The Two Tokens
Boulder Roller uses a dual-token model: CAL for effort and staking, DUNG for rewards and utility. This separation creates an economy where physical work generates tradeable value.
Overview
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ CAL DUNG │
│ (Calorie Token) (Reward Token) │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ Earned by │ │ Earned from │ │
│ │ riding │ │ patterns │ │
│ │ │ stakes │ │ │
│ │ Stake on │ amplify │ Spent on │ │
│ │ patterns │ ───────▶ │ BeetleCards │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ "Tokenized effort" "Realized value" │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘CAL (Calorie)
CAL is your effort, tokenized. When you ride, your physical work becomes an asset you own.
Earning CAL
You earn CAL by riding. The harder you work, the more you earn.
There's no other way to generate CAL. You can't mint it, farm it, or claim it from airdrops. The only source is physical effort.
Using CAL
Once you have CAL, you choose what to do with it:
Stake — Lock CAL on patterns you believe in. Your stake increases that pattern's reward multiplier, making it more attractive to ride. In return, you earn a share of the DUNG generated on that pattern.
Sell — Trade CAL on the open market. Riders who want immediate income can sell to stakers who want yield. Your effort becomes liquidity.
Hold — Keep CAL for future staking or potential appreciation.
Key Properties
Generation
Riding only
Transferable
Yes
Stakeable
Yes
Chain
Solana (SPL Token)
CAL represents something real: the work you did. It can't be created from nothing.
DUNG
DUNG is the reward token—what you earn when the system generates value. It's also what you spend to customize your presence in the protocol.
Earning DUNG
DUNG flows from pattern activity. When riders complete patterns, DUNG is generated and distributed to three groups:
Riders — The majority share goes to those who did the work. Your DUNG reward scales with your effort on the pattern and the pattern's staking multiplier.
Stakers — Those who staked CAL on the pattern receive a share proportional to their stake. This is yield for providing the capital that amplifies rewards.
KOM Holder — The current King/Queen of the Mountain (fastest time) on each pattern earns an ongoing share. Hold the top position, earn continuously until dethroned.
Spending DUNG
DUNG leaves circulation through BeetleCards—the protocol's collectible card system:
Upgrades — Level up your card (costs increase exponentially)
Accessories — Cosmetic customizations for your rider identity
Slot unlocks — Equip more items to your card
This creates deflationary pressure. Riders earn DUNG, spend it on expression, and the supply tightens.
Key Properties
Total Supply
Fixed cap
Transferable
Yes
Chain
Solana (SPL Token)
Primary Sink
BeetleCards
How They Work Together
The two tokens create a symbiotic economy:
Neither party can dominate without the other:
Stakers without riders earn nothing. DUNG only generates when patterns are ridden.
Riders without stakers earn base rewards only. Stakes amplify what's possible.
This is labor and capital working together, with labor holding the fundamental advantage: no amount of capital creates value without effort.
Pattern Economics
Each pattern operates as its own micro-economy.
The Staking Multiplier
When CAL is staked on a pattern, the pattern's reward multiplier increases. More CAL staked = higher multiplier = more DUNG generated per ride.
The curve has diminishing returns—early stakes have outsized impact, preventing whales from buying dominance.
Exact curve parameters are being tuned.
DUNG Distribution
When DUNG is generated on a pattern, it flows to three groups:
Riders
Majority
Proportional to effort
Stakers
Significant
Proportional to stake
KOM
Small
Holding #1 position
Exact percentages are being finalized. The structure ensures riders capture most value while staking and competition remain meaningful.
The KOM Position
Each pattern has one KOM—the rider with the fastest recorded time. Holding this position earns ongoing DUNG until someone takes it from you.
The KOM isn't just prestige. It's an income-generating position you defend.
The Flywheel
The economy creates a self-reinforcing loop:
The whale's capital doesn't extract from riders—it amplifies what riders earn while the whale takes a minority share.
Economic Philosophy
Why Two Tokens?
CAL ensures effort-backing. Every unit of CAL required someone to actually ride. You can buy CAL from riders, but someone had to create it through work.
DUNG captures value. It's tradeable, spendable, and useful. But it only exists because effort created it.
Why This Structure?
Most token economies are circular—tokens exist to earn more tokens. Boulder Roller grounds value in physical reality:
CAL can only be created by burning calories
DUNG can only be generated when patterns are ridden
Staking amplifies but doesn't create
The sink (BeetleCards) removes supply
Value flows from effort, not from speculation.
What's Being Finalized
The structure above is set. These parameters are being tuned:
Exact distribution percentages
Staking multiplier curve
CAL-per-effort conversion rate
DUNG emission schedule
Minimum stake thresholds
See Tokenomics Deep Dive for updates as parameters are locked.
Next Steps
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