Algorand (ALGO) Tokenomics, Unlock Schedule and Vesting Chart

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Algorand (ALGO) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule

As of October 16, 2026, 9.07 billion of the 10 billion ALGO (90.72%) have been released. No further releases are scheduled; the schedule was fully unlocked in June 2026.

The chart shows gross modeled releases of every allocation: vesting unlocks, new issuance and reserve distributions, each allocation counted once. These have different meanings; a scheduled release is not evidence that tokens entered circulation or were sold. Review the coverage, sources and assumptions below.

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

ALGO has a capped supply of 10 billion tokens, which were minted for the network’s distribution plan. The Algorand Foundation holds part of that supply in its treasury and publishes reports on its holdings. As tokens held by the Foundation enter general circulation, the portion held outside its treasury grows. This fixed cap gives readers a clear starting point for understanding the project’s economic model. (algorand.co)

The token has three main roles. People use ALGO to send value, pay for transactions, and meet the small account-balance requirements that come with holding assets or using applications. It also gives online accounts a chance to help approve blocks. These roles mean that even an application built around another Algorand asset still relies on ALGO for its on-chain activity. (dev.algorand.co)

Algorand’s reward model now focuses on active consensus participation. Eligible accounts that propose blocks receive protocol rewards funded by a share of transaction fees and a Foundation-funded bonus. An account needs at least 30,000 ALGO brought online to qualify directly for block-proposal rewards; smaller holders can participate in consensus or use community pooling services. Earlier rewards for simply holding ALGO ended, and the former governance-rewards program wound down as staking rewards began. The xGov program remains a way for community members to help decide funding for ecosystem projects. (algorand.co)

Assumptions

Algorand minted its capped 10 billion ALGO at genesis; later vesting, incentives, grants and validator rewards move those existing tokens rather than minting more. The chart can place the genesis mint, two dated governance payments and the Foundation’s reported monthly validator-reward totals through June 2026, while July and August amounts are approximate. Many historical payments are known only as multi-month totals, and substantial grant, treasury and incentive budgets still lack complete payment dates. Future validator distributions depend on network activity, eligibility and funding, so no fixed future payout is charted.

Participation and governance incentives: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Early backers and relay-node runners: original allocation: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Contingent incentives and reserve: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
Locked reserve for future contingent incentives: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
Super Staking program: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Early-backer vesting supplement from contingent incentives: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Innovation Fund: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
Protocol R&D and capital-markets innovation: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Foundation Algo Grant Program: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Foundation Algo Grant Program: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Research and Social Good Program: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Algorand Inc original allocation: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Algorand Foundation original allocation: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
Already injected for operations and ecosystem at long-term-plan publication: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Algorand Centre of Excellence program: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Viridis DeFi Program: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Viridis DeFi infrastructure and application fund: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Viridis liquidity incentives fund: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Aeneas DeFi liquidity incentives: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
xGov mainnet grants: announced 2025 budget: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
PoS validator block-proposer rewards: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
PoS validator block-proposer rewards: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.

Sources (18)

Max Supply 10.00B

Unlocked Supply 9.07B

Unlock Progress 90.72%

Genesis Date June 2019

Fully Unlocked June 2026

Allocations 21

Marketcap Rank (#) 73

Price ($) 0.115 +1.32% (7d)

24h Volume ($) 4.1M -42.05% (7d)

Marketcap ($) 1.1B

Fully Diluted Value ($) 1.2B

Circulating Supply 91% HIGH

Perpetuals: 3 markets on Binance, OKX and Hyperliquid · $17.2M open interest

Spot

Perp


ALGO/USDT	4.8M	173K/239K
ALGO/USD	2.9M	394K/534K
ALGO/USDC	1.8M	53K/87K
ALGO/USDT	1.5M	208/1.6K
ALGO/USD	1.4M	184K/272K
ALGO/USDT	1.1M	72K/109K
ALGO/USDT	854K	77K/75K
ALGO/USDT	627K	57K/61K
ALGO/EUR	486K	138K/206K
ALGO/TRY	444K	15K/21K
ALGO/USDT	367K	148K/160K
ALGO/USDT	357K	275K/336K
ALGO/USDT	219K	32K/22K
ALGO/USDT	206K	166K/174K
ALGO/BTC	191K	16K/26K
ALGO/EUR	173K	6.3K/10K
ALGO/GBP	97K	4.3K/4.3K
ALGO/USDC	94K	17K/21K
ALGO/USDC	89K	164K/194K
ALGO/USDC	67K	22K/17K
ALGO/USDC	31K	85K/106K
ALGO/BTC	19K	8.2K/8.3K
ALGO/GBP	15K	6.7K/8.3K
ALGO/EUR	13K	73K/76K

Allocations

Genesis mint TBD

10,000,000,000 tokens · 12 parts

Parts of this allocation with their own release dates are charted as their own allocations; the chart shows the rest here.

Not yet scheduled: 927,890,369.222 tokens of its parts have no release date yet. The chart shows them as TBD from today, not as unlocked.

Cliff: June 2019 — 100.00% of allocation · 10,000,000,000 tokens

Sources: Long Term Algo Dynamics

Algorand Centre of Excellence program

100,000,000 tokens

Timing not yet established (2022 - open): amount unknown

Sources: Transparency Report: April–September 2021

xGov mainnet grants: announced 2025 budget

3,000,000 tokens

Timing not yet established (2025 - open): amount unknown

Sources: xGov Mainnet Announcement

Last Updated: 2026-09-27 09:12:22 UTC

Description

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Algorand is a blockchain platform that aims to create a borderless economy by enabling fast, secure, and scalable transactions. It uses a pure proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and supports smart contracts, tokenization, and interoperability at the layer-1 level.

Sector:	Layer 1
Blockchain:	Other L1

2019

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