The Core Foundation, the organization behind Core blockchain, an EVM-compatible BTC staking protocol, this week introduced Rev+, a protocol-level revenue-sharing program that directly rewards developers, stablecoin issuers, and DAOs for creating real user value. Instead of forcing builders to launch unnecessary tokens or structure governance around complex monetization schemes, Rev+ lets builders earn sustainable revenue from gas fees generated by their applications. Rev+ will go live in the coming weeks.
For years, the blockchain ecosystem has operated on what Core Foundation says is a broken incentive structure. While stablecoins facilitate more than $35 trillion in annual on-chain volume (more than double what Visa processes), most revenue does not flow to the builders and issuers who make that activity possible.
“Stablecoins now account for over one-third of DeFi revenue,” said Core’s institutional lead, Hong Sun. “Yet issuers do not earn revenue from transaction activity. Rev+ will change that by aligning incentives so that the projects powering Web3 actually get paid when their tokens move.”
How Rev+ works
For any transaction activity triggered by a smart contract on Core, whether swapping stablecoins, moving collateral, or using a vault, issuers will earn recurring revenue, either through direct payout at the time of the transaction or via a revenue-sharing pool. The revenue sharing pool is based on the level of contribution to the Core blockchain, including total transaction count, new unique addresses, notational value and total transaction fees collected.
Additionally, there will be a growing reward pool that pays out to developers, integrations, and anyone helping grow the ecosystem. The more activity on the network, the bigger the pool, and the bigger the rewards for builders.
Why it matters
Stablecoins are becoming one of the biggest forces in crypto. Today, stablecoins drive around 30.8% of all fees in DeFi, a big jump from just 4.7% earlier in the year. This shows how important they’ve become for trading, lending, and earning yield. Rev+ is designed to reward the people behind this activity. It shares gas fees with token issuers and offers extra rewards to developers and app teams based on usage and volume.
From dollar-pegged tokens and real-world asset representations to NFT collections and proprietary protocols, Rev+ works for any asset on Core. By turning routine transactions into an ongoing revenue source, it creates a sustainable business model for projects of all sizes.
“Rev+ is designed to reward the very activity that powers our ecosystem,” said Sun. “More volume means more rewards—for issuers and builders alike. It’s the first time on-chain assets can monetize usage the same way web companies do.”
A tipping point for Web3 adoption
While similar offerings enable smart contract developers to earn from the applications they build, Core’s Rev+ will extend revenue-sharing to both token issuers and developers for any on-chain usage of their assets. Instead of an app-driven model, Rev+ employs an asset-level model that rewards all tokenized projects with a smart contract on Core, therefore creating a sustainable incentive structure for the entire ecosystem, not just dApp builders, but the entire teams contributing to Web3 growth and adoption.
As stablecoin issuance and DeFi activity continue to soar, Core Foundation said Rev+ will ensure projects share in that upside, driving stronger network effects and healthier long-term growth. In the coming weeks, Core will begin partnering with established stablecoin projects to put this new model for stablecoin and asset monetization into action.