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Open infrastructure powering the agent economy
- Potential
- VC
Hashed
FTX Ventures
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto)+5Three Arrows Capital, a16z, Alameda Research, Tiger Global Management, Republic Capital- Raised
- $522M
Testnet-stage L1 with a community rewards program and test $RTM claims
Open now
Not announced
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2026-08-12
Potential is AirdropAgent's editorial assessment and does not confirm an official distribution.
Retium is an independent L1 that uses math/logic-based validation. Lightweight 'Worker' nodes handle transaction checks, and a dedicated Wallet plus Public Testnet are used to distribute test $RTM. $RTM is planned for gas, validator staking and governance, but formal tokenomics are not yet finalized.
Official X and Discord activity is frequent, but no funding amount, investors or audit information has been disclosed. The Community Contribution Program advertises monthly leaderboard rewards for the top 3 contributors, though the reward amount is not stated in the official post itself; a third-party comment mentioning '$500/month' is unconfirmed. Validator rewards are described as coming only from transaction fees, with no minting or treasury payouts, which is a clear inflation design, but concrete APR figures remain unpublished ahead of mainnet. Overall, the evidence supporting the project's credibility is limited.
The confirmed timeline from official sources is:
Total supply is 1,000,000,000 $RTM with 0% inflation and a 1% fee burn design (18 decimals). The official site describes a 'dual-token economic model', but allocation splits among investors, team and community, along with unlock/vesting terms, remain unpublished. $RTM is intended for gas, validator staking and governance.
This is our analysis of public information, not an official programme rule.
The fastest route is to join Discord/Telegram and submit a monthly social post link to the Contributor channel for the Community Contribution Program (started June 1, 2026, ongoing). In parallel, create a Retium Wallet linked to your Discord account and claim test $RTM from the faucet on Public Testnet Phase 1 (public since August 1, 2026). Since reward amounts and conversion terms are unpublished, it's reasonable to limit the time invested.

Reserve Your Seat A seat is the permanent right to run a validator on the Retium network — no RTM staking, ever. One wallet, one seat, first come, first served. Learn more https://t.co/ZREIq8rT2S
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Retium validator testing is now live. The first stage starts today, and all validators are invited to take part. How it works: Activate a hosted validator node directly from your wallet at https://t.co/wwshr7svgG. Retium runs the node on its own infrastructure, while your wal…
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Public Testnet Phase 1 went public on August 1, 2026, with Wallet and Faucet features active. Mainnet timing and a specific TGE date have not been announced, and detailed validator reward/PIE mechanics are said to be finalized closer to mainnet.
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Open infrastructure powering the agent economy
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