Tokenomics · Unlocking

KDU Unlock Guide

Locked KDU from staking becomes spendable through two release paths — patient and free, or instant with a fee.

How unlocking works

When you stake DIAN, the KDU you earn arrives as locked KDU — not yet spendable. The Unlock widget on the Token Access page is where you release it, using whichever of the two methods below fits your situation. Unlocking is an on-chain transaction on Polygon Amoy, so gas is paid in test MATIC.

Two ways to unlock

Gradual — Free

Unlocks automatically on a 24-hour cooldown, at no cost. Best if you don't need the KDU immediately.

Instant — 5% Fee

Unlock any amount right away, in exchange for a 5% DIAN fee. Best when you need KDU on hand now.

What KDU is for

KDU is Kardian World's operations and wages token — how work, services, and infrastructure use actually get paid for. It's hard-capped at 500,000,000 with no premine: every KDU in existence is minted gradually against real economic demand, under an annual cap that floats between 1M and 50M depending on oracle-measured conditions.

KDU Hard Cap

500,000,000

Premine

None

Annual Mint Range

1M – 50M (oracle-set)

Spent-KDU Burn Rate

30–60% (DAO-tunable)

Why the 5% instant fee exists

The fee on instant unlocking discourages using the mechanism as a way to bypass the intended pace of KDU entering circulation. The whitepaper notes that 30–60% of all KDU spent in the economy is burned — that burn, not DIAN transfer fees, is where the system's actual deflationary pressure lives.

Go unlock your KDU →

KDU supply, issuance, and burn figures are from the Kardian World whitepaper's tokenomics section. The specific unlock cooldown and instant-unlock fee are this feature's own testnet parameters.