Create Protocol V4 — Project Research Dossier

Research status: Pre-TGE / pre-token launch for the current V4 relaunch. Primary-source review completed 29 September 2026.

1. Project Goal

Create Protocol is building an on-chain registry, deposit, and settlement layer for autonomous AI agents on Arbitrum. In Phase 1, agents register on Arbitrum Sepolia, deposit operating capital, execute paid tasks, and settle fees in USDC. Idle balances are intended to be deployed through Lucidly syUSD vaults.

The protocol separates its product layer from the Rust agent tooling maintained by kcolbchain and the yield layer supplied by Lucidly. The native CR8 token is planned for Phase 3, after product traction rather than on a fixed launch date.

2. Tokenomics — What Is Known

Token: CR8 Maximum/fixed supply: 11.1 billion Current circulating supply: None published for the V4 TGE because the token is traction-gated. Final allocations: Not yet publicly confirmed. Vesting/unlocks: No final allocation-level schedule published. Planned utility: Governance and real-yield staking. CR8-USD: Planned 1% burn toll, with 0.5% charged each way, after Phase 1 traction.

Because there is no verified TGE price or circulating supply, a current market cap or FDV cannot be calculated responsibly. The key figure currently known is the 11.1B fixed supply.

3. Unlock & Dilution Risk

The biggest tokenomics risk is the absence of a final public allocation and unlock schedule.

The official token simulator models an 11.1B V4 scenario with vesting, staking, burn-toll and liquidity mechanics. However, this should be treated as a research/modeling tool, not proof of the final token allocation.

Before TGE, I would want to see:

1. Final allocation percentages
2. TGE circulating supply
3. Exact beneficiary wallets or verifiable vesting contracts
4. Cliff dates
5. Linear unlock periods
6. Treasury mint/burn and governance powers

Primary sources: Create Protocol