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What is the Render (RENDER) token?

Render (RENDER) is the token of a decentralized GPU compute network — DePIN infrastructure that matches AI, 3D rendering, and VFX workloads with idle GPU capacity instead of centralized cloud providers. OTOY, the company founded by Jules Urbach, built the network. RENDER launched as RNDR on Ethereum at TGE on 6 October 2020 and migrated to Solana in 2023. Users burn RENDER to pay for GPU jobs, and node operators earn RENDER for completing them. Holders vote on protocol changes through Render Network Proposal (RNP) governance.

How is RENDER used in the Render Network?

RENDER serves three functions: payment for GPU compute, node-operator rewards, and governance. Users burn RENDER to pay for rendering, motion graphics, and AI inference jobs — burning permanently removes those tokens from circulating supply. Node operators earn RENDER for completed work. RENDER holders also vote on Render Network Proposals (RNPs), the mechanism for approving protocol upgrades.

What is RENDER's burn-and-mint equilibrium tokenomics?

The burn-and-mint equilibrium ties RENDER issuance to real compute demand. Every render or AI job burns RENDER, and node operators earn RENDER as payment for that work. Higher network demand means more burning, so the token's supply contract reflects actual GPU usage rather than arbitrary emission. DropsTab classifies RENDER under Artificial Intelligence (AI), DePIN, Nodes, and the Solana Ecosystem.

How many RENDER tokens exist?

RENDER has a fixed maximum supply of 644,168,762 tokens. Per DropsTab data, total supply stood at roughly 533.5 million RENDER as of September 2026 — about 83% of the cap. The remainder sits in large allocation blocks, including Escrow for partners at 26.6% and OTOY Treasury at 23.3% of supply.

What does RENDER's vesting and unlock schedule mean for investors?

DropsTab vesting data tracks 119 scheduled RENDER unlocks. The largest — the full 97.44 million Public & Private Sale tranche (18.3% of supply) — unlocked at TGE on 6 October 2020. Monthly unlocks continue from three allocations: about 6.44 million RENDER from Escrow for partners (~1.2% of supply), roughly 1.52 million from Escrow for subsequent distribution since January 2023, and about 1 million monthly Inflation unlocks since November 2023. This drip creates steady ongoing supply growth even though the headline TGE cliff is long past.

Can you stake RENDER?

Render Network's documentation lists no staking mechanism — RENDER is not a proof-of-stake collateral asset. Node operators earn RENDER by completing GPU render and AI jobs, not by locking tokens. RENDER holders participate through Render Network Proposal (RNP) governance votes instead, so holding the token carries no staking yield.

Who backed Render Network?

Render Network raised $1.16 million in its public sale on 5 October 2017 at about $0.25 per token, and $4.02 million in a 2018 private round at $0.25 with no lockup. A $30 million venture round followed on 21 December 2021, led by Multicoin Capital with Sfermion, Alameda Research, Solana Ventures, and angel Vinny Lingham participating — per DropsTab fundraising data.

Does Render Network's $30 million venture round signal anything about project maturity?

The $30 million round led by Multicoin Capital — a Tier 1 crypto fund — signals institutional validation of the decentralized GPU-compute thesis. Solana Ventures' participation preceded the 2023 migration to Solana, aligning a backer with the network's infrastructure choice. Concentration risk remains limited to insiders: OTOY Treasury holds the single largest block at 23.3% of supply, and no disclosed outside backer holds more than 20%.

Why did RNDR rebrand to RENDER during the Solana migration?

The RNDR-to-RENDER rebrand accompanied the network's migration from Ethereum to Solana in 2023. RNDR launched as an ERC-20 token at TGE on 6 October 2020. Legacy RNDR contracts on Ethereum and Polygon remain tracked and bridgeable, while the Solana token — RENDER — now functions as the primary asset across the network.

Where can you buy the RENDER token?

RENDER trades on more than 90 tracked markets across centralized exchanges, decentralized exchanges, and perpetual venues, per DropsTab data. Spot listings include Binance (USDT, USDC, BTC, EUR), Coinbase (USD), Kraken (USD, EUR), and Upbit (KRW). The majority of tracked markets are CEX spot pairs; DEX liquidity sits on Raydium and Meteora on Solana, plus Uniswap on Ethereum and Polygon.