மை

mai

ink

The default gas token for Metarium-based blockchains.

ink for the blockchain

மை means ink

In Tamil, mai (மை) means ink. The substance that makes marks permanent. That writes things down. That makes things real.

$MAI is the native gas token of every Metarium-based blockchain. It's the ink you use to write on the chain.

Make notes

Ink to write on the blockchain. Record, annotate, mark — your ink makes it permanent.

Point to things

Ink to reference, link, and connect. Point your ink at anything on the chain.

Create kuri

Ink to create marks that mean something. Kuri — symbols, signs, tokens of intent.

Your ink. Your rules.

Every Metarium instance has its own ink. The ink is confined to each instance — it lives there, it works there.

Use it yourself

Give it to your friends

Barter ink with someone

Do whatever you want with it

They are yours to keep and use the way you want.

What can you do with ink?

Pay gas

Every transaction on a Metarium chain costs a tiny bit of ink. Mai is the fuel.

Write data

Store notes, references, and records on-chain. Your ink makes it permanent.

Transfer value

Send ink to anyone. Give it, trade it, barter it. It's yours.

Create kuri

Mint marks and symbols on the chain. Kuri — your unique on-chain creations.

Deploy your own ink

Anyone can deploy a Metarium and create their own ink — their own mai. Each instance is independent. Each ink is unique.

1

Deploy a Metarium

Spin up your own Substrate-based blockchain with the Metarium runtime.

2

Your chain, your ink

Your Metarium instance gets its own $MAI — confined to your chain, controlled by you.

3

Distribute it

Give ink to users, set up faucets, create economies. Your ink, your rules.