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IPMB Ecosystem Tokenomics

The IPMB Tokenomics model combines blockchain security with the stability of gold-backed assets, allowing users to benefit from fractional digital gold ownership. Below, we present the purpose, structure, distribution, and governance mechanisms that underpin IPMB’s token model, offering full transparency and alignment with the interests of our community and investors.

The GoldPro Token (GPRO): The Core of the IPMB Ecosystem

The GoldPro Token (GPRO) is a cornerstone of the IPMB Ecosystem, functioning as both a payment and utility token. Each GPRO is backed by one gram of 22-carat gold doré, with its value determined by market demand rather than being fixed to gold’s price.

The GoldPro Token marks a revolutionary leap in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), combining the reliability of blockchain technology with the timeless value of gold. As part of IPMB’s innovative dual-token ecosystem, GPRO democratises access to physical gold while aligning the interests of investors, institutions, and the community.

In this post, we’ll break down the tokenomics, governance, and utility of the GPRO to provide a clear and transparent overview for all stakeholders.

General Token Details:

  • Token Symbol: GPRO
  • Total Supply: 200,000,000 GPRO
  • Initial Circulation Supply: 4,626,703 GPRO
  • Initial Market Cap at TGE: $393,269,753
  • Fully Diluted Market Valuation: $16,985,950,000
  • Collateralization Condition: Gold reserves in grams must be greater than 150% of circulating supply of GPRO plus the weight of GEM NFTs.
  • Hardcap:  1,310,000 GPRO reserved for early investors.
    • Early Bird Sales: $5.5M secured in the first seed round. (110,000 tokens)
    • Private Seed Round: 1,200,000 tokens allocated for OTC sales at a maximum 10% discount to the gold price per gram.

1. Key Features


  • Backed, Not Pegged
    While each GPRO is backed by 1 gram of gold, it is not pegged to gold’s price. This flexibility enables the token’s value to appreciate as adoption grows.

    Staking Discounts with Guaranteed Conversion: When GPROs are staked, holders are guaranteed the ability to convert at least one GPRO into one gram of GEM NFT gold upon staking maturity, regardless of the token’s market price. At the same time, token holders benefit from additional discounts on gold conversion based on the staking band selected, making it even more rewarding.

  • Dual-Token Mechanism
    • GoldPro Token (ERC-20): A fungible token with a fixed maximum supply of 200 million, gradually released over 8–10 years.
    • GEM NFTs (ERC-721): Non-fungible tokens pegged to 24-carat, LBMA-certified investment-grade gold. Each GEM NFT represents fixed quantities of physical gold and can be redeemed for actual gold.

  • Collateralization Condition
    To ensure stability and value, GPROs are minted only when the Gold Reserves (in grams) are at least 150% of the circulating supply of GPRO plus the weight of GEM NFTs in grams.

    Gold Reserves in grams >= (Circulating GPRO Supply * 150%) + Weight of issued GEM NFTs in grams.

This ensures that the circulating GPRO supply and issued GEM NFTs are always backed by physical gold reserves. This is verified by a leading global auditing firm through monthly agreed upon procedures verification reports.


2. Distribution and Allocation


The GoldPro Token supply is strategically vested over time to support the growth of the IPMB Ecosystem, build investor confidence, and meet operational requirements. Here’s a detailed breakdown of its allocation:


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This carefully designed vesting strategy reflects IPMB’s commitment to long-term sustainability, ensuring a steady release of tokens to avoid sudden market disruptions. To maintain transparency and trust, all token releases are managed through multi-signature wallets, strictly adhering to collateralisation conditions and promoting accountability within the ecosystem.


3. GPRO Release Schedule: A Balanced Approach


GPRO’s release schedule is designed to promote ecosystem growth while ensuring market stability. This structured, phased approach supports operational needs, builds investor confidence, and fosters trust within the community. Let’s break down how the release schedule works:

  • Gradual Vesting for Sustainable Growth

    The GPRO release is guided by a phased vesting model that emphasises stability and long-term development:
    • Encouraging Steady Growth: Tokens are unlocked progressively over 8–10 years to provide consistent support for the ecosystem’s expansion.
    • Minimising Market Volatility: By avoiding sudden increases in token supply, IPMB protects the market from disruptions and ensures a stable environment for token holders.
  • Governance and Security

The release process is underpinned by robust security and governance practices to safeguard the ecosystem:

    • Multi-Signature Wallets: All token releases are managed through secure multi-signature wallets, adding an extra layer of security and ensuring accountability.
    • Strict Adherence to Collateralization: Each release complies fully with the collateralisation conditions, ensuring that circulating tokens are always backed by gold reserves.
    • Transparency and Oversight: Regular updates and reports keep stakeholders informed about the release process, reinforcing trust and transparency within the community.

