Manta Network (MANTA)
Unlock Schedule
Manta Network (MANTA) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
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
Roles of MANTA in the network
- Network utility on Atlantic: MANTA is used to pay fees, bond collators, and stake for network security. Holders can participate in parachain‑level governance. (dwellir.com)
- Governance and incentives: MANTA governs protocol changes and funds ecosystem growth across the dual‑chain stack. Builder programs and grants are often paired with the token to drive adoption of ZK features. (mantanetwork.medium.com)
- Staking options: Users can delegate MANTA to Atlantic collators directly or through liquid‑staking partners in the Polkadot ecosystem. Staking is native to Atlantic; Pacific relies on Ethereum’s consensus and does not require its own validator set. (p2p.org)
Gas on Pacific vs. Atlantic
On Manta Pacific, gas is paid in ETH (standard for many OP‑Stack chains), which simplifies wallet setup for EVM users. On Atlantic, gas and fees are paid in MANTA. This separation reflects Pacific’s role as an EVM execution layer and Atlantic’s role as a sovereign identity and credential chain. (thirdweb.com)
Assumptions
Manta created a 1 billion-token initial allocation for airdrops, sales, investors, the team, advisors, ecosystem activity and its foundation; the published schedules place their unlocks between January 2024 and approximately January 2030. Named reward programs have budgets, but some payments depend on claims, milestones or decisions and cannot be dated or added to their parent allocations. The chart can show the documented initial-allocation unlocks, with month-level estimates where the announcements omit exact boundaries; it cannot quantify the separately announced Atlantic validator minting from the available supply observations. Consequently, the 1 billion genesis allocation is accounted for, but current total supply and cumulative burns remain unverified.
- New Paradigm special rewards for participating projects — subset: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Renew Paradigm MANTA rewards — subset of New Paradigm project rewards: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Ecosystem and community — 21.19% of initial supply: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Gas Gain additional MANTA rewards — 1.00% of initial supply: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Manta Expedition milestone rewards — up to 0.15% of initial supply: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- Manta Atlantic validator and staker issuance: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- 1. https://mantanetwork.medium.com/manta-tokenomics-b226f911c84c
- 2. https://www.binance.com/en/research/projects/manta
- 3. https://governance.manta.network/maip-1.1.html
- 4. https://mantanetwork.medium.com/introducing-renew-paradigm-monster-ecosystem-yield-on-manta-pacific-4ae480bec2b0
- 5. https://mantanetwork.medium.com/gas-gain-level-up-your-on-chain-game-on-manta-pacific-53abf8a51ef5
- 6. https://mantanetwork.medium.com/join-the-manta-expedition-complete-quests-and-earn-rewards-efdfaa231396
- 7. https://staking.manta.network/
- 8. https://app.manta.network/
- 9. https://atlantic-migrate.manta.network/
- 10. https://pacific-explorer.manta.network/token/0x95CeF13441Be50d20cA4558CC0a27B601aC544E5