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ProtocolThe $VIBES platform token
The native token of Vibestarter
$VIBES is the platform-level utility token. Its live utility is staking eligibility and the backer challenge mechanism; governance and other benefits are potential future utilities, not rights at launch. Distinct from project-specific Vibetokens.
$VIBES vs Vibetokens
Important distinction
| Aspect | $VIBES | Vibetokens |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Staking eligibility and challenges | Project-specific utility |
| Scope | One token for all of Vibestarter | Each raise creates its own |
| Created by | Vibestarter protocol | Founders launching raises |
| Utility | Staking, challenges (governance planned) | Revenue share, access, etc. |
| How to get | Swap on Aerodrome (Base) or Uniswap (Robinhood Chain) | Back a project raise |
For project Vibetokens, see Vibetokens & Utility.
Tokenomics
$VIBES has a fixed supply of 1,000,000,000 tokens, launched on Base through Vibestarter's own raise: the same router, escrow, and vesting contracts every project on the platform uses. The full supply was allocated onchain at launch; nothing is minted afterwards.
Pro-rata to ETH contribution. 100% unlocked and claimable at TGE.
6-month cliff, then batch distributions via merkle claims.
Opens the pool at the backer entry price −5%; only what the pool needs is paired, the rest returns to backers. Locked permanently.
6-month cliff. Max 10% per draw, 14-day cooldown, 72-hour challenge window.
18-month vest: 6-month cliff + 12-month linear.
None at TGE, permanently. Every raise launched since 27 August 2026 allocates 2.5% of its supply to $VIBES stakers.
Token contract: 0xefFC88…421Acb. The live allocation breakdown and vesting timeline are on the $VIBES raise page. The $VIBES raise's pool liquidity on Base is locked permanently in a contract with no withdrawal path: Liquidity and the LP lock.
$VIBES on Robinhood Chain
Vibestarter runs raises on Base and Robinhood Chain, so $VIBES lives on both. The Robinhood Chain contract is the same token: the same source as the Base contract and the same 1,000,000,000 supply. A bridge adapter on each chain keeps the two in step. The Base adapter holds every $VIBES that has been sent across; the Robinhood Chain adapter holds the unbridged part of that chain's supply as a reserve. Sending from Base locks $VIBES in the Base adapter and releases the same amount from the reserve; sending back locks into the reserve and releases on Base. At every moment the amount locked on Base equals the amount in circulation on Robinhood Chain.
| Contract | Chain | Address |
|---|---|---|
| $VIBES token (canonical supply) | Base | 0xefFC...1Acb |
| $VIBES token (same source, full supply) | Robinhood Chain | 0x9A73...3C18 |
| Bridge adapter (holds the locked $VIBES) | Base | 0x4080...A381 |
| Bridge adapter (holds the reserve) | Robinhood Chain | 0x37F2...0685 |
| WETH / $VIBES pool (Uniswap v3, 1% tier) | Robinhood Chain | 0x3A9B...bAc5 |
Move $VIBES between the two chains at the bridge; a one-time approval is needed in each direction. Staking reads the Base contract only. The two pools price independently. The seed liquidity on Robinhood Chain is held by the treasury multisig and is not raise LP.
The first Robinhood Chain contract (0x49ec…ff87) was retired on 5 September 2026; every wallet that held it received the new token one-for-one.
Staking mechanics
Stake $VIBES to become eligible to receive a share of every new raise launched on the platform. Your share of each allocation is proportional to your share of the total staked pool at the time of each raise finalization.
Staking
Approve $VIBES
Stake an amount
Position registered
Staking more at any time increases your share for future raises. If you have a pending unstake request, staking will cancel it (see below).
Unstaking
Unstaking is a three-step flow. The 7-day cooldown starts when you request to unstake, not when you stake. You stay in the staker pool during the cooldown window.
Request unstake
Wait 7 days
Execute unstake
Cancelling a request
How allocations work
Every successful raise allocates 2.5% of its token supply to the $VIBES staker pool. Your share of that allocation is proportional to your share of the total staked pool at the moment the raise was finalized.
Allocations are claimable from the staking tab of your portfolio. You receive vibetokens from each raise, not $VIBES. Each allocation is a fixed 2.5% of that raise's token supply, distributed by contract; no rate, schedule, or payout is promised.
Platform benefits
Future rewards & airdrops
Future rewards
Active ecosystem participants may be eligible for future rewards:
- --Staking $VIBES tokens
- --Backing projects on the platform
- --Successfully completing raises as a founder
- --Participating in governance (when available)
Disclaimer: Informational only. No guarantees of future rewards or airdrops.
How to get $VIBES
$VIBES trades in two pools: its Aerodrome pool on Base and its Uniswap v3 pool on Robinhood Chain (in the table above). You can swap for it on the $VIBES raise page, and move it between the two chains at the bridge.
Not investment advice