Audius issued an initial supply of 1 billion AUDIO tokens at genesis, of which 41% were allocated to founders, 36% to investors, and 18% to network expansion. The tokens will be unlocked gradually in accordance with a vesting schedule. As a reward for node operators, the AUDIO token was launched with a 7% inflation rate. Due to AUDIO's nature as a governance token, the community can vote on the distribution of the tokens. The tokens are currently in circulation and number 719,623,350.