Seamless Protocol (SEAM)
Unlock Schedule
Seamless Protocol (SEAM) 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
Supply and distribution
SEAM has a total supply of 100 million tokens. Seamless’s published allocation assigns 44.5% to DAO liquidity mining and community rewards, 13.5% to community incentives, and 20% to ecosystem support and the foundation. Another 8% went to early contributors, 3% to early advisers, and 11% to core contributors and advisers. Together, these allocations account for the full supply. The categories have different unlock schedules, and community reward distributions are guided by governance. (docs.seamlessprotocol.com)
The absence of a token sale does not mean that every token entered use at launch. Contributor, adviser, foundation, and community allocations follow the schedules described in the project’s token plan. This approach gives the DAO a pool of tokens for work such as incentives, grants, and operations over time. (docs.seamlessprotocol.com)
Voting and staking
SEAM holders can vote after delegating their voting power to their own wallet or to another address. Delegation gives an address the power to vote without transferring ownership of the tokens. Governance can address protocol changes and community spending; qualifying on-chain decisions can be carried out through timelock contracts. (docs.seamlessprotocol.com)
Holders can also stake SEAM in the protocol’s Safety Module and receive stkSEAM. The module directs protocol fees and governance-approved rewards to stakers. Staked tokens can be used by governance to cover protocol losses under the module’s rules, and unstaking involves a cooldown. Seamless also uses esSEAM, an escrowed reward token that unlocks into SEAM over 12 months. (docs.seamlessprotocol.com)
Assumptions
Seamless documents a 100 million SEAM supply divided among contributors, advisors, the foundation, community incentives and DAO rewards. The chart can show the initially unlocked amounts and estimated availability over the published vesting windows; it cannot treat those curves as tokens actually paid to users. Approved reward sub-budgets and reported operating funding identify further uses of existing tokens, but many payment dates and some funding overlaps remain unresolved. The 2026 wind-down makes the published future schedules particularly uncertain.
- Ecosystem Support & Foundation — 20% of maximum supply: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Community Incentives — 13.5% of maximum supply: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- DAO Liquidity Mining & Community Rewards — revised 44.5% allocation: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- DAO Liquidity Mining & Community Rewards — revised 44.5% allocation: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- GP 7 approved rewards budget through 2025 — up to 10% of maximum supply: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- GP 7 Legacy TVL Incentives — 3% of maximum supply: The original schedule was changed and the new timing is not yet published.
- GP 7 ILM, vault and strategy launch incentives — 3% of maximum supply: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- GP 7 Safety Module and staking incentives — 1.5% of maximum supply: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- GP 7 Aerodrome incentives — 1% of maximum supply: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- GP 7 Uncategorized opportunities — 1.5% of maximum supply: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- DAO 2025 funded operating budget; overlap with tokenomics pools unresolved: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- 1. https://docs.seamlessprotocol.com/governance/seam-tokenomics
- 2. https://basescan.org/token/0x1c7a460413dd4e964f96d8dfc56e7223ce88cd85?a=0x0c3ef07338d82406f4e49bcb6df157b94a3dcd38
- 3. https://github.com/seamless-protocol/governance
- 4. https://seamlessprotocol.discourse.group/t/gp-from-bootstrap-to-growth-continuing-seamless-dao-s-support-of-core-contributors/946
- 5. https://seamlessprotocol.discourse.group/t/gp-7-expanding-protocol-reward-categories-increasing-token-emission-budget-for-seamless/605
- 6. https://seamlessprotocol.discourse.group/t/gp-in-preparation-for-the-upcoming-leverage-tokens-launch/958
- 7. https://seamlessprotocol.discourse.group/t/gp-seamless-protocol-2026-budget-proposal/982
- 8. https://seamlessprotocol.com/blog/esseam-101-introducing-escrow-seam-to-reinforce-healthy-community-alignment
- 9. https://seamlessprotocol.discourse.group/t/pcp-13-seamless-spring-continued-governance-participants-retroactive-airdrop/298
- 10. https://seamlessprotocol.discourse.group/t/sip-treasury-wind-down-distribution-plan/987
- 11. https://seamlessprotocol.discourse.group/t/sip-seamless-dao-sunset/988
Allocations
Parts of this allocation with their own release dates are charted as their own allocations; the chart shows the rest here.
Description
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Seamless Protocol is a decentralized lending and borrowing platform on the Base network that uses Integrated Liquidity Markets for peer-to-peer financial interactions. It offers undercollateralized, permissionless borrowing options and is governed by its community without any fundraising.
| Sector: | Lending |
| Blockchain: | Base |