$ORE : From Solana Stress-Tester to a Revenue-Backed Store of Value In April 2024, ORE launched as a pure fair-launch experiment on Solana: no pre-mine, no team or investor allocation, and a hard-capped token anyone could mine from a phone or laptop using proof-of-work. solanacompass.com/projects/o… It rapidly became one of the chain’s most active programs and nearly took Solana down with it. That forced two rebuilds. V2 introduced a memory-hard algorithm. Then, on October 22, 2025, V3 replaced computational mining with a 5×5 grid: every minute, participants deploy SOL across tiles; one tile wins; most SOL returns to miners while the protocol’s share funds automated buybacks (90% buried, 10% to stakers). Net emissions can turn deflationary when revenue is high. xitter.cf/ORE/status/21140127899… Major milestones since the pivot - Mint frozen (Dec 2025) : Supply hard-capped at 3 million ORE (cut 40% from the prior 5M target) with immutable emission rules (~1.2 ORE per round, capped near 2 ORE/min). No one can expand supply. xitter.cf/ORE/status/19984754053… - ORE Reserve (launched Sept 2026) : Protocol-owned liquidity that places buy-side support below market. It grew from $0 to $300K+, then $420K+ in weeks, incorporating yield-bearing assets (JitoSOL, USDv). Portion of revenue now builds this structural bid. xitter.cf/ORE/status/21114509093… - Scale & revenue : 4.2M+ SOL deployed cumulatively. First year of grid mining generated tens of millions in protocol revenue (peaks >$1M/day, recent months in the multi-million range). ~33k holders; substantial supply locked in refining/staking with real yield sourced from fees, not emissions. xitter.cf/gray_chromatic/status/… - Transparency : Clean B1 token filing, zero insider allocation, no airdrops, no market-maker token deals, no freeze authority. Every circulating ORE came from mining. xitter.cf/Blockworks/status/2090…> The result is a Solana-native hard-money attempt that generates its own demand for $SOL , converts fees into scarcity, and pairs Bitcoin-like distribution ideals with high-speed composability. Community builders (OreParty, Ruby, tools, media archive) are expanding around it, and the Reserve continues compounding buy-side strength. Year two of virtual mining is underway. The model is live, fee-driven and still early relative to its max supply. The mines stay open. FYI this is Not financial advice. DYOR on chain data, ore.com and protocol docs are public.

ORE is peer-to-peer electronic cash on Solana, fair launched with no team or investor allocation. Its B1 Token Transparency Filing came back fully complete with zero gaps. Complete transparency. Token live since August 2, 2024.

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For all of those who want to learn how mining works! On Wednesdays we hold ORE Learn: How to Mine sessions! If you have never mined before, or just want to solidify your foundational knowledge, this session is for you! We cover the basics such as grid mechanics, the differences between Lite Mode and Pro Mode, & more. Only in the solana:oreoU2P8bN6jkk3jbaiVxYnG1dCXcYxwhwyK9jSybcp Discord. discord.com/invite/4TQfshAAs…

There is one hard asset and is there for everyone. The best you can do is mine it ⛏️ But you also can buy it and stake it. Either way you will win 💪