The Venice Guide

Acquisition Cost Gauge

Mint vs buy for 1 DIEM: spot cost and premium band.

Minting locks sVVV and creates DIEM. Burn DIEM to release your VVV. Buying on market does not earn yield.

VVV price ($)

DIEM price ($)

Mint rate (sVVV)

Manual mint rate · last updated September 14, 2026

Showing costs per 1 DIEM

Cost to mint 1 DIEM

$11,415

499.98 sVVV locked

VVV price × mint rate

Cost to buy 1 DIEM

$1,782

open market

Bought DIEM does not earn yield.

Mint premium vs buy

+$9,633

+541% · ~6.4×

mint cost − buy cost

Mint premium vs market buy

1× parity 2.5× 7× 10×+

Near parity Moderate High Extreme (≈800+)

Green zone: spot parity rate (updates with prices). Pill on the marker line: current mint rate. One lens, not the only reason to mint or buy.

High mint premium vs market

Note

Same DIEM utility either path ($1/day while staked/used per Venice rules).
Burning DIEM can release locked VVV; selling minted DIEM without a buyback plan creates unlock risk.

More context · yield, full-use value, DIEM amount

Same math as before. Cost cards above stay per 1 DIEM. Amount only scales yield and full-use estimates.

Locked APR (%)

Normal VVV staking earns ~7% APR. Locked VVV (while minting DIEM) earns ~5.6% APR.

DIEM amount for context (yield / full-use). Does not change the mint vs buy cards.

Custom

Context uses 1 DIEM

Spot parity rate

~114 sVVV

DIEM ÷ VVV · where mint cost equals market buy

Est. yield on locked VVV / year

~$472

You keep staking rewards on locked VVV currently ~ 5.6% APR. Bought DIEM does not earn yield.

Full-use inference value / year

$365

$1/day × amount if used 100% when staked. Same utility minted or bought.

How to read this gauge

Buy: pay market price for DIEM. You get the same $1/day capacity. Buying on market does not earn yield.
Mint: lock sVVV to create DIEM. You can earn about 5.6% APR on that locked VVV (when staked). Burn DIEM to release your VVV.
A high premium means minting costs more up front than buying for the same capacity.
Spot parity only answers: “Is mint cheaper than market right now in spot dollars?” It does not by itself answer “should I mint?”
Also weigh: how long you need capacity, whether you already hold VVV, whether you’ll keep DIEM or might sell it, and unlock/buyback complexity if you sell minted DIEM.

Educational only. Not financial advice. Not a recommendation. Run your own numbers. DYOR.

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