Dash (DASH)
Unlock Schedule
Dash (DASH) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
As of October 16, 2026, 12.88 million of the 18.92 million DASH (68.07%) have been released. The schedule is ongoing, with no final release date. Over the next 12 months it releases 468,653 DASH (all estimated) from Observed Aggregate Dash Network Issuance, worth about $23.23 million at today's price (3.65% of the market cap). Today's release is an estimated 1,339 DASH from Observed Aggregate Dash Network Issuance.
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
Supply and network rewards
DASH is the native coin used for payments and network services. New coins enter circulation through block subsidies. That subsidy falls by about 7.14% every 210,240 blocks, or roughly once a year. Dash’s eventual supply is estimated at 17.74 million to 18.92 million DASH. The range depends on how much of the available governance budget is paid out over the network’s lifetime. (docs.dash.org)
Dash’s block subsidy is divided among three purposes:
- 20% goes to miners who add blocks.
- 60% supports masternodes and evonodes.
- Up to 20% is available for governance-approved work.
Part of the masternode share goes into a Platform credit pool that pays evonodes for their added services. Governance funds are released through special blocks after proposals win enough support. This system gives the network a continuing way to pay for its own development and related work. (docs.dash.org)
DASH also has roles beyond spending. It serves as collateral for masternodes and is the asset used to fund activity on Dash Platform. There, DASH moved from the main chain can establish credits for actions such as creating an identity or storing application data. These uses connect the coin’s payment role to the operation of the wider network. (docs.dash.org)
Upcoming DASH Releases
| Period | Allocation | Type | Amount | Value | % of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 – 31, 2026 | Observed Aggregate Dash Network Issuance | Issuance, estimated | 21.4K | $1.1M | 0.11% |
| Nov 2026 | Observed Aggregate Dash Network Issuance | Issuance, estimated | 40.2K | $2M | 0.21% |
| Dec 2026 | Observed Aggregate Dash Network Issuance | Issuance, estimated | 41.5K | $2.1M | 0.22% |
| Jan 2027 | Observed Aggregate Dash Network Issuance | Issuance, estimated | 41.5K | $2.1M | 0.22% |
| Feb 2027 | Observed Aggregate Dash Network Issuance | Issuance, estimated | 37.5K | $1.9M | 0.20% |
| Mar 2027 | Observed Aggregate Dash Network Issuance | Issuance, estimated | 41.5K | $2.1M | 0.22% |
| Total, next 12 months | 468.7K | $23.2M | 2.48% | ||
Values at $49.56 per DASH (October 16, 2026), today's price, not a forecast. Releases continue after September 2027. Estimated amounts are modeled from the schedule's rules rather than dated by a source; see the Assumptions below. Releases without dates are listed under Allocations.
Assumptions
Dash’s existing coins come from block rewards to miners and masternodes and from governance-approved superblocks; its subsidy declines at specified block heights. Dated total-supply readings show aggregate growth from launch through September 26, 2026, but do not reveal how much of each interval went to each recipient group. Named governance budgets are listed as parts of that aggregate, with completed payment totals where reported, while unpaid proposals remain conditional. Monthly historical values between readings and the bounded future block-reward scenario are estimates, not observed monthly releases.
- PoW Block Rewards to Miners and Masternodes: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- PoW Block Rewards to Miners and Masternodes: Timing not yet established.
- PoW Block Rewards to Miners and Masternodes: Emission continues with no published future rate or end date.
- Governance-Funded Superblock Issuance: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Dash Core Group Operations, May–August 2026: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Dash Core Group Operations, September–December 2026: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Dash Core Group Operations, September–December 2026: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Dash Growth Q4 2025: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Dash Growth Q1 2026: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Dash Incubator Rion 2025: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Dash Growth Marketing Budget: 2026 Year-End Push: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- 1. https://docs.dash.org/en/stable/docs/user/introduction/features.html
- 2. https://docs.dash.org/en/22.0.0/docs/core/reference/block-chain-serialized-blocks.html
- 3. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dashpay/dash/master/src/validation.cpp
- 4. https://www.dash.org/roadmap/
- 5. https://www.dash.org/news/dashs-reward-reduction-model-an-innovative-variation-of-bitcoins-halving/
- 6. https://www.bitinfocharts.com/dash/explorer/
- 7. https://dashscan.io/
- 8. https://www.dashcentral.org/p/DCG-Operations-May-July-26
- 9. https://www.dashcentral.org/p/DCG-Operations-Aug-Nov-26
- 10. https://www.dashcentral.org/p/dash-growth-q4-2025
- 11. https://www.dashcentral.org/p/dash-growth-q1-2026
- 12. https://www.dashcentral.org/p/dash-incubator-rion-2025
- 13. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coinmetrics/data/master/csv/dash.csv
- 14. https://www.bitinfocharts.com/dash/
- 15. https://www.dashcentral.org/p/dash-growth-marketing-budget
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
Perpetuals: 4 markets on Binance, OKX, Hyperliquid and Lighter · $51.6M open interest
 Binance (CEX) | 7.1M | 165K/222K |
 KuCoin (CEX) | 1.7M | 54K/92K |
 OKX (CEX) | 1.7M | 81K/166K |
 MEXC (CEX) | 1.7M | 109K/89K |
 HTX (CEX) | 1.4M | 9.7K/37K |
 Coinbase (CEX) | 1.1M | 86K/282K |
 Kraken (CEX) | 882K | 99K/153K |
Binance (CEX) | 394K | 28K/37K |
 Gate.io (CEX) | 368K | 66K/114K |
Binance (CEX) | 297K | 49K/52K |
Kraken (CEX) | 166K | 36K/72K |
OKX (CEX) | 85K | 50K/60K |
Binance (CEX) | 73K | 20K/26K |
MEXC (CEX) | 57K | 100K/71K |
KuCoin (CEX) | 34K | 9.3K/7.4K |
Coinbase (CEX) | 19K | 13K/11K |
MEXC (CEX) | 17K | 11K/9.3K |
OKX (CEX) | 5.5K | 45K/47K |
KuCoin (CEX) | 3K | 4.1K/3K |
Allocations
Estimated from the last observation onward: about 1,339 per day (40,756 per month), the rate between the observations of 23 May 2026 and 26 September 2026.
Description
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Dash is a digital currency that aims to offer a fast, cheap, and decentralized global payments network. Dash has features such as InstantSend, which enables instant transactions; PrivateSend, which enhances privacy; and ChainLocks, which prevents double-spending.
| Sector: | Payments |
| Blockchain: | Other L1 |
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
Perpetuals: 4 markets on Binance, OKX, Hyperliquid and Lighter · $51.6M open interest
Binance (CEX) | 7.1M | 165K/222K |
KuCoin (CEX) | 1.7M | 54K/92K |
OKX (CEX) | 1.7M | 81K/166K |
MEXC (CEX) | 1.7M | 109K/89K |
HTX (CEX) | 1.4M | 9.7K/37K |
Coinbase (CEX) | 1.1M | 86K/282K |
Kraken (CEX) | 882K | 99K/153K |
Binance (CEX) | 394K | 28K/37K |
Gate.io (CEX) | 368K | 66K/114K |
Binance (CEX) | 297K | 49K/52K |
Kraken (CEX) | 166K | 36K/72K |
OKX (CEX) | 85K | 50K/60K |
Binance (CEX) | 73K | 20K/26K |
MEXC (CEX) | 57K | 100K/71K |
KuCoin (CEX) | 34K | 9.3K/7.4K |
Coinbase (CEX) | 19K | 13K/11K |
MEXC (CEX) | 17K | 11K/9.3K |
OKX (CEX) | 5.5K | 45K/47K |
KuCoin (CEX) | 3K | 4.1K/3K |