BitcoinOS has officially launched the BOS token with a fully diluted valuation of $200 million. Trading is now live on Binance Alpha, with additional listings on KuCoin, Gate, Kraken US, Bitget, MEXC, and PancakeSwap DEX.
The project describes BOS as the incentive layer of its network. BitcoinOS says computation and verification are carried out on Bitcoin, but the system still relies on a specialized node network to operate. Those nodes are tasked with generating ZK proofs from computation, monitoring the system for fraudulent activity, submitting challenge transactions to Bitcoin when fraud is detected, and offering verification services for non-technical users. That structure gives the token a direct role in network security and operations.
Buy-and-burn model tied to network growth
According to the project, BOS is designed around a buy-and-burn mechanism. As the network expands, more chains integrate, and transaction activity rises, the required computation also increases, which leads to more payments in $BOS. BitcoinOS says this creates a BTC-native economic model in which higher activity drives more BTC into buying and burning BOS, adding deflationary pressure to the token supply.
On the ecosystem side, BitcoinOS says it has announced integrations with Cardano, Litecoin, Arbitrum, Mode Network, RISC Zero, Merlin Chain, and Nubit. The project also claims its technology stack is aimed at unlocking $2.2 trillion in Bitcoin liquidity across ecosystems and institutional use cases. Among the features it highlighted are a bridgeless cross-chain asset transfer model, Charms as a protocol for programmable tokens on Bitcoin, and Grail Pro, which is described as an institutional-grade protocol for BTC yield generation while users retain self-custody.
Total supply set at 21 billion tokens
BOS tokenomics set the total supply at 21 billion tokens, a figure the project says is a symbolic reference to Bitcoin’s capped supply. BitcoinOS also said pre-sale and airdrop campaigns were completed earlier this year, together accounting for 3% of the total allocation. Pre-sale participants can claim their tokens once trading begins, followed by other early supporter communities, including users from the Cardano and EVM ecosystems.
BitcoinOS describes itself as the first platform to enable programmability on Bitcoin without modifying the base protocol. Its approach relies on zero-knowledge proofs to bring smart contracts, DeFi applications, and cross-chain interoperability to Bitcoin while remaining secured by the Bitcoin network.