Orbs (ORBS)

How does Orbs (ORBS) make money?
Analysis of usage‑based revenue structure of the Layer‑3 execution layer

One of the most important questions when evaluating a blockchain project is
“How does this network actually make money?”

Many projects have relied on token issuance or inflation,
or short‑term liquidity incentives,
but networks that survive in the long term
mostly have revenue structures that arise from real usage.

In this article we will structurally examine how Orbs
creates network revenue,
and how that revenue connects to the token economics.

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Orbs is not a specific DeFi app,
nor a particular DEX or trading service,
and it is not a chain competing with L1/L2 and TVL.

Orbs is a Layer‑3 execution layer (Execution Layer) designed for dApps operating above L1/L2.

In other words, Orbs is more like an “infrastructure that enables financial services”
rather than “the entity that directly provides financial services”.
This distinction directly translates into a different revenue model.

Orbs’ revenue comes from dApps or protocols that use Orbs‑based L3 functionality,
or the end users who use those functions.
Every time an L3 service is used, a fee is generated.

In exchange for paying the fee, the following services are provided:
- dLIMIT / dTWAP order execution
- Price improvement via liquidity hubs
- Derivative trading based on futures liquidity hubs
- Future advanced trading logic such as dSLTP (stop‑loss / take‑profit)

It enables advanced on‑chain trading features,
and generates fee revenue each time the feature is used.

In summary, Orbs makes money in the following ways:

dApps on top of L1/L2 that cannot implement advanced order types directly
use the Orbs L3 infrastructure and pay fees for its use.

Orbs’ business model is not flashy.
But it is actually used,
and it has a structure that can generate recurring revenue.

More usage than speculation, infrastructure over apps, structure over price.

From this perspective, “How does Orbs…

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