Free FIO Handles
Overview
As of 2024-06-18 Free FIO Handle Giveaway Buckets have 15.2M FIO Tokens remaining estimated to last 15 weeks (October 1, 2024).
Options
At discretion of Foundation
Redirect TPID incentives from partners to Foundation
Fund handles from liquid FIO Tokens
All new handles are paid (default)
At discretion of BPs - Foundation can only recommend
Lower FIO Handle registration price
Currently $1.60
Reallocate existing funds
New User Bounties - est. 95M
Initial Integrating Wallets (Unclaimed) - est. 38M
Mint new tokens
Opinions
Block Producers
Mint new tokens not a good option
FIO Board
Mint new tokens not a good option
TPID rewards should only be paid to partners who integrate FIO in a way that generates long-term revenue (from bundles, domains, etc.)
Supportive of short-term solution, likely reallocation of tokens
Recommendation
Steering Committee met on 2024-06-18 to discuss this topic and has decided the following:
Eliminate Opera TPID rewards, unless a higher-revenue integration is developed.
FIP-48: Reallocate Unclaimed Initial Integrating Wallets FIO Tokens to FIO Handles Giveaways.
Recommend to BPs to lower price of new FIO Handles to $1.00 equivalent and raise new FIO Domain price to $100.00 equivalent.