ai16z (AI16Z)
Unlock Schedule
ai16z (AI16Z) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the ai16z (AI16Z) token release schedule, showing when and how tokens enter circulation across investor, team, treasury, and community allocations. Understanding these tokenomics dynamics is critical for evaluating potential supply pressure, inflation impact, and market liquidity over time — key factors that can influence AI16Z price performance.
Each color segment in the chart corresponds to a specific allocation group described in the Allocations section below. Underlying assumptions and data models used to reconstruct this schedule are explained in detail under Assumptions, while broader utility insights and token use cases are covered in Tokenomics & Utility.
Tokenomics & Utility
Supply, network, and contract
AI16Z is a Solana Token‑2022 asset with a total supply near 1.1 billion units. Exchange listing notices and token info pages reference a fixed supply design and publish the official Solana mint address (HeLp6NuQkmYB4pYWo2zYs22mESHXPQYzXbB8n4V98jwC). Public materials emphasize no ongoing inflation absent a DAO vote. (mexc.com)
Role in the DAO
The token anchors three core functions:
- Governance access: AI16Z holders propose or vote on DAO matters, including treasury policies, partnerships, and agent deployment priorities. Agents may draft proposals using research, but votes rest with the community. (elizaos.ai)
- Utility within the agent stack: In published outlines, the team has discussed using the token for access to agent tools or launch modules (for example, staking for access to a future launchpad or pairing in liquidity pools). While specifics can evolve through governance, the broad intent is that activity around agents and new projects should flow value back toward the DAO. (theblock.co)
- Treasury alignment: Some exchange briefs note a common pattern where new Eliza‑based agent projects donate a slice of their token supply to the DAO treasury, strengthening the DAO’s basket of assets. Formal allocation tables are not centrally posted, so these donations are best understood as ecosystem practice rather than a hard‑coded issuance rule. (mexc.com)
Distribution approach
Unlike traditional venture funds with fixed, top‑down allocations, the project leans on open‑market distribution and ongoing community participation. A public, detailed vesting table for founders and early contributors is not broadly available; instead, the DAO communicates treasury addresses and research output, and it publishes general AUM snapshots and partner counts on the ElizaOS DAO page. (elizaos.ai)
Assumptions
- All tokens entered circulation at TGE via a fair launch; there are no time-locked allocations or vesting schedules.
Exchange research and listings indicate '100% fair launch' and show circulating supply equal to total/max supply with no vesting lines disclosed.
- No PoW/PoS or protocol inflation emissions exist for AI16Z.
AI16Z is an SPL token on Solana (not a base chain). Official/exchange materials indicate fixed supply with no ongoing inflation.
- Any staking/APR references are not new token issuance.
Listings mention staking/LP incentives but do not document mint-based emissions; with fixed supply and full circulation, rewards are presumed to be funded from fees/treasury or other tokens, not new AI16Z minting.
- Genesis date approximated as 2024-10-25.
Multiple reports place creation in late Oct 2024; CoinMarketCap shows the first all-time low on 2024-10-25. Exact Solana mint timestamp could refine this.
- Total supply set to 1,099,999,342 AI16Z.
CoinW research lists this exact figure; CMC displays ~1.09B and shows circulating ~1.09999B. Minor tracker discrepancies (<0.01%) are possible.
- 1. https://solscan.io/token/HeLp6NuQkmYB4pYWo2zYs22mESHXPQYzXbB8n4V98jwC
- 2. https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ai16z/
- 3. https://coinw.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/41779365463193-ai16z-AI16Z-Project-Analysis-CoinW-Research-Institute
- 4. https://www.mexc.fm/en-TR/price/AI16Z/tokenomics
- 5. https://elizaos.ai/
- 6. https://www.theblock.co/post/323192/marc-andreesen-shoutouts-help-ai-powered-vc-fund-ai16z-to-nearly-100-million-market-cap