Thanks for the questions, happy to clarify.
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Transaction volume projections: This pilot is intentionally scoped as a validation and learning phase rather than a volume-maximization initiative. Based on current Tropykus on-chain usage and average position sizes, we expect a relatively modest but consistent level of activity driven by recurring user interactions (collateral management, borrowing, repayments, and interest accrual) across the 6+ communities over the 17-week period. The primary objective at this stage is to validate behavioral patterns, UX, and operational flows that can later be scaled, rather than to optimize for raw transaction count.
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TVL contribution: The RBTC supplied by these communities is expected to represent a small incremental addition relative to Tropykus’s existing TVL. While not material in absolute terms, this contribution is strategically important as it reflects new, grassroots-driven collateral entering the protocol from previously unbanked or underrepresented users. The pilot’s success would be measured more by repeat usage and retention than by short-term TVL growth.
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Revenue / fee generation: We agree that fee generation is an important metric. In this pilot, the expected transaction fees returned to the Rootstock network will be limited, consistent with the low initial volumes. However, the value lies in establishing a repeatable model for circular economies that, if scaled across additional communities, could generate meaningful and sustained on-chain activity and fee revenue over time.
Overall, this proposal should be viewed as infrastructure and market validation for long-term network growth, rather than an immediate revenue-driving initiative.