Plume (PLUME)
Unlock Schedule
Plume (PLUME) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the Plume (PLUME) 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 PLUME 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
Plume tokenomics are simple by design. The PLUME token has a fixed maximum supply of 10 billion. At Token Generation Event (TGE), 20% of supply was initially circulating, with the remainder vesting over time. The allocation focuses on ecosystem growth while aligning contributors and early backers:
- Community, Ecosystem & Foundation: 59%
- Early Backers (strategic participants): 21%
- Core Contributors (team and early builders): 20% (plume.org)
A 7% community airdrop is included within the community allocation to bootstrap network effects and reward early participation. Emissions and unlocks follow a release schedule disclosed by the foundation. (plume.org)
What PLUME does in the network
- Gas: PLUME pays for transactions and smart contract execution on the Plume blockchain.
- Staking and Delegation: Validators and delegators stake PLUME to secure the network and earn rewards.
- Governance: Token holders can vote on proposals that shape protocol upgrades and ecosystem strategy.
- Liquidity and Collateral: Projects can use PLUME for liquidity provisioning, incentives, and as collateral inside apps. (plume.org)
Together, these mechanics make PLUME the coordination layer for the chain’s growth. As more RWA apps deploy, demand for blockspace, staking, and incentives can reinforce PLUME’s role—even as the PLUME price fluctuates with broader market conditions.
Assumptions
- TGE coincides with Plume Genesis mainnet launch on 2025-06-05.
Official blog announces Genesis (public mainnet) on 2025-06-05 and token utility becomes active; tokenomics page states 20% circulating at TGE but does not explicitly timestamp TGE. Modeled TGE at Genesis for supply modeling consistency.
- Early Backers and Core Contributors unlock schedules use a 6-month cliff (pushed to January 2026) followed by 30-month linear vest.
Foundation’s tokenomics post notes an updated release schedule for investors and contributors (June 23/Oct 11 updates). Multiple secondary sources specify 30-month linear after cliff; modeled accordingly and marked moderate confidence.
- Binance HODLer Airdrops (1.5% of supply) are funded from the community/ecosystem allocation.
Binance Academy confirms a fixed 150M PLUME allocation exists within the 10B cap but does not specify the sub-bucket. Given the tokenomics define community/ecosystem for incentives/marketing, this event is modeled as carved out of that pool to avoid double counting.
- No separate ongoing protocol inflation beyond the 10B max; staking rewards are budgeted from ecosystem allocations.
Tokenomics and docs indicate a capped maximum supply of 10B and describe staking rewards without specifying on-chain inflation; thus treated as programmatic emissions from Community/Ecosystem over time.
- Community Airdrop (7%) modeled as fully unlocked at TGE for charting.
Tokenomics explicitly state a 7% community airdrop and 20% initial circulation at TGE; while claim mechanics included boosts/usage windows, for monthly modeling we treat the pool as circulating at TGE.
- 1. https://plume.org/blog/tokenomics
- 2. https://docs.plume.org/plume/tokens/plume-usdplume-token
- 3. https://plume.org/blog/genesis
- 4. https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-plume-plume
- 5. https://plume.org/blog/airdrop
- 6. https://etherscan.io/token/0x4C1746A800D224393fE2470C70A35717eD4eA5F1
- 7. https://docs.plume.org/plume/stake
- 8. https://dropstab.com/coins/plume-network/vesting