lium (SN51)
Unlock Schedule
lium (SN51) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the lium (SN51) 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 SN51 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
SN51 as a Bittensor subnet token
Within Dynamic TAO, every subnet has a token that is purchased by staking TAO into that subnet’s pool. In Subnet 51, staking TAO mints SN51 according to the AMM’s current reserve ratio. This creates a direct link between TAO liquidity and SN51 supply. The price is implicit in the TAO/SN51 balance in the pool. (docs.bittensor.com)
Emissions and distribution
Bittensor’s emissions occur in two stages: “injection” into each subnet’s pool and “extraction” to participants at the end of each tempo (a set number of blocks). For each tempo on a given subnet:
- 18% of alpha emissions go to the subnet owner.
- 41% go to miners, allocated by the consensus mechanism.
- 41% go to validators and their stakers, with TAO and alpha split based on stake weights. (docs.bittensor.com)
The network automatically adjusts how much TAO and alpha are injected so that pool growth does not distort prices. As more participants stake into a subnet, the emission share can shift over time, encouraging capital to flow where it’s most valued. (docs.bittensor.com)
What SN51 is used for
SN51 represents stake in Subnet 51’s economy and underlies incentives for high‑quality compute. It is used to:
- Reward miners and validators for contributing and verifying GPU resources, respectively, via emissions.
- Align renters, miners, and validators around the health of the subnet; staking into the pool increases a participant’s exposure to the subnet’s performance.
- Serve as the unit shown by common DEX front ends for Subnet 51 trading pairs in the Bittensor ecosystem. (docs.bittensor.com)
Assumptions
- Genesis date for SN51 emissions is set to 2025-04-15.
Dynamic TAO introduced alpha tokens in Feb 2025; observed total supply (~2.7M SN51 by 2025-10-25) is consistent with ~14,400 SN51/day from mid‑April to late October. Public pages list SN51 as Subnet 51 (lium.io) but do not publish an exact activation timestamp.
- Block time approximated at 12 seconds for issuance calculations.
Bittensor documentation and community resources state ~12s blocks; used to convert per‑block emissions to daily/monthly figures.
- Halving dates are estimated at ~2025-12-10, ~2029-12-10, ~2033-12-10, etc.
Bittensor halving is supply‑triggered (not strict block heights). Community tracker estimates first halving around 2025‑12‑10; subsequent epochs modeled at ~4 years for charting. Tokens per period are exact; dates may shift.
- All SN51 supply is emitted via protocol alpha issuance under Dynamic TAO; no separate team/investor/genesis allocations are modeled.
Bittensor docs state alpha emissions are protocol‑controlled and distributed 41% miners, 41% validators & stakers, 18% subnet owner. No official lium/SN51 token sale or pre‑mine information found.
- Reserve liquidity injections occur protocol‑side to maintain price but are not modeled as a separate allocation.
Bittensor emission mechanism injects TAO and alpha into subnet reserves while allocating alpha to participants. For a stacked cumulative release chart, we consolidate issuance under one allocation and note distribution and reserve mechanics in notes.
- 1. https://docs.learnbittensor.org/dynamic-tao/dtao-faq
- 2. https://docs.bittensor.com/emissions
- 3. https://docs.bittensor.com/subnets/understanding-subnets
- 4. https://docs.lium.io/bittensor-subnet/overview
- 5. https://lium.io/
- 6. https://www.geckoterminal.com/bittensor/pools/0-51
- 7. https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/celium
- 8. https://www.tao.app/subnets/51
- 9. https://bittensorhalving.com/
Allocations
Description
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Lium.io is a decentralized GPU rental platform where miners offer computing power and users rent high-performance machines for tasks like machine learning and data analysis, built on Bittensor Subnet.
| Sector: | AI & Compute |
| Blockchain: | Bittensor |