BRNToken

BRN Token

The BRN token serves as a system-internal accounting mirror to TRN, enabling precise control over engagement-related mechanics, such as burning, moderation penalties, and other immutable actions within the TRN platform. It is not user-facing and never appears in a user's wallet. It plays a critical role in pegged 1:1 AMM swaps, burn flows, and temporary immobilization of TRN.

Overview

Symbol: BRN
Type: Internal-only utility token (not user-accessible)
Purpose: To absorb TRN in specific engagement-driven flows, such as content burns.
Peg: 1 BRN = 1 TRN (enforced via internal AMM with strict limits)
Circulation: Temporary. BRN is minted on TRN burns and burned on TRN remint. Never tradable or visible to users.

Post Burns

When a user burns a post (via community or moderation flow), the TRN associated with that post (e.g., from views, boosts, or blessings) is converted to BRN and routed to the DAO. This ensures:

Earned TRN is invalidated if content is deemed low quality or malicious.
BRN reflects that TRN was consumed but not retained as user profit.
The system maintains balanced accounting without inflation.

Example: A post earned 100 TRN. It received 10 burns.
Gross earnings: 100 TRN
Net TRN to creator: 90 TRN
10 TRN → BRN → sent to DAO
Final creator payout: 90 TRN (after Merkle processing)

Minting and Burning Rules

Event

Action

BRN Involvement

User views a post

TRN spent

BRN not involved

Post is burned

TRN → BRN → DAO

BRN represents forfeited earnings

Boosted post canceled

TRN → BRN → back to booster

Ensures refund

BRN tokens are never stored in user wallets.
All BRN flows are executed and recorded via the internal AMM + TRNUsageOracle.
BRN cannot be manipulated, withdrawn, or transferred by end-users.

AMM Logic (TRN ↔ BRN)

A dedicated 1:1 AMM handles all TRN↔BRN conversions. It is strictly controlled with hard-coded slippage guards and caps.

Rules:

Fixed rate: 1 TRN ↔ 1 BRN
Max swap amount: 333,333 TRN per user per swap (until stability pool reaches required level)
Price movement restrictions: ±2% slippage rejection
Transaction rejection: If a swap causes deviation >2%, it is rejected.

🔐 All swaps are routed through the TRNUsageOracle to ensure debts are settled first.

Platform Notes

BRN is never externally listed or exchangeable. It exists solely within the platform's accounting.
DAO-controlled: All BRN policies (e.g., burn routing, AMM caps) are governed by DAO proposals.
Flash loan resistant: Since BRN trades only internally with fixed logic, it is not subject to arbitrage or external manipulation.
No staking mechanisms involve BRN.

Module Name

Purpose

TRNUsageOracle

Routes all BRN↔TRN swaps, enforces debt settlement

BoostingModule

Converts and tracks refunded BRN for burned boosts

BRNMintBurnRouter

Internal-only router that enforces mint/burn rules

MerkleVault

Ensures parity between BRN-transactions and Merkle drops