Blockchain

A Specialized L1 Blockchain for Edge Gaming.

When a player presses Play, something profound happens: a node wakes up, a GPU spins, packets flow, and value moves, end-to-end settled. And at the center of it all lies the $YOM token, the fuel, the reward, and the fire that keeps burning.

Built on Avalanche, YOM’s custom L1 blockchain is the first network engineered specifically for edge gaming: real-time, high-frequency transactions happening at the physical frontier of compute. Its deflationary economics and session-based settlement layer align short-term rewards with long-term network value through an automated burn mechanism on every game session and transaction.

The Chain for Edge Gaming

To make things really clear from the start: the YOM L1 is not a general-purpose blockchain. Rather, it’s a compute coordination engine for a global network of GPUs. Every click, every rendered frame, every stream represents a micro-economy of compute, bandwidth, and reward. Each session begins with a simple action: a player initiates a connection.

Under the hood, the HyperOrch scheduler assigns the optimal node based on latency, capacity, and reputation. The selected node launches the game in a secure environment, the session streams to the player’s screen, and the transaction settles natively on-chain.

Node operators who contribute GPU resources are paid in a regional token (e.g. $yEU, $yCHN) paired against $YOM, which is paired against $USDC. A key feature of the payout mechanism is that rewards are tied to sessions handled rather than blocks validated, and is pegged against USD, with regional tokens and the master token ($YOM) being solely used for regional price setting & differentiation and value accumulation (burning on both master token and regional token). This ensures that the network can operate stable & predictable rewards without relying on the value of its underlying fuel.

Since the payout is based on compute provided to the ecosystem, users cannot stake their tokens for rewards. Rather users can lock $YOM or any regional token to liquidity pools on decentralized exchanges (including our own) in order to farm rewards instead. These activities not only secure the network and facilitate smooth token trading, but also offer participants a passive way to accrue additional rewards.

The token has a strict deflationary structure: no new tokens can ever be minted. Instead, Whenever someone plays a game on the network, a percentage of the network rewards are burned in $YOM (2.5%) and its corresponding regional token (2.5%) from where the node is providing resources. Since every purchase of these tokens directly eliminates a portion of tokens from the market, the float becomes scarcer over time; aligning token holders with continued network usage.