ORE is the utility token of ORE Protocol on Solana. It is used for staking to earn protocol revenue and can be earned by participating in the protocol's grid-based mining system. The protocol operates a gamified 5x5 grid where participants deploy SOL on blocks each minute, with winners splitting SOL from losing blocks and receiving ORE rewards, while protocol fees fund automatic token buybacks where 90% of repurchased ORE is permanently burned to create deflationary pressure.