$GROVE

The token that secures private, green compute

$GROVE pays for compute, bonds node operators, and captures protocol fees via buyback & burn. Token pressure scales with real usage, not hype.

CATBA

Fair launch on Robinhood Chain · 1,000,000,000 supply · 0/0 tax

Utility

Pay & discount

Soon

Pay for compute in $GROVE at a fee discount versus stablecoin, in market testing now.

Stake

Live

Bond $GROVE to operate a node or boost rewards, fake attestations get slashed.

Buyback & burn

Live

Protocol fees route to buyback & burn; holders benefit as usage grows.

Governance

Later

Vote on fee splits, carbon standards, model whitelists, and treasury.

How $GROVE connects to the tech

Fair question: does the token do anything, or is it just attached? Here's where $GROVE plugs into the protocol, and why the network runs fine in USDC without it.

Payment · x402Soon

Calls are priced in USDC, with a fee discount for paying in $GROVE. Pay-per-call is in market testing now, the rail works either way, the token just makes it cheaper.

Node rewards · Network

Operators are paid in USDC for verified work and earn $GROVE on top, weighted by how clean their energy is. The token is what pulls renewable GPUs onto the network.

Security · the Veil

Operators post a $GROVE bond. A forged privacy or carbon proof gets slashed, the token is the collateral that makes every certificate cost something to fake.

Value capture · Settlement

Protocol fees, whether a job paid in USDC or $GROVE, buy back and burn $GROVE. Real usage drives it, not speculation.

Governance

$GROVE votes on the carbon standards, fee splits, and model whitelists the network runs on.

You never need $GROVE to use Grove, every feature works in USDC. The token is the layer that secures honest work and rewards clean compute. Utility first; the token is what makes it self-sustaining.

Value-capture flywheel

More usage burns more supply and locks more in staking, token pressure scales directly with real compute demand.

Demand for private + green AI
Jobs paid in $GROVE via x402
Protocol fee → buyback & burn
Clean GPUs join & stake
More capacity, lower latency
Cheaper, greener → more demand