  • Strategic Token Allocation

The release schedule is aligned with the ecosystem’s milestones and priorities to maximise its impact:

    • Development and Operations: Tokens are released in tandem with the project’s operational needs, ensuring sufficient resources for scaling and innovation.
    • Community Incentives: A dedicated portion is reserved for initiatives such as rewards, staking programs, and other incentives to drive engagement and participation.
    • Institutional Partnerships: Gradual allocation to institutional partners fosters long-term collaboration and strengthens ecosystem support.

By combining a clear, phased-release strategy with strong governance and transparent processes, IPMB ensures that the GPRO Token remains a stable and valuable asset for all stakeholders. This approach not only secures the project’s foundation but also creates a sustainable path for future growth.


4. Burning Mechanism and GEM NFT Conversion


The burning mechanism is a pivotal feature of the IPMB Ecosystem, designed to enhance the long-term scarcity and value appreciation of GPRO. Here’s how it works:

  • Conversion to GEM NFTs
    When GPROs are converted into GEM NFTs, they are permanently burned, meaning they are removed from circulation. This process directly reduces the overall token supply and links GPROs to tangible, gold-backed assets.

  • Decreasing GPRO Supply
    Each burn event lowers the circulating supply of GPRO. As more tokens are converted into GEM NFTs and burned, their scarcity increases, potentially driving upward price pressure due to reduced availability.

    Conversion Process Overview
    The conversion process is streamlined and ensures both transparency and efficiency:
    • User Request: The user initiates a request to convert GPROs into GEM NFTs.
    • Smart Contract Interaction: The GEM NFT Smart Contract communicates with the GPRO Smart Contract to execute the burn.
    • Discount Refunds: Any applicable discounts during the conversion process are refunded in GPROs directly to the user’s wallet.
    • Final Burn and Issuance: The remaining GPROs are burned, and the corresponding GEM NFTs are issued to the user.

  • Utility and Deflation
    By linking GoldPro token conversions to physical, gold-backed GEM NFTs, the ecosystem ensures both practical utility and a deflationary mechanism. This dual benefit:
    • Incentivizes Participation: Users are rewarded with tangible, gold-backed assets.
    • Aligns Long-Term Value: The burning mechanism reduces supply over time, aligning with investor incentives and contributing to sustainable value appreciation.

Through this balanced approach, IPMB creates a robust ecosystem where utility, scarcity, and tangible value coexist, ensuring GPRO remains a compelling asset for investors.


5. Tangible Asset Backing: Gold Reserves


GPRO is uniquely backed by physical gold, providing a foundation of stability and trust for the ecosystem. Here’s how the gold reserves play a vital role:

Fixed Maximum Supply

The GPRO supply is capped at 200 million tokens, equivalent to 200 tons of gold. This cap reflects IPMB’s projected gold mining and sourcing output over the next 10 years, ensuring that every token is backed by real, tangible assets.

Gold Reserve Growth

Proceeds from the issuance of GPROs are reinvested to acquire gold over the next decade. This strategy strengthens the token’s value foundation and supports the ecosystem’s long-term sustainability.

Gold Reserve Growth

Proceeds from the issuance of GPROs are reinvested to acquire gold over the next decade. This strategy strengthens the token’s value foundation and supports the ecosystem’s long-term sustainability.

A leading global auditing firm is providing us with an Agreed Upon Procedures report regarding the reserves in Gold.


6. Utility and Use Cases


GPROs are central to IPMB’s versatile ecosystem:

  1. Democratizing Gold Access: Convert GPROs into GEM NFTs, redeemable for 24-carat gold.
  2. Staking Rewards: Earn guaranteed discounts on the smart contract level, of up to 11% on GEM NFTs by staking GPROs.
  3. Vendor Discounts: Exclusive benefits from partnerships with premium vendors.
  4. Future Gold-Backed Loans: Planned integration for collateralised loans using GEM NFTs.

7. Multisig Treasuries: Governance and Controlled Release


To maintain transparency and security, IPMB employs multi-signature wallets via Gnosis Safe for all token operations. These wallets require 3 out of 4 authorised signatures, ensuring:

  • Controlled token releases according to vesting schedules.
  • Verification of reserves before token issuance.
  • Compliance with the collateralisation condition.

Below is the list of Gnosis Safe contract addresses on Polygon PoS Mainnet:

CategoryGnosis Safe Address
Founding Team & Early Investors0x6bF476f52b7Fd3E33a0FfA96310cE9291325e8F3
Private Sales0x6652B739a0DD4eFD8C5BAa95384344Fe60eCC195
Early Bird Sales0xe2BA768efBF6237dA0752af6283AcBF8D764f328
Private Seed Round0xB75dE9Fa4Db96fFDb217665475Cdcb333594E62b
Public Sales0x82444A6a8f446dcDbC86874Ff85DaA31307fAFAa
Team & Advisors0x2EFC145301Ad573E7740d76847d73B0FD46db39b
Treasury0xc12c23C305C1aA9F1a8C4511c734c6356396c17a
Operations/Tech/Marketing0x069B897824c948E9744778b9b78F5544eD117c1A
Liquidity0xDcE9A1789B26861bE9e0786f3fEC78B18AbD902a
Airdrop/Promotions0x8Df8935DacaE8E928c8F427f0fcc3B4D37b513F0

The vested tokens from each allocation category are minted by interacting with the GPRO smart contract and distributed to the respective multi-signature wallets on Polygon PoS Mainnet.


