Photon Protocol
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About Photon Protocol
Photon is a fork of an Olympus DAO (decentralized reserve currency platform) that has a big advantage, it lives on Binance Smart Chain (BSC).
Description sourced from DeFiLlama's protocol metadata; teams submit their own copy when listing.
Photon Protocol tokenomics and on-chain capital
A further $0.3 sits in the protocol's native staking modules — these deposits are typically locked, vote-bonded, or earning a share of fees, and they reduce the freely circulating float that can hit the market.
Market cap and supply figures are sourced from DeFiLlama's price feed (which reconciles CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap, and on-chain DEX prices). Treasury and staking values reflect on-chain balances controlled by the protocol at last sync.
Photon Protocol Timeline
Major events flagged by the DeFiLlama community — protocol launches, exploits, governance changes, and incentive programs.
- Jan 9, 2022Listed on DeFiLlama
Protocol Profile
Photon Protocol is a Reserve Currency issuance protocol — it mints stable units against collateral (crypto, RWA, or off-chain reserves) and uses redemption or rebalancing mechanisms to hold the peg. It is deployed on Binance.
TVL Distribution by Chain
TVL spans 3 chains across the deployment. See the breakdown below for per-chain values.
Supported Chains
Protocol Footprint
Photon Protocol is a single-chain protocol, deployed exclusively on Binance — this concentrates execution risk but simplifies the trust model. Roughly 100% of its on-chain value sits on just three networks (Binance, Binance-staking, staking), so a fault on any one of them would affect a large slice of users.
Official Resources & Links
Verified external resources for Photon Protocol — use these to read the source code, follow governance discussions, or cross-check on-chain data against the original team's channels.
Other Reserve Currency protocols on Mantapex
Photon Protocol is one of 7 Reserve Currency protocols Mantapex tracks in this category. Direct peers ranked by total value locked include The Idols, Nirvana V2, Rezerve Money, and 3 more. These peer protocols collectively secure $10.2M in deposits, giving you a frame of reference for whether Photon Protocol's own TVL is at the top, middle, or tail of the category.
Recent Photon Protocol news
Latest reporting from major crypto news outlets covering Photon Protocol.
- Coinspeaker
Entangle Unveils Its Photon Cross-chain Messenger
As highlighted in the shared press release, the Photon cross-chain has gone through a testing phase in preparation for its mainnet release, revealing it to be the quickest…
- The Cryptonomist
The latest innovations at Solana: Photon and Blinks could push the price of SOL upwards
Solana is innovating a lot in its crypto space by adding features, such as Photon and Blinks, which greatly improve the user experience.
- AMBCrypto
Swan Bitcoin lawsuit against Proton dismissed after UK litigation concession
Proton said Swan conceded in UK proceedings that it did not own the trade secrets central to the California mining lawsuit.
- Blockonomi
Proton Management Challenges Swan Bitcoin's Mining Business Claims
Proton Management disputes Swan Bitcoin's ownership claims of a mining business, asserting it's actually part of 2040 Energy, a separate entity funded by Tether in which Swan only…
- Coindesk
Proton Management Says Swan Bitcoin ‘Does Not Have Mining Business of Its Own'
Response to Swan's lawsuit says that the mining company at the center of the controversy was only minority-owned by the company, and not a full-fledged subsidiary.
- Bitcoin Magazine
Proton Wallet Review: A Bitcoin Software Wallet That Simplifies Transactions
Proton's new bitcoin wallet lets users send bitcoin as easily as sending an email, but don't hold your breath waiting for transactions to settle.
- Blockonomi
Proton Expands Services with Launch of Bitcoin Wallet
Proton launched a self-custodial Bitcoin wallet that allows transfers via email, aiming to simplify crypto for its users.
- The Cryptonomist
Proton Mail launches an open-source Bitcoin wallet focused on privacy
Proton Mail, noto fornitore di servizi di posta elettronica incentrato sulla privacy, ha annunciato un nuovo wallet Bitcoin open-source.
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