eCash (XEC)
Unlock Schedule
eCash (XEC) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the eCash (XEC) 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 XEC 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
Supply and issuance
eCash keeps Bitcoin’s genesis and supply schedule but redenominates units for usability. Because 1 legacy “coin” equals 1,000,000 XEC “bits,” the fixed cap translates to 21 trillion XEC, mirroring Bitcoin’s 21 million coins in satoshi terms. The project emphasizes no pre‑mine or insider allocations, and most supply has already been mined under PoW. Halvings follow the Bitcoin cadence. (e.cash)
Block reward allocation
Each block’s coinbase includes the miner’s base subsidy plus protocol‑defined outputs. Since the staking upgrade, a portion of the subsidy goes to the staking reward winner selected by the Avalanche process. The protocol also implements a transparent miner‑fund output defined in the node’s block‑template rules. (e.cash)
What XEC is used for
- Transaction fees on the eCash blockchain
- Staking to run Avalanche nodes and participate in network policy mechanisms
- Token minting (eTokens) and NFT creation
- Payments, tips, remittances, and merchant settlement
- Liquidity and trading in ecosystem apps and DEXes
People often check XEC price to gauge momentum, but eCash tokenomics—fixed cap, predictable issuance, non‑custodial staking, and low fees—are the keystones for long‑term utility and network effects. (e.cash)
Assumptions
- 1 coin = 1,000,000 XEC after redenomination; total cap remains 21,000,000 coins = 21,000,000,000,000 XEC.
Official materials describe redenomination to two decimals with 21 trillion base units; supply cap unchanged.
- Staking rewards modeled as 10% of block subsidy (new issuance), excluding the 10% share of transaction fees.
Official blog states 10% of coinbase (subsidy + fees). Fees are not new issuance; for supply modeling we apply 10% only to subsidy.
- Block counts for the partial 6.25-coins era after 2023-11-15 until the 2024-04-15 halving are estimated using 144 blocks/day.
Exact activation is timestamp-based (MTP) and explorer height at activation is not explicitly published; estimation ensures monthly-linear modeling while keeping totals consistent.
- Miner Fund rate assumed to remain at 32% and Staking at 10% for all future halvings.
These are enforced by policy/Avalanche post-consensus and can change via future upgrades; no official change has been announced as of 2025-10-15.
- Future halving dates set approximately on 4-year cadence from 2024-04-15 for monthly linearization.
eCash upgrades and halvings are time/height-based; exact dates depend on network conditions.
- No premine, investor or team TGE allocations exist; all XEC enters circulation via block subsidy (miners, miner fund, and staking outputs).
Official communications emphasize no premine/insider allocations and PoW issuance with protocol-level miner fund and staking outputs.
- 1. https://e.cash/blog/ecash-and-bitcoin
- 2. https://e.cash/blog/ecash-day-2024-celebrating-three-years-of-ecash-xec
- 3. https://e.cash/mining
- 4. https://e.cash/blog/ecash-year-in-a-review-2023
- 5. https://e.cash/blog/staking-rewards
- 6. https://e.cash/blog/avalanche
- 7. https://e.cash/blog/ecash-network-upgrade-may-15th-2023
- 8. https://upgradespecs.bitcoincashnode.org/2020-11-15-upgrade/
- 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bitcoin_forks
Allocations
Description
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XEC is the native token of ecash, an open-source blockchain and cryptocurrency project that focuses on offering a secure and scalable payments solution. XEC supports low-cost transactions, as well as optional anonymity through CashFusion.
| Sector: | Payments |
| Blockchain: | Other L1 |