8. Governance and Security Model


The governance model emphasises controlled token releases and long-term alignment:

  • On-Chain Cliff Vesting: Founders’ tokens undergo a 6-month cliff, followed by a 93-month linear release.
  • Multi-Signature Safeguards: All transactions require multi-signature authorisation, ensuring robust security.
  • Community Alignment: Extended vesting periods align founders’ interests with community growth.
  • Security and Control: Multi-signature wallets add a layer of security, as multiple authorised signatures are required to approve transactions. This mitigates risks like unauthorised access or misuse of funds.
  • Transparency: Token distributions can be tracked on-chain. Allocating tokens to specific wallets tied to clear purposes (e.g., Founding Team, Treasury) ensures transparency for investors and community members.
  • Compliance: By holding tokens in controlled wallets, compliance with regulations and internal policies (e.g., vesting schedules and collateralisation conditions) is easier to enforce.
  • Operational Flexibility: Multi-signature wallets provide a reliable mechanism to approve and execute complex operations like token releases, transfers, or staking activities.
  • Alignment with Decentralization: Multi-signature wallets align with blockchain principles, fostering trust by decentralising control over the funds.

9. Deployment Addresses


ComponentDeployment Address
GPRO Contract0xACe7eb41D6BAd44907cdA84A122F052c74cB7826
Staking Contract0x97015969398A4f0DeB2021a7FC457a5a3B8B3A93
IPMB Contract Guardian0x5Eb7e50857A0b2755a9C79849FADA46C55C1bd51
IPMB Deployer0x2e50790cDdf3dB93A9f338EE6De6857216cd9aCA

The GPRO tokenomics model underscores IPMB’s commitment to transparency, security, and investor alignment. By leveraging blockchain technology and gold-backed stability, GPRO offers a compelling value proposition for investors seeking both digital innovation and tangible asset security.

GPRO Distribution and Allocation
Allocation%AmountTGE Unlock (%)Vesting ScheduleTGE Unlock
Founding Team & Early Investors42.775%85,550,0000.2338%0.2338% at TGE, 6 months cliff then linear vesting over 93 months200,000
Private Sales1.550%3,100,00035.48%35.48% at TGE, 12 months cliff, then conditional vesting 25% every 6 months1,100,000
Early Bird Sales0.055%110,000100%No vesting, allocated to existing IPMB Token holders110,000
Private Seed Round0.600%1,200,00016.7%16.7% at TGE, 9 months cliff, then 10%, then conditional vesting 10% every 12 months200,000
Public Sales53.040%106,080,0002.8308%2.8308% at TGE, then conditional vesting 10% every 12 months3,002,953
Team & Advisors0.750%1,500,0000.0%0% at TGE, 6 months cliff, then 10%, then conditional vesting 10% every 6 months0
Treasury0.100%200,0000.5%0.5% at TGE, then conditional vesting 10% every 12 months1,000
Operations/ Tech/ Marketing1.000%2,000,0000.5%0.5% at TGE, 6 month cliff, then linear vesting over 93 months10,000
Liquidity0.125%250,0000.5%0.5% at TGE, then conditional vesting 5% every 6 months1,250
Airdrop/ Promotions0.005%10,00015.0%15% at TGE, 3 months cliff, then linear vesting over 48 months1,500
Total100.0%200,000,0004,626,703

Issuance DateActual DateFounding TeamPrivate SalesEarly Bird SalesPrivate Seed RoundPublic SalesTeam & AdvisorsTreasuryOps, Tech, MarketingLiquidityAirdrop
TGE26 November 2024200,0001,100,000110,000200,0003,002,95301,00010,0001,2501,500
Month 126 December 20240000000000
Month 226 January 20250000000000
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Month 426 March 2025000000000177
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Totals85,550,0003,100,000110,0001,200,000106,080,0001,500,000200,0002,000,000250,00010,000

Due to newly imposed regulatory changes and updated requirements by the Government of Ghana regarding the purchase, sale, and export of gold, the minting of new GEM tokens has been suspended. As a result of these regulatory developments and the increased compliance obligations related to precious metals, further conversions to GEM will not be possible until further notice. This action is taken in accordance with the GEM NFT Specific Risks disclosure (refer to the Policy) as well as applicable Ghanaian and international laws.

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