Axie Infinity (AXS)
Unlock Schedule
Axie Infinity (AXS) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the Axie Infinity (AXS) 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 AXS 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 Axie Infinity tokenomics are anchored by a fixed AXS supply of 270,000,000. Distribution was set across seven buckets: Staking Rewards (29%), Play‑to‑Earn (20%), Sky Mavis (21%), Public Sale (11%), Ecosystem Fund (8%), Advisors (7%), and Private Sale (4%). Unlocks were designed over roughly 65 months from the public sale, with issuance targeting growth phases of the ecosystem. This design aligns AXS distribution with actual gameplay and community expansion. (whitepaper.axieinfinity.com)
What does AXS do? At a high level:
- Governance: AXS holders ultimately direct the community treasury and signal support for upgrades, marketplace policies, and ecosystem funding. (axieinfinity.com)
- Staking: Holders can stake AXS via the official dashboard to earn token emissions and, over time, accrue influence over treasury usage as decentralization progresses. (axieinfinity.com)
- Payments and eligibility: AXS is accepted within the Axie marketplace and can gate participation in special sales or auctions. (axieinfinity.com)
AXS also appears in game mechanics alongside SLP (Smooth Love Potion). Breeding generally requires SLP plus a variable AXS fee that the team has adjusted over time as part of balancing the in‑game economy. Official documentation currently shows a 0.5 AXS cost per breed plus an SLP amount that scales with each parent’s prior breed count, though the whitepaper notes that the AXS portion is subject to change as the economy evolves. This flexibility helps keep resource production, item crafting, and population growth in balance. (support.axieinfinity.com)
Finally, fees from Axie ecosystem activity, such as trading on the marketplace and breeding, flow into a community treasury to be governed by AXS stakers as decentralization milestones are met. The treasury can be used to supplement staking, fund new initiatives, or even reduce total AXS supply if the community so decides. (axieinfinity.com)
Assumptions
- TGE/Day 0 is modeled as 2020-11-04.
AXS listed on Binance on 2020-11-04 and external exchange docs cite first issuance on 2020-11-04; whitepaper schedules anchor unlocks to 'Day 0'.
- Mapping of 'Month N' to calendar dates uses month offsets from 2020-11-04.
Whitepaper expresses vesting as Day 0, Month 3, 6, ...; we convert to ISO dates by adding N months to Day 0.
- Staking Rewards remainder of 264,000 AXS is smoothed over 2026-01-01 to 2026-03-31.
Whitepaper table totals 78.036M vs 78.3M allocation; a small remainder is unaccounted for by the tabulated months. We add a low-confidence balancing period to reconcile to the stated allocation total.
- Unlock != issuance for some categories (Play & Earn, Ecosystem Fund).
Whitepaper notes expected issuance may be slightly lower than unlock schedule; tokens may unlock to treasury but be issued later depending on growth and governance.
- Staking emission reduction in July 2025 is modeled as a new linear period.
Whitepaper’s staking schedule shows monthly rewards drop to 1,044,000 AXS beginning Jul-2025; Sky Mavis support post also references the change.
- 1. https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/axs/allocations-and-unlock
- 2. https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/axs/allocations-and-unlock/play-to-earn
- 3. https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/axs/allocations-and-unlock/staking-rewards
- 4. https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/axs/allocations-and-unlock/ecosystem-fund
- 5. https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/axs/allocations-and-unlock/sky-mavis
- 6. https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/axs/allocations-and-unlock/advisors
- 7. https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/axs/allocations-and-unlock/public-sale
- 8. https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/axs/allocations-and-unlock/private-sale
- 9. https://blog.axieinfinity.com/p/axs-listed-on-binance
- 10. https://whitepaper.axieinfinity.com/axs
- 11. https://support.axieinfinity.com/hc/en-us/articles/21397975338523-Lunacian-Homecoming-Navigating-the-History-of-Axie-Infinity-for-New-and-Returning-Players
- 12. https://huobiglobal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/900005395486-AXS-Axie-Infinity-Introduction
- 13. https://blog.axieinfinity.com/p/stake
Allocations
Description
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Axie Infinity is a decentralized game platform that features adorable digital pets called Axies. Axies are NFTs that can be owned, customized, and used to play different games and earn rewards on the blockchain.
| Sector: | Gaming |
| Blockchain: | Ronin |