Aligned (ALIGN)

Tokenomics & Utility

ALIGN is an ERC-20 token with a fixed total supply of 10 billion tokens. About 16% of that supply entered circulation at its August 2026 launch. The project’s updated allocation divides the supply into seven categories: 23.50% for the team, 19.71% for investors, 18.00% for the ecosystem, 16.61% for future provisions, 11.40% for the foundation, 8.74% for an airdrop, and 2.04% for community sales. These figures describe the planned distribution of the fixed supply, not how many tokens are held by any group at a given moment. (blog.alignedlayer.com)

The team and investor allocations were set to remain locked for 12 months after launch. Under the published schedule, 40% of each allocation unlocks after that period, with the remainder released over the following 18 months. Ecosystem tokens are set aside for work such as grants, developer incentives, and integrations. The airdrop recognized groups that had contributed to Aligned or the wider Ethereum and ZK communities. (blog.alignedlayer.com)

Aligned describes payment for services as ALIGN’s intended utility. Its token materials name proof aggregation, rollup infrastructure, and wallet infrastructure among the services it aims to cover. Earlier plans also described staking and payments tied to the Proof Verification Layer’s operator network. Since Aligned began winding down that layer in July 2026, the project’s stated direction centers on fees for its broader stack. (blog.alignedlayer.com)