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    • Kaia (KAIA)

    10/14/2025 16:00 UTC

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    Kaia (KAIA) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule

    The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the Kaia (KAIA) 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 KAIA 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

    Kaia tokenomics at a glance

    Kaia tokenomics were redesigned to emphasize transparency and sustainability following the merge. Uncirculated KLAY reserves were largely burned, and supply components from Klaytn and Finschia were consolidated under the KAIA token. The tokenomics v1.2 document outlines the initial post‑merge supply composition, including allocations to the Kaia Ecosystem Fund, Infrastructure Fund, and a LINE NEXT delegation, with the aim of “zero‑reserve” operations supported by on‑chain issuance and transparent funds. (docs.kaia.io)

    The transition FAQ details the conversion from KLAY and FNSA to KAIA and notes an adjusted issuance schedule per block. Kaia’s policy also clarifies that future increases (for ecosystem programs) or decreases (via burns) are governed and announced in advance. (docs.kaia.io)

    Staking, validators, and governance

    Validators operate nodes, stake KAIA, and help secure the network. The current design requires at least 5 million KAIA per validator, with rewards split between block proposer and staking incentives. Kaia’s roadmap calls for separating validator roles from governance roles over time and expanding toward a more permissionless validator set. (docs.kaia.io)

    What the KAIA token does

    • Gas: Pay transaction fees for transfers and smart contract calls.
    • Staking: Bond KAIA to run validators or delegate to validators.
    • Governance: Participate (directly or via delegates) in on‑chain proposals that shape upgrades, funds, and ecosystem programs.
    • Ecosystem incentives: Many apps use KAIA for rewards and fee rebates; some DeFi protocols also implement KAIA‑burn policies to support public goods. (docs.dgswap.io)

    Assumptions

    • Supply is uncapped; modeled PoS issuance for 10 years (2024-08-29 to 2034-08-29).

      Kaia mints KAIA each block with governance-adjustable inflation; no max supply specified in official docs.

    • Per-block issuance modeled at 9.6 KAIA with ~1s block time (≈302,745,600 KAIA/year).

      Token Economy and whitepaper set 9.6 KAIA/block and target 5.2% initial annual inflation; used 1-second blocks to convert to annual/monthly figures.

    • Genesis totals and initial allocations based on Kaia tokenomics estimates at integration.

      Official docs list estimated conversion amounts and treasury rebalance split (KLAY circ, FNSA conversion, LINE NEXT Delegation, KEF, KIF) summing to ~5,768M KAIA.

    • FNSA swap tokens treated as circulating at integration per Kaia docs, though end users claimed over a service window via Kaiabridge.

      Docs note initial circulating equals total supply after burning uncirculated amounts; swap process details provided separately.

    • Percent_total for ongoing issuance set to 0 due to uncapped supply and modeled 10-year horizon.

      Field can be approximate when supply is uncapped; avoids implying a capped percentage of total.

    • Kaia Portal reward amounts reflect published pools; actual distributed amounts could vary slightly due to audits and ‘up to’ caps.

      Portal docs/Medium outline caps, claim windows, and installment schedules but note potential adjustments.

    Allocations

    Genesis Migration — KLAY circulating supply converted to KAIA 65.66%
    85%
    How certain we are about this information
    3,789,000,000 tokens
    Cliff: Aug 29, 2024 — NaN% of allocation
    KLAY balances auto-reflected as KAIA at Kaia mainnet launch; estimated circulating KLAY at integration was 3,789M.
    Genesis Conversion — FNSA circulating supply to KAIA 20.44%
    80%
    How certain we are about this information
    1,179,000,000 tokens
    Cliff: Aug 29, 2024 — NaN% of allocation
    FNSA circulating supply (~7.967M) converted at fixed rate 148.079656 KAIA per 1 FNSA via Kaiabridge. Counted in initial KAIA supply at integration.
    LINE NEXT Delegation (initial treasury assignment) 5.72%
    80%
    How certain we are about this information
    330,000,000 tokens
    Cliff: Aug 29, 2024 — NaN% of allocation
    Allocated during one-time treasury rebalance at Kaia launch.
    Kaia Ecosystem Fund (KEF) — initial treasury 4.68%
    85%
    How certain we are about this information
    270,000,000 tokens
    Cliff: Aug 29, 2024 — NaN% of allocation
    Initial KEF balance from treasury rebalance at Kaia launch.
    Kaia Infrastructure Fund (KIF) — initial treasury 3.47%
    85%
    How certain we are about this information
    200,000,000 tokens
    Cliff: Aug 29, 2024 — NaN% of allocation
    Initial KIF balance from treasury rebalance at Kaia launch.
    On-chain Contributor Rewards — FGP-23 voting participants 0.69%
    75%
    How certain we are about this information
    40,000,000 tokens
    Linear vesting: Sep 12, 2024 - Dec 25, 2024 (monthly)
    Claimable reward pool for Finschia FGP-23 voters during Kaia Portal Epoch 1; unclaimed portion to be burned or reallocated per program rules.
    Kaia Portal Missions — Epoch 1 general participant rewards 0.35%
    60%
    How certain we are about this information
    20,000,000 tokens
    Linear vesting: Jan 7, 2025 - Jun 7, 2025 (monthly)
    Up to 20M KAIA distributed to general participants based on points; paid in six installments (15%,15%,15%,15%,20%,20%).
    On-chain Contributor Rewards — Long-term FNSA stakers 0.17%
    70%
    How certain we are about this information
    10,000,000 tokens
    Linear vesting: Jan 7, 2025 - Jun 7, 2025 (monthly)
    Allocated 10M KAIA for recognized long-term FNSA stakers; disbursed together with Epoch 1 rewards in six installments.
    PoS Block Issuance — Validators and Stakers (50% of per-block issuance) 0.00%
    60%
    How certain we are about this information
    1,513,728,000 tokens
    Linear vesting: Aug 29, 2024 - Aug 29, 2034 (monthly)
    Modeled at 9.6 KAIA minted per block (~1s blocks) with initial target 5.2% annual inflation; 50% of issuance distributed to Validators & Community (20% proposer, 80% staking). Subject to governance changes.
    Protocol Issuance to KEF (25% of per-block issuance) 0.00%
    60%
    How certain we are about this information
    756,864,000 tokens
    Linear vesting: Aug 29, 2024 - Aug 29, 2034 (monthly)
    25% of per-block issuance continuously allocated to Kaia Ecosystem Fund (KEF). Subject to governance changes.
    Protocol Issuance to KIF (25% of per-block issuance) 0.00%
    60%
    How certain we are about this information
    756,864,000 tokens
    Linear vesting: Aug 29, 2024 - Aug 29, 2034 (monthly)
    25% of per-block issuance continuously allocated to Kaia Infrastructure Fund (KIF). Subject to governance changes.

    Description

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    Kaia is a Layer-1 blockchain platform formed by merging Klaytn and Finschia blockchains. It features 1-second block generation, 4,000 transactions per second, and low gas fees. Kaia uses an optimized Istanbul BFT consensus algorithm.

    Sector: Layer 1
    Blockchain: Other L1
    2024
    Kaito
    Last Updated: 10/12/2025 00:50 UTC
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