Sonic (S) Tokenomics, Unlock Schedule and Vesting Chart

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Sonic (S) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule

As of October 16, 2026, 3.89 billion S have been released. The schedule is ongoing, with no final release date.

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

What S does

S is woven into the network’s basic operations. When someone sends a token or uses an application, the transaction generally needs a fee paid in S. Validators stake S to help run the chain, while other holders can delegate their tokens to a validator. Delegation lets a holder support network security without operating a computer that validates transactions. Sonic also identifies governance participation as a use for the token. (soniclabs.com)

Staking rewards come from the network’s reward system and transaction fees. Sonic’s staking documentation describes a waiting period when delegated tokens are withdrawn. These details matter to the economic model: S is used by people who transact, by validators who operate the network, and by holders who choose to delegate. (docs.soniclabs.com)

Supply and incentives

S began with a supply based on Fantom’s FTM supply, allowing the one-to-one upgrade. Later governance decisions added allocations for network growth. In 2025, 190.5 million S were minted for an incentive program intended to bring users and applications to Sonic. The project’s earlier airdrop design included a token burn when recipients chose to unlock certain rewards early. A burn permanently removes those tokens from circulation. (soniclabs.com)

Token policy has continued to change through governance and leadership decisions. In September 2026, Sonic Labs said it was cancelling planned manual token mints while continuing the automated emissions used to pay validators. This leaves the token’s role in network security in place while changing how other proposed allocations are handled. (soniclabs.com)

Assumptions

Sonic began with 3.175 billion S and documents separate 2025 mints for its airdrop, growth funding and institutional expansion; those gross mints reconcile to the explorer’s rounded displayed supply. Airdrop claims, treasury-funded grants, institutional transfers and validator rewards also move existing tokens, but their net release amounts or payment dates are not fully established. Later growth mints, a conditional ETF mint and future validator issuance remain unresolved. The quantified chart shows the dated mints, while the undated programs are retained without invented monthly payments.

Airdrop Season 1: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Airdrop Season 2: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Kaito Campaign: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Remaining Airdrop and Targeted Incentive Reserve: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
Ongoing Growth Funding Issuance: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
Sonic USA Allocation: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
SonicStrategy DAT Strategic Holding: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Conditional ETF-Seeding Authorization: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
PoS Validator and Staking Rewards: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
Sonic Labs Innovator Fund: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
Hey Anon Investment: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
S Tier Student Hackathon Prize Pool: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
Fee Monetization Paid to Builders: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
Fee Monetization Paid to Builders: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.

Sources (15)

Total Supply N/A

Unlocked Supply 3.89B

Unlock Progress —

Genesis Date Dec 18, 2024

Fully Unlocked Ongoing

Allocations 16

Marketcap Rank (#) 178

Price ($) 0.054 +22.13% (7d)

24h Volume ($) 4.9M -22.30% (7d)

Marketcap ($) 217M

Fully Diluted Value ($) N/A

Circulating Supply N/