GAUGE · pre-launch · Robinhood Chain
Your everything brokerage
GAUGE lets anyone mint and trade synthetic assets — equities, FX, rates, commodities, inflation, real-world events — on Robinhood Chain, settled on-chain by an oracle network. No middleman, no clearing house, no permission.
Three procedures, custody the whole way
Everything you do on GAUGE is one of three procedures. The protocol coordinates collateral and oracles; you keep custody the whole way through.
Proc. A · mint
Mint
Lock collateral and mint a synthetic token that tracks any approved reference. If it can be measured and fed by an oracle, it can be minted.
- in
- collateral
- out
- synthetic position
Proc. B · trade
Trade
Swap synthetic exposure like any other token. Enter and exit financial risk with no brokerage, no KYC queue, no approval to fill your order.
- in
- synthetic / collateral
- out
- opposite side
Proc. C · manage
Manage
Provide liquidity, stake LP positions, or lend idle synths for fixed income. Compose holdings across the wider open financial system.
- in
- synthetic / LP
- out
- fees / yield
Event-referenced instruments add one automatic motion: the collateral mix rebalances when a referenced event resolves. See Event-triggered synths.
A market out of anything measured
Only references with a credible, disputable oracle feed are approved for minting. Governance decides what gets listed. The initial set is real-economy exposure DeFi has historically lacked.
| Desig. | Tracks | Class | Cadence | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tSPX | S&P 500 index | equities | tick | SPDJI | Pre-launch |
| tNDX | Nasdaq 100 index | equities | tick | Nasdaq | Pre-launch |
| tVT | Total world stock ETF | equities | tick | Vanguard | Pre-launch |
| tEURUSD | Euro / US dollar | fx | 24×5 | interbank | Pre-launch |
| tXAU | Gold spot | commodities | 24×5 | LBMA | Pre-launch |
| tBRENT | Brent crude oil | commodities | ICE hrs | ICE | Pre-launch |
| tNLHPI | Netherlands house price index | housing | monthly | CBS | Pre-launch |
| tUSCPI | US consumer price index | inflation | monthly | BLS | Pre-launch |
| tUS10Y | US 10-year Treasury yield | rates | daily | US Treasury | Proposed |
| tVIX | Volatility index | volatility | tick | Cboe | Proposed |
| tCARB | EU carbon allowance | climate | EEX hrs | EEX | Proposed |
| tGDP | Real GDP growth | macro | quarterly | BEA | Proposed |
| tBDI | Baltic Dry Index | freight | daily | Baltic Exch. | Proposed |
Table 1. Anyone can propose a reference through governance: it needs a measurable series, an oracle willing to report it, and collateral parameters. Full detail in the instrument docs. The t prefix marks a tokenised reference.
Secured by economic guarantees, not a middleman
GAUGE never holds your funds or arbitrates a contract. Positions are secured by economic guarantees, not a trusted middleman.
- Deposit collateral. Lock an accepted collateral token into a position contract.
- Mint the synthetic. The position manager issues a token pegged to your chosen reference, over-collateralised for safety.
- Hold or trade it. tSYNTH behaves like any ERC-20; sell it for exposure without minting.
- Oracle settles the value. An optimistic oracle reports the reference at expiry or on dispute; challenges are resolved by economic stake.
- Liquidation guards solvency. Anyone can liquidate an under-collateralised position for a reward, keeping every synthetic fully backed.
- Events rebalance the mix. For an event-triggered synth, an oracle resolution shifts the collateral basket within bounds set at mint.
$GAUGE aligns everyone around system health
$GAUGE is the protocol's coordination token. It aligns everyone who lists, trades, and provides liquidity around the health of the system.
| Ticker | GAUGE |
| Network | Robinhood Chain (Ethereum L2) |
| Launch | fair launch: no presale, no insiders, no VC round |
| Governance | DAO: asset listings, fees, parameters |
| Distribution | open participation, liquidity mining, bonds |
| Fee policy | 100% of protocol fees to buybacks and new-instrument listings |
Table 2. Buying and selling happen on the open market. The buyback-and-list policy ties protocol usage directly to token demand. See tokenomics.
Where this stands
GAUGE is developed by a small pseudonymous team. Contract addresses, audit reports, and source are all public and linked from the docs.
Synthetic assets carry risk; nothing here is investment advice. GAUGE is not deployed, and the protocol is still under construction: the on-chain contracts so far implement position creation only. Every contract address on this site is a placeholder until launch. Read the risks and audit status.
Everything measurable is a market waiting to open.
Read how minting, trading, and governance work, then bring the reference you have always wanted to trade.