APENFT (NFT)
Unlock Schedule
APENFT (NFT) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the APENFT (NFT) 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 NFT 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
The NFT token is the governance and utility asset of the APENFT ecosystem. It exists on TRON (TRC‑20) and is also available on Ethereum (ERC‑20) and BNB Chain (BEP‑20), with a fixed total supply planned at 999,990,000,000,000 units. APENFT materials describe a deflationary design that includes periodic burns tied to activity. In governance, holding the token confers voting rights on proposals touching collections, exhibitions, and ecosystem programs. In practice, NFT also appears across APENFT DeFi, NFTs, gaming features—such as curated drops, marketplace incentives, and GameFi rewards—forming the connective tissue between creators and the community. (docs.apenft.io)
Distribution and early‑stage growth leaned on multi‑year airdrops to TRON ecosystem users. From mid‑2021 through June 2023, exchanges like Binance and KuCoin relayed monthly snapshots and distributions to TRX, BTT(BTTC), JST, and WIN holder balances, broadening token reach among TRON participants. While the airdrop program has completed, those campaigns seeded a large community of holders who can participate in governance and marketplace activity going forward. (binance.com)
For clarity and contract verification, the official token contracts are commonly referenced as:
- TRON (TRC‑20): TFczxzPhnThNSqr5by8tvxsdCFRRz6cPNq
- Ethereum (ERC‑20): 0xEF40B859D21e4d566a3d713e756197c021BffaAa
- BNB Chain (BEP‑20): 0x1Fc9004eC7e5722891f5f38BAe7678EFCB11d34d Always match the address to the network you’re using when adding the NFT token to a wallet or DEX. (bitmart.zendesk.com)
Some exchange research pages outline an allocation mix focused on artists, airdrops/mining, team, partnerships, and acquisition of artworks. This reflects APENFT’s emphasis on curating art, supporting creators, and incentivizing participation. As with any allocation, the live circulating amounts depend on vesting, burns, and program changes over time. (learn-temp.bybit.com)
Assumptions
- Genesis date set to 2021-05-20.
Huobi Prime launch and public offering occurred on 2021-05-20; treated as TGE for modeling.
- Airdrop amounts modeled evenly by month from 2021-06-10 to 2022-12-10.
APENFT published only cumulative actual airdropped total (36.827T) and select monthly snapshots; to achieve monthly granularity we distribute linearly across the 19 snapshots.
- DeFi mining remainder within the 19% allocation modeled as monthly linear from 2021-05-31 to 2023-05-20.
APENFT and TRON DAO confirmed liquidity mining programs and weekly unlock mechanics for early pools; APENFT later stated the token release plan completed in May 2023 but did not provide month-by-month token figures.
- Team, Artist Partners, NFT Art Purchases, and Partners allocations modeled as linear to May 2023.
Official AMA disclosed percentages; APENFT stated the token release plan completed in May 2023 without publishing a detailed vesting cadence. Linear modeling provides monthly granularity consistent with the plan end-date.
- No ongoing PoW/PoS issuance or protocol-level inflation modeled.
NFT is a multi-chain fungible token (primarily TRC-20/ ERC-20/ BEP-20) without network mining/staking issuance; circulation arises from the allocations above.
- 1. https://docs.apenft.io/docs/about
- 2. https://htxofficial.medium.com/huobi-x-nft-ama-recap-2ef35774349f
- 3. https://apenftorg.medium.com/announcement-by-apenft-foundation-on-rules-of-airdropping-apenft-nft-to-btc-eth-tusd-trx-btt-228c4d9dfb5a
- 4. https://apenftorg.medium.com/apenft-foundations-announcement-on-adjusting-the-apenft-nft-airdrop-strategy-c235080e4096
- 5. https://apenftorg.medium.com/announcement-on-the-end-of-apenft-nft-airdrops-28b044e28d1b
- 6. https://apenftorg.medium.com/junes-apenft-nft-airdrop-to-tron-token-holders-has-concluded-4de9a438a94b
- 7. https://trondao.medium.com/apenft-nft-project-officially-joining-tron-century-mining-36579105ff1e
- 8. https://apenftorg.medium.com/nft-token-release-plan-successfully-completed-f6a8b458e625
Allocations
Description
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APENFT is a cryptocurrency project designed to bridge the world of traditional art and blockchain by tokenizing world-class artworks as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It aims to build a bridge between top-notch artists and blockchain, and to support the growth of native crypto NFT artists.
| Sector: | NFT |
| Blockchain: | Other L1 |