Role of $QTO
The QTO token is the native utility and settlement asset of Quanto. It plays a foundational role in powering the platform’s trading, liquidity, and incentive systems. QTO is deeply integrated into the mechanics of Quanto, enabling seamless trading, fee optimization, and liquidity provisioning
QTO Utility
QTO serves as the backbone of the Quanto ecosystem. It is used for:
Collateral for Perpetual Trading: QTO is the default settlement and margin asset for all trades on Quanto. All positions, PnL, and margin requirements are denominated in QTO.
Fee Optimization: Traders who hold QTO in their wallet benefit from reduced trading fees, incentivizing active participation and token retention.
Liquidity Provisioning (QLP): Users can deposit QTO into the QLP (Quanto Liquidity Provider) pool. In return, they receive QLP tokens, which:
Automatically earn QLP rewards from platform fees.
Can be used as collateral while trading, enabling users to earn passive yield and actively trade with the same underlying capital - functionality unique to QTO.
Tokenomics
The QTO token follows a deflationary economic model designed to reward contributors, reduce supply over time, and support sustainable ecosystem growth.
Fee Distribution
All protocol fees generated on Quanto are distributed as follows:
70% Burned: Permanently removed from supply via on-chain burns, directly reducing the circulating supply and enhancing long-term value.
30% Allocated to QLP Rewards: Paid out to QLP stakers in proportion to their contribution, providing consistent incentives for liquidity providers.
This creates a constant flywheel of supply reduction while rewarding those who backstop the protocol’s liquidity. See the burns wallet here.
Buybacks
In the event of liquidation, non-QTO-denominated collateral is used to buy back QTO on the open market, supporting price floors and ecosystem stability. This mechanism ensures that volatility is recycled into protocol value, not extracted from it. Exact sums of buybacks on a daily basis depend on the sum of liquidated non-QTO collateral, and therefore cannot be predicted in advance. You can see all buybacks on chain, executed from the buybacks wallet here.
Team Allocation
To ensure alignment between the team and the community, 20% of $QTO is allocated to core contributors and team members. This is subject to a 1-year cliff followed by a 1-year linear vesting period. This structure ensures that rewards are earned over time and tied to long-term platform success and not short-term speculation. See the team wallet here.
Protocol Reserves
Another 20% of $QTO is set aside in a protocol reserve. This reserve may be used to:
Backstop QLP for market volatility in extreme cases.
Bootstrap rewards for future incentive programs.
Enable strategic growth or partnerships, if required.
This reserve is held transparently and will never be used without clear community-facing rationale. See the reserves wallet here.
Additionally, Quanto provides a full look into protocol reserves on our proof-of-reserves (POR) page, see the POR here.
Cold Storage Wallet (Custody Wallet)
All user-deposited QTO collateral is held in cold wallet custody, minimizing attack surface and ensuring funds are safe at all times. See the custody wallet here.
Quanto Wallets
Burn Wallet: GsLkyDAYTrntDJPJutTX3dQ7Uz2Yn2bLZREajTmFRAzq
Buyback Wallet: JBShwQbkqq9dUM6VCKHT5hiWF6hiD7VgxTbkCGsgWXSw
Team Wallet: 5gFLAB77j2Rjg6QsRc1zqDwG5XCkZ275ASkTPMnCJB24
Reserve Wallet: E6Ek6UfvgshVCchkvaEPX4teyjmdBpWDVrQdE8CeJ622
Custody Cold Wallet: HsMM4DYWvnyN9sXfsitm2h2sHPB48oRLaeXYoXBR4coc
Custody Withdrawals Wallet: Ftta5S8NEDBWQi13MyAra7USyewf2piPyajsUyk8TFKj
QTO Token details
Token address: quantoL84tL1HvygKcz3TJtWRU6dFPW8imMzCa4qxGW
Networks: Solana only
Coingecko: https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/quanto
Max supply: 1 billion QTO
Properties: deflationary
July 24, 2025 coingecko.com screenshot