airdrop for $DOVU Holders – To celebrate the launch, we’ll be airdropping $TRUST tokens to all $DOVU holders. These airdropped tokens will come with vesting restrictions, designed to reward long-term alignment with our vision and prevent immediate sell pressure.

Why $TRUST Matters

The introduction of $TRUST is more than just a reward mechanism – it’s a step toward our larger mission: building the Trust Operating System (DOVU OS).

As we’ve said before: digital systems can tell you what happened, but they can’t tell you why it happened, who agreed to it, or whether it should have happened at all.

That’s the gap DOVU OS is designed to fill. It’s infrastructure for:

  • Intent – What actors agreed to do
  • Logic – How that agreement is enforced
  • Memory – What actually happened, who signed off
  • Consequence – What changed, and why it matters

We’ve been working on verifiable workflows that define, ingest, and verify data – across carbon markets, supply chains, and beyond. These blueprints create structured, auditable coordination. Now, $TRUST gives us the economic layer to make this coordination sustainable and incentivised.

The Economic Layer of Trust

Just as ERC-20 standardised token behaviour and unlocked the rise of DeFi, DOVU Blueprints standardised verifiable coordination. Every time a blueprint is authored, reused, or executed, it creates value – and $TRUST is how that value flows.

  • Every blueprint execution rewards its author
  • Every logged memory fuels contributor incentives
  • Every interaction sustains the infrastructure itself

Where $DOVU powers execution (paying for coordination, blueprint creation, and logging memory), $TRUST rewards contribution (supplying verifiable intent, provenance, and audit trails).

This dual-token model ensures that the system doesn’t just run – it grows, sustains itself, and rewards everyone contributing to the trust layer.

How $TRUST Adds utility to $DOVU

The launch of $TRUST directly enhances the role and utility of the $DOVU token in several key ways:

  • Increased Utility – Every interaction within DOVU OS still requires $DOVU to execute. As $TRUST adoption grows, demand for execution capacity rises, increasing the need for $DOVU.
  • Liquidity Synergy – The DOVU/TRUST pool on Aerodrome ties both tokens together, creating deeper liquidity and strengthening the market position of $DOVU.
  • Cross-Chain Expansion – By bridging $TRUST from Base to Hedera, the economic flow of activity across networks drives more execution cycles, reinforcing $DOVU’s role as the utility token underpinning the system.
  • Network Effect – As more blueprints are created, reused, and monetised, $TRUST incentivises contribution while $DOVU secures and powers execution. Together, they form a self-sustaining loop of demand.

In short: $TRUST amplifies the economic velocity of DOVU OS, while $DOVU anchors the utility and execution of the ecosystem. The result is a stronger, and more resilient token economy.

Real-World Proof

This isn’t a theory. DOVU OS is already live, powering:

  • Regenerative farming initiatives in the US with Veterans Carbon Holdings
  • Forest protection in Bolivia with Ketrawe Foundation
  • Circular economy vehicle recycling in India with MMCM

Each project is anchored in the same principles: verifiable blueprints, shared memory, and economic consequence. With $TRUST, every contribution to these audit trails now has a way to be economically recognised and sustained.

What’s Next

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing more details on:

  • $TRUST tokenomics
  • Airdrop mechanics & vesting schedules
  • Cross-chain liquidity strategy (Base ↔ Hedera)

Roadmap for integration into DOVU OS

Final Thoughts

This marks a significant step in building the DOVU Trust Layer, rewarding our dedicated community while ensuring sustainability. Together, we are laying the foundation for a token economy that combines real-world impact with next-generation DeFi mechanics.

Thank you for your continued support – the journey ahead is one we’re excited to take with you.

Irfon Watkins

CEO, DOVU