Rezolve Ai Launches New SQD Revenue Model as Enterprise Demand Spurs Token Utility Shift

By Aaron Watts

SQD Network enters fee-based era with enterprise-backed Portal Pools

Rezolve Ai has launched a new approach to blockchain infrastructure economics through SQD Network, its wholly owned subsidiary. The initiative, called Revenue Pools, marks a strategic shift away from token emissions and toward enterprise usage as the funding base for network incentives.

The Portal Pool program is entering a limited beta phase and aims to support SQD’s indexing and data services, used by major clients like Deutsche Telekom, Morpho, and PancakeSwap. These services are essential for on-chain data access across more than 200 blockchain networks, particularly for AI, DeFi, and real-world asset (RWA) platforms.

Under the new model, enterprise clients pay fixed monthly fees in stablecoins, such as USDC, to access SQD’s data Portals. SQD token holders, in turn, can lock their tokens into these pools. In return, they may receive stablecoin distributions tied to actual network usage. A capped amount of SQD—starting at 1 million and planned to expand to 10 million—can be allocated to each Portal, ensuring demand doesn’t dilute rewards.

“This is the beginning of the end for emissions-only rewards. Over the last cycle, we focused on bootstrapping a global data network,” said Dmitry Zhelezov, CTO of SQD. “With the SQD Portal Pool Rollout now entering beta, Portal fees and buybacks begin to complement existing incentives, so distributions increasingly reflect real network usage rather than relying solely on emissions.”
—Dmitry Zhelezov, CTO of SQD

A loop designed for sustainability and scale

The Portal Pools are part of what SQD executives describe as a broader flywheel: more enterprise data usage leads to more locked SQD, which drives stablecoin rewards, limits circulating supply, and helps manage long-term token economics. Buybacks and supply management mechanisms are also supported through a portion of customer payments.

“We believe public-market investors increasingly look for technology platforms where growth is supported by durable, usage-based economics. This type of model is designed to reflect the direction in which we believe digital infrastructure is maturing toward greater discipline, transparency, and alignment with real customer demand.”
—Daniel M. Wagner, Chairman and CEO of Rezolve Ai PLC

The goal is to move the network toward a model where emissions taper off gradually and are replaced by sustainable, usage-based rewards. Over time, this structure is expected to reduce sell pressure from node operators, increase token lock-up, and more tightly connect SQD’s market dynamics with real-world activity.

Designed for both Web3 and institutional users

While crypto-native holders participate via SQD token lockups, the service is deliberately designed to be accessible to Web2 and institutional clients. These users are not required to hold SQD; they simply pay stablecoin subscription fees, similar to SaaS pricing models. This makes the network usable by a broader customer base without requiring direct exposure to token mechanics.

Portal capacity is deliberately limited to maintain scarcity and ensure pool participants have access to a fee-yielding asset. As demand scales, SQD plans to gradually increase the maximum capacity of its Portal pools, eventually targeting more than 10% of total token supply to be locked under this mechanism.

The bottom line

Rezolve Ai’s SQD Network is laying the groundwork for a more mature blockchain infrastructure model—one that moves away from subsidy-driven growth and toward customer-funded, usage-based economics. The Portal Pool beta rollout represents a foundational step in that direction, offering token holders a path to earn stablecoin rewards tied to real data demand while helping institutional clients integrate blockchain access without friction. Whether the approach proves durable at scale will depend on continued growth in enterprise adoption, but the structure offers a framework aligned with long-term sustainability.

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