DFY

1. Purchase or bridge USDC on Base

Fund your self-custodied Base wallet (chain ID 8453) with USDC and a small balance of Base ETH (~0.001 ETH) for network gas. Withdraw USDC directly on the Base network from your exchange or bridge from Ethereum mainnet.

2. Swap USDC to VIRTUAL on Base

To purchase DFY through the Virtuals protocol pool (Step 3A), swap your Base USDC into VIRTUAL on Base. If you prefer a single-step direct swap from USDC into DFY, you can skip directly to Uniswap in Step 3B.

3. Purchase DFY on Virtuals.io or Uniswap

Execute your swap into DFY (0x62E15a4046eD7751465bcE09653A0dbE77da11Ca) on Base: 1.00 × 10⁴ DFY (10,000 DFY) for prepaid LIVE tape, or 1.00 × 10⁶ DFY (1,000,000 DFY) for a First-Approved PoA Node Runner seat + Full DataFi Desk Entitlement.

4. Unlock LIVE tape (10⁴ DFY) or claim a PoA Node Seat (10⁶ DFY)

Under OPO (Optimized Portable Ownership), your Base wallet carries your DFY rights across every surface. Connect with 1.00 × 10⁴ DFY on LIVE to open the forward tape, or stake 1.00 × 10⁶ DFY as a first-approved PoA node runner to claim a Signer Seat and full DataFi Desk Entitlement.

First-approved PoA node runner specification

Staking 1.00 × 10⁶ DFY (1,000,000 DFY) replaces the legacy USD bond + Freeze licence model and grants a full DataFi Desk Entitlement to first-approved PoA node runners.

• First-approved PoA admission: verify desk/entity identity + reference-implementation conformance and stake 1.00 × 10⁶ DFY (1.00 × 10⁻³ of total supply) in the non-custodial Base PoA Registry to replace a simulated lab seat.
• Bundled DataFi Desk Entitlement: active 1.00 × 10⁶ DFY PoA node runners automatically receive the full DataFi Desk Entitlement (~1.50 × 10⁴ USD/yr institutional terminal + COMPUTER + F2/WQ-1 settlement desks) with zero USD Freeze licence fee.
• Lock & unbonding: 12-month Founding Cohort commitment (90-day exit notice). Zero passive yield or inflation; staking is an active operational credential and desk entitlement.
• Deterministic slash-to-burn: late print 5.00 × 10⁻³ (5,000 DFY), out-of-tolerance 2.00 × 10⁻² (20,000 DFY), missed settlement window 1.00 × 10⁻¹ (100,000 DFY), false print 1.00 × 10⁰ (1,000,000 DFY burned + seat revocation).

One Base wallet across every surface

OPO (Optimized Portable Ownership) binds prepaid tape gates, desk fee reductions, and 1.00 × 10⁶ DFY Proof-of-Authority (PoA) node desk entitlements directly to your self-custodied Base wallet.

• Prepaid LIVE tape (1.00 × 10⁴ DFY): 10,000 DFY stays in your self-custodied Base wallet while unlocking the continuous forward tape on LIVE.
• Desk fee efficiency (1.40 × 10⁵ DFY): booking DFY on the desk cuts turn cost by 30% (140,000 DFY vs 49 USDC per 400 turns).
• PoA Node Runner & Desk Entitlement (1.00 × 10⁶ DFY): first-approved PoA node runners staking 1,000,000 DFY claim a named Signer Seat (1 node = 1 vote) and receive a full DataFi Desk Entitlement (~1.50 × 10⁴ USD/yr value).