Token

A token that funds its own buybacks.

Maro is a privacy wallet being built for Solana. It launches on Meteora with a custom contract, and eligible Maro trades carry a 3% creator fee, paid in SOL to a public Treasury that funds weekly buybacks, free private transactions, and shielded rewards.

Intended mint address

Intended Maro token mint
BqXVJDb2pAxmoa2PBCxDypNwnitdVXvwN5L51EC9maro

This is the intended mint address. Always verify it against Maro's official site before interacting with any token claiming to be Maro.

The 3% fee

Maro is launched on Meteora with a custom contract. Eligible Maro trades there incur a 3% creator fee, charged and collected by that contract under its rules. Proceeds are paid in SOL.

Fee appliesEligible Meteora trades3% creator fee, collected by the launch contract in SOL.
No feeWallet-to-wallet transfersSending Maro between wallets doesn't incur this fee.

Where the fee goes

SOL creator fees go to Maro's public Treasury, controlled by a 2-of-3 Squads multisig. Each week they're split three ways. Unused budgets roll over to the next week.

  • 50%Token buybacks
  • 25%Free private transactions
  • 25%Shielded rewards

The multisig uses the buyback allocation to purchase Maro on the open market weekly. The Treasury page records the SOL spent, Maro received, and transaction links for every buyback.

See the Treasury

Fee details

Actions that incur the 3% fee
Eligible Maro token trades on Meteora incur a 3% creator fee under the launch contract’s rules. Wallet-to-wallet transfers do not incur this fee.
Charged by the token, a trading venue, or another mechanism
Maro is launched on Meteora with a custom contract, which charges and collects the fee. It is not a transfer tax built into the Maro token. Creator-fee proceeds are paid in SOL.
Where fee proceeds go
SOL creator fees go to Maro’s public Treasury. Each week, 50% is allocated to token buybacks, 25% to the free-private-transaction budget, and 25% to shielded rewards. Unused budgets roll over.
Who controls buybacks
A 2-of-3 Squads multisig controls Treasury funds and authorizes buybacks. Its address and executed transactions will be published on the Treasury page.
How and when buybacks execute
The multisig uses the buyback allocation to purchase Maro on the open market weekly, subject to available creator-fee revenue. The Treasury page records the SOL spent, Maro received, and transaction links. Buybacks are not guaranteed in weeks with no available revenue.
What happens to purchased tokensProposed
Under consideration: burning purchased tokens and publishing the burn transactions on the Treasury page. This has not been committed to.