ICON (ICX) Tokenomics, Unlock Schedule and Vesting Chart

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ICON (ICX) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule

As of October 16, 2026, 1.1 billion ICX have been released. The schedule is ongoing, with no final release date. Over the next 12 months it releases 24.86 million ICX (all estimated) from PoS network issuance, including validator, voter and governed incentive rewards, worth about $0.26 million at today's price (1.76% of the market cap). Today's release is an estimated 71,022 ICX from PoS network issuance, including validator, voter and governed incentive rewards.

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

What ICX was used for

ICX began with several linked roles. It paid network fees, supported transfers between users, helped choose validators, and could be used in ICON-based financial applications. Staking and delegation also formed part of the chain’s earlier reward system. The original token plan divided ICX among token-sale participants, the foundation, community and strategic partners, the team and early contributors, and a reserve. (icon.community)

ICON’s economic rules changed over time. Its incentive system issued ICX for network activity, while a later arrangement with the Balanced application used part of that application’s fees to buy and burn ICX. A burn permanently removes coins from circulation. New ICX issuance and ICON staking rewards ended in March 2026, so descriptions of the older reward system no longer describe how the maintenance-mode chain operates. (icon.foundation)

ICX’s remaining role is closely tied to migration. The approved conversion provides one SODA for one ICX. SODA is a token on Sonic, where the SODAX platform now carries forward much of the project’s work. Two-way conversion ended on September 25, 2026; conversion from ICX to SODA remains open through December 31, 2026. SODA has its own supply rules and uses, rather than continuing ICON’s former staking and issuance system. (icon.foundation)

Upcoming ICX Releases

Period	Allocation	Type	Amount	Value
Oct 16 – 31, 2026	PoS network issuance, including validator, voter and governed incentive rewards	Issuance, estimated	1.1M	$12.1K
Nov 2026	PoS network issuance, including validator, voter and governed incentive rewards	Issuance, estimated	2.1M	$22.6K
Dec 2026	PoS network issuance, including validator, voter and governed incentive rewards	Issuance, estimated	2.2M	$23.4K
Jan 2027	PoS network issuance, including validator, voter and governed incentive rewards	Issuance, estimated	2.2M	$23.4K
Feb 2027	PoS network issuance, including validator, voter and governed incentive rewards	Issuance, estimated	2M	$21.1K
Mar 2027	PoS network issuance, including validator, voter and governed incentive rewards	Issuance, estimated	2.2M	$23.4K
Total, next 12 months			24.9M	$264K

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Values at $0.011 per ICX (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

ICON created its initial mainnet ICX in January 2018, after sale contributors' ERC-20 tokens were unlocked, and later issued ICX through its proof-of-stake incentive system. The Foundation says network rewards and emissions ended on March 26, 2026. Historical supply checkpoints allow only estimated monthly growth, while a separately documented 6-million-ICX repair mint has a known day; the repair-period gap and several treasury, grant and team transfer dates remain unresolved. The chart must keep creation separate from transfers of existing coins and must not count the interoperability fund or its subbudgets as additional minted supply.

ICON Foundation — 14% of initial allocation: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
Community groups and strategic partners — 10% of initial allocation: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Team, advisors and early contributors — 10% of initial allocation: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Reserve, reported as DEX reserve — approximately 16% of initial allocation: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
2017 ICO bounty program: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
2017 community lottery: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Interoperability Incentive Program: The original schedule was changed and the new timing is not yet published.
Interoperability fund: incentives for products using BTP: The original schedule was changed and the new timing is not yet published.
Interoperability fund: new products, integrations and tools: The original schedule was changed and the new timing is not yet published.
PoS network issuance, including validator, voter and governed incentive rewards: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.

Sources (25)

Total Supply N/A

Unlocked Supply 1.10B

Unlock Progress —

Genesis Date Dec 18, 2017

Fully Unlocked Ongoing

Allocations 12

Marketcap Rank (#) 1024

Price ($) 0.010 -27.88% (7d)

24h Volume ($) 2.2M +268.49% (7d)

Marketcap ($) 15M

Fully Diluted Value ($) N/A

Circulating Supply N/A

Spot

Perp


ICX/USDT	101K	0/0
ICX/USDT	1.1K	0/0

Allocations

Mainnet genesis mint

800,460,000 tokens · 5 parts

Parts of this allocation with their own release dates are charted as their own allocations; the chart shows the rest here.

Cliff: Jan 24, 2018 — 100.00% of allocation · 800,460,000 tokens

Sources: ICON Mainnet 1.0 LaunchedUpdate to Circulating Supply Calculation

2017 ICO bounty program

1,000,000 tokens

Timing not yet established (Jan 24, 2018 - open): 38,861 tokens

Sources: ICON Bounty Program ResultsICON Support Program ICX Distribution Timeline

2017 community lottery

10,000 tokens

Timing not yet established (Jan 24, 2018 - open): 10,000 tokens

Sources: ICON Lottery Draw Event (10,000 ICX)ICON Support Program ICX Distribution Timeline

Interoperability Incentive Program

200,000,000 tokens · 2 parts

Timing not yet established (Jan 14, 2022 - open): amount unknown

Sources: ICON Commits $200M to Crypto’s First-Ever Interoperability Incentive FundThe 200 Million ICX Interoperability Incentive Fund

PoS network issuance, including validator, voter and governed incentive rewards

Ongoing issuance

Observed release: 188,415,560 tokens

Observed release: 13,394,682 tokens

Cliff: Jun 29, 2024 · 6,000,000 tokens

Timing not yet established (May 17, 2024 - Aug 15, 2024): amount unknown

Observed release: 88,089,913 tokens

Estimated from the last observation onward: about 71,022 per day (2,161,732 per month), the rate between the observations of 14 February 2026 and 11 April 2026.

Sources: Update to Circulating Supply CalculationExtending the ICX Giveaway and Updating the ICON Network Decentralization PlanNetwork Update: Revision 10ICX Over-Issuance PostmortemICON (ICX) TokenomicsICON 2024: Charting a Course for Expansion Through a Strategic Merger and Revenue ConsolidationPost-Mortem Analysis: ICX Under-IssuanceICON Network: Economic Shutdown

Last Updated: 2026-09-30 20:18:11 UTC

Description

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ICON is a decentralized blockchain network that aims to facilitate interoperability between independent blockchains and enable a digital economy where various applications can interact and transact on a single platform.

Sector:	Bridges
Blockchain:	Other L1

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