> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://wiki.starcoin.movemove.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://wiki.starcoin.movemove.org/english/overview/white-paper.md).

# White Paper

### Technology

Starcoin is a new generation of layered smart contracts and distributed financial network. It aims to provide a secure digital asset and decentralized financial operation platform, allowing blockchain to be applied in more fields with lower thresholds. It has the following features:

* Enhanced Consensus Protocol based on Nakamoto’s Protocol
* State Storage with Clear Ownership Definition
* A New Generation of Smart Contract Programming Languages, Virtual Machines and Standard Libraries
* Self-evolving Decentralized On-chain Governance System
* Secured Blockchain
* Hierarchical Network

Whitepaper Link: [https://starcoin.org/en/overview/technology\_whitepaper](https://starcoin.org/en/overview/technology_whitepaper/)

### Economic

STC is the native token of the Starcoin network, with a total constant issuance of 3,185,136,000.

* 159,256,800 STCs (5%) are withdrawn and transferred to the Starcoin Foundation account (0xA550C18) and will be distributed to early investors.
* A linear withdrawal right with a 3-year release period of 255,129,390 STCs (8%) will be issued to the Starcoin Foundation for ecological construction.
* A linear withdrawal right with 3-year release period of 222,641,010 STCs (7%) will be issued to the Starcoin Foundation for core project development.

Whitepaper Link: [https://starcoin.org/en/overview/economy\_whitepaper](https://starcoin.org/en/overview/economy_whitepaper/)

Query the current circulation and the number of currency holding addresses: <https://stcscan.io/main/tokens/1>

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