Roam, the leading decentralized wireless network, has introduced its Token Reversal Pool, now live on the Roam app. This feature allows users to swap $ROAM tokens back into Roam Points, expanding engagement options post-TGE. Conversion rates are dynamic, reflecting averages from the General and Sticker Burning Pools, marking a key update for $ROAM holders.
This launch builds on Roam’s deflationary strategy, following its successful debut on 12 major exchanges in March 2025.
Token Reversal Pool: Burn Both Ways
The Token Reversal Pool lets users convert $ROAM tokens into Roam Points, with 97% of swapped tokens immediately burned, shrinking the circulating supply. This follows the Roam Burning Pool’s launch on March 7, 2024. Through a bidirectional burning mechanism, it drives deflation for both points and tokens, aiming to ensure their long-term value stability.
Roam’s three burning pools—General, Miner, and Sticker—enable users to first convert Roam Points to $ROAM. The General Pool is open to all, using points from app quests. The Miner Pool, exclusive to miner owners (e.g., Rainier MAX60 users), offers higher rates with points from mining or Check-Ins. The Sticker Pool, for users collecting stickers only through Check-Ins, provides elevated rates tied to sticker rarity. With the Sticker Pool’s higher conversion rate compared to the General Pool, users can swap $ROAM to points via the Reversal Pool, then burn those points in the Sticker Pool to earn more tokens than their initial burn. All pools are live on the Roam app.
Staking, Lock-Up, and Maximum Reward
The Token Reversal Pool isn’t the only way to maximize $ROAM. Roam’s new Staking Pool and Lock-Up Pool features, now live, offer holders ways to grow holdings and unlock perks while reducing token velocity. By encouraging users to lock $ROAM for benefits like free global roaming data or staking rewards, fewer tokens remain in circulation, potentially increasing the value of those left.
Roam Staking Pool
The Staking Pool rewards users for locking $ROAM:
- General users earn a competitive 50% APY.
- Miner owners access a Miner Staking Pool with higher 200% yields.
- An Accelerator Boost enhances 20%-30% returns for qualifying stakers.
Roam Lock-Up Pool
The Lock-Up Pool provides free eSIM data for a 28-day $ROAM commitment:
- Lock 100 $ROAM for 5 GB monthly.
- Lock 200 $ROAM for 12 GB monthly.
- Lock 500 $ROAM for 30 GB monthly.
Expanded Utility and Ecosystem Growth
The Token Reversal Pool enhances $ROAM’s role post-TGE, following its listing on 12 exchanges like Bybit and KuCoin. Upcoming use cases—credit card top-ups, token swaps with Discovery projects, and purchases of phone numbers and eSIM data—aim to boost demand while burns and lock-ups curb supply.
Roam’s Solana-based tokenomics feature a 1 billion $ROAM supply and an exponential decay release curve. Token emissions adjust dynamically with user activity, such as Check-Ins, which signal network usage and influence the pace of new token releases—higher activity can slow emissions, enhancing scarcity. The Pilot “Burning” pool, launched January 2025, eliminated 25% of 19 months’ worth of points in over ten days. The reverse mechanism extends this deflation to tokens.
Roam: A DePIN Leader Evolves
Roam leads the DePIN space with 2.7 million users and 2.4 million+ WiFi nodes across 190+ countries. Messari’s newly released report, Understanding Roam: A Comprehensive Overview, highlights it as a pioneer in the DePIN sector. Separately, in Messari’s 2024 annual DePIN report, Roam ranks fourth among projects with over 1 million nodes, while it holds first place on DePINscan.io for hardware nodes. It’s Solana-backed network drives Web3 adoption via OpenRoaming WiFi and eSIM solutions. This launch reinforces its innovation, merging user incentives with economic design.
After a 6 million $ROAM airdrop campaign in March 2025, these features deepen engagement and spotlight DePIN advancements.
Contact Roam:
X: https://x.com/weRoamxyz
Telegram: https://t.me/WeRoamXYZ
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