By Rafael Ugolini
Since its launch, the Sonic Gems program has emerged as a key driver of activity across Sonic. As part of this initiative, OS received a Gems allocation thanks to the traction we’ve built across Sonic — one of the most active new chains in the EVM landscape.
Many protocols have taken this as an opportunity to launch point systems. While that’s a reasonable strategy, we’ve decided to take a different approach.
At Origin, we’ve decided to wait until the actual S tokens from our Gems allocation are distributed before allocating them to our users. The current plan is to use 100% of our GEMs allocation to incentivize usage of OS across a wide range of top protocols we’re integrated with.
We've also confirmed with Sonic Labs that this strategy will not impact our eligibility for future seasons of Gems distribution. So we're not giving up long-term upside—instead, we're choosing a model that rewards users directly, with a clear alignment between incentives and protocol usage.
More details on how we’ll structure the distribution will be shared once we receive the S allocation. We’ll be ready to act when the time comes.
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Rafael Ugolini
Origin Protocol
