Core Foundation Launches Rev+: A Game-Changing Revenue-Sharing Model for Web3 Developers and Stablecoin Issuers
Core Foundation Launches Rev+: A Game-Changing Revenue-Sharing Model for Web3 Developers and Stablecoin Issuers
Core Foundation Launches Rev+, a groundbreaking revenue-sharing mechanism designed to transform how Web3 developers, stablecoin issuers, and DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) generate income from user activity on decentralized applications. The Core Foundation, the team behind the Core blockchain, aims to create a sustainable model where builders are directly rewarded for the value they bring to the network.
With Rev+, Core introduces a protocol-level solution that rewards builders based on the real value they contribute to the network—offering a sustainable alternative to traditional token launches.
(Core Foundation Launches Rev+)What Is Rev+? A First-of-Its-Kind Revenue Model for Blockchain Builders
Rev+ is the first blockchain-native program that distributes gas fee revenue to participants whose smart contracts and applications generate transaction activity on the Core blockchain.
This model is designed to solve one of Web3’s biggest challenges: how to fund open-source blo This solution offers a sustainable approach to supporting open-source blockchain development by generating revenue through user-generated transaction fees. By shifting away from speculative token launches and centralized fundraising, projects can establish a usage-based monetization model that grows alongside network adoption. This innovative model addresses a key obstacle faced in Web3, ensuring a more stable and independent funding mechanism for blockchain projects. ckchain development without depending on speculative token launches or centralized fundraising. With Rev+, projects earn revenue directly from user-generated transaction fees, creating a usage-based monetization model that scales with network adoption.
“Stablecoins now represent over one-third of DeFi revenue,” said Hong Sun, institutional lead at Core Foundation. “But stablecoin issuers haven’t been able to capture any of that value—until now. Rev+ changes that by aligning incentives directly with transaction activity.”
How Rev+ Works: Earn Revenue From Core Blockchain Activity
Core is the first EVM-compatible Bitcoin staking protocol, meaning developers can deploy Ethereum-style smart contracts on a Bitcoin-secured network. This makes it a powerful platform for DeFi apps, stablecoin platforms, and other Web3 services.
When users interact with Core-based applications—such as performing stablecoin swaps, transferring assets, or interacting with DeFi protocols—Rev+ tracks these activities and rewards the associated developers and issuers.
There are two primary ways participants earn revenue:
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Direct transaction payouts after eligible smart contract executions
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Revenue-sharing pool distributions, based on overall contributions to Core’s ecosystem
Key metrics used to determine revenue distribution include:
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Total number of transactions
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Growth in new unique wallet addresses
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Notional transaction volume
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Total gas fees generated
“While the initial rewards pool may be modest,” said Rich Rines, early contributor to Core DAO, “Rev+ introduces a reliable, scalable monetization path that grows alongside user adoption of the Core network.”
Why Rev+ Matters for the Future of Web3 Monetization
The introduction of Rev+ comes amid rising demand for more collaborative economic incentives in the blockchain space. Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, recently emphasized the need for cooperative tokenomics during Paris Blockchain Week 2025, warning that adversarial market dynamics are stunting industry-wide growth.
“Crypto tokenomics have been too zero-sum. We need economic models where projects succeed together, not at each other’s expense,” said Hoskinson.
Rev+ answers that call by creating a cooperative revenue framework, where projects benefit in proportion to their on-chain user value, not just market speculation.