MERC

Liquid Mercury solves critical challenges for professional crypto traders and institutions by providing a robust, institutional-grade infrastructure for digital asset trading. It addresses the need for deep liquidity across fragmented markets, offering access to top exchanges and OTC providers for derivatives and spot products. By consolidating advanced order execution, multi-asset support, and comprehensive APIs, Liquid Mercury ensures efficient, best execution for complex strategies. It bridges the gap between traditional finance and the nascent crypto space, empowering sophisticated market participants with the tools required for scalable and secure operations.

The `merc` token is an ERC-20 utility token central to the Liquid Mercury ecosystem, designed to generate value for its holders. Its primary use case is the "Discount Farming Staking Program," where users stake `merc` to produce "Element Tokens" (ETs), offering discounts on Liquid Mercury's platform invoices and potentially tradeable in a secondary market. Additionally, `merc` holders gain access to exclusive research, curated trading tools by Tony Saliba, and trading rebates through the LM Rewards program. Future plans include `merc` playing a larger role in Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization, enhancing its blockchain utility.

Staking MERC tokens generates two distinct rewards: a 10% annual yield paid in additional MERC tokens, and Element Tokens (ETs) that function as discount coupons for institutional services. ET production scales with staking tiers—10 million MERC yields 200 ETs monthly, while 50 million yields 1,500 ETs monthly. These ETs will become tradable for MERC Reward Points (MRPs) via the Element Token Exchange, creating a dual-value ecosystem.

Holders with 2.5–10 million MERC can participate in pooled staking arrangements facilitated by Liquid Mercury's team, enabling collective 10 million MERC thresholds required for ET generation. All ETs from such pooled trees are distributed proportionally, allowing fractional participation in the discount economy without individual minimum requirements.

Unlike exchange tokens offering fee discounts alone, MERC integrates staking-derived discount instruments (ETs) with institutional payment utilities. This creates a circular economy: institutions use ETs to reduce service costs, while token holders profit from ET trading. MERC also enables tiered access to professional trading tools, creating demand beyond speculative holding.

ETs derive stability from contractual utility: each carries a theoretical $1 value as verifiable invoice discounts for Liquid Mercury's enterprise clients. This institutional demand creates a baseline valuation floor, independent of token markets. The upcoming ET exchange (ETX) will enable price discovery while tethering value to real-world service discounts.

Founder Tony Saliba brings 30+ years of institutional trading expertise, having built two top-5 financial execution firms (LiquidPoint and Matrix Executions). This track record facilitates high-credibility partnerships like PowerTrade and GFO-X, ensuring token utilities integrate with established trading infrastructure rather than speculative ecosystems.