Begin with the question the number answers
Maximum supply describes an upper limit. Total supply adjusts that amount for coins removed by burning. Circulating supply also excludes treasury holdings and locked allocations according to the published methodology. These numbers can differ without contradicting each other, because they answer different questions.
Read the allocation table as a policy
The OZONE maximum is 50,000,000. Whitepaper v3.0 allocates 47,500,000 to ecosystem rewards, 1,000,000 to the team and 500,000 each to liquidity, research and development, and server infrastructure. The 5% outside ecosystem rewards releases monthly over 120 months with DAO approval. These allocations are not a current balance sheet or proof that every coin is immediately transferable.
A numerical example of circulation
Imagine, solely for illustration, that 100,000 coins have been burned, 40,000,000 remain in treasury and 2,000,000 remain in locked allocations. The whitepaper formula would yield 50,000,000 - 100,000 - 40,000,000 - 2,000,000 = 7,900,000 circulating coins. These are invented example inputs to explain the formula, not current OZONE supply figures.
Use the explorer and preserve the date
The explorer homepage publishes supply figures. Record which metric you checked and when, then read any accompanying definition. Our live homepage cards cover block time, transactions, addresses and bonded validators; those metrics are not a live circulating-supply feed. Comparing two screenshots without their timestamps or methodology can create a false disagreement.
Inspect burns without guessing ownership
The whitepaper identifies 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dEaD as the burn address. Inspect the address and relevant transactions in the correct explorer. For treasury and locked-wallet deductions, require verified wallet labels and an explanation of what is excluded. A top-ranked address or a large balance alone does not establish that a wallet belongs to a particular allocation.
Treat endpoint names as references, not proof
The whitepaper lists max-supply, total-supply, circulating-supply and burned endpoints under ozonechain.com/api/. Endpoint names do not guarantee current availability or correct accounting. Check whether a response is usable, understand its units and confirm its methodology before relying on it. The transparency page keeps these references separate from independently verified balances.
Common questions
Is the launch supply today’s circulating supply?
No. The 50,000 initial supply is historical. Current circulation requires a current calculation.
Can I identify treasury wallets from balance size?
No. Allocation ownership needs explicit verification, not an inference from rankings.
This guide uses the supplied Ozone Chain whitepaper v3.0 and the project’s published network settings. Live-data examples refer to the website integration; figures can change. It is educational, not financial advice. AI assisted the drafting; no independent security review or firsthand product testing is claimed.
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