Pennies on the blockchain.
CENT is a Solana token issued against a reported reserve of 1,295,008 U.S. pennies, boxed and racked in a vault. The count is posted next to the live token supply, and the vault takes visitors by appointment.
CENT is a Solana token issued against a reported reserve of 1,295,008 U.S. pennies, boxed and racked in a vault. The count is posted next to the live token supply, and the vault takes visitors by appointment.
The same 1,295,008 pennies, in the units a bank, a scale, and a blockchain would use.
1,295,008 of them, rolled, boxed, and stacked on steel racks. Each box is the standard $25 kind, 50 rolls of 50, which makes the reserve 518 boxes and 8 loose coins.
Most reserves live in a bank statement you are asked to trust. This one lives in a room. Ask for an appointment and you can go stand next to it.
Cam 01 · Off air The vault camera last broadcast on March 14, 2026. The pennies have not noticed.Custody happens off-chain. Issuance happens on Solana, where anyone can check it. The project publishes both so you can line them up.
Pennies are delivered to the vault and counted in.
Deposit penniesThe project publishes the physical count with its date and limitations.
Open reserve.jsonCENT is minted on Solana only after the matching pennies arrive. That is project policy, not a hard cap.
Mint controlsAnyone can check the count against live supply, burns included.
CENT on SolscanHow a pallet of pennies compares with the reserves behind other digital assets.
| Characteristic | CENT | USDT | USDC | Bitcoin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical backing | Reported penny reserve | Partial | Partial | None |
| Live view of the reserve | Camera off air | None | None | N/A |
| New underlying being created | No | Unlimited | Unlimited | Until 2140 |
| Counterparty risk | Vault custodian | Banks, funds | Banks, funds | None |
| Underlying is legal tender | Yes, pennies | No | No | No |
| Inspect in person | Yes, by appointment | No | No | No |
Stablecoin issuers publish quarterly attestations from accounting firms. The U.S. Mint reports 147.4 million troy ounces of gold at Fort Knox, and nobody gets to drop by and count it.
We wanted the opposite: backing so literal you can pick it up. Pennies in a vault, the count posted next to the token supply, and the door open by appointment.
Will that make a CENT worth a cent? We don't know. We thought it would be fun to find out.
CENT is a memecoin experiment. Read these labels before you buy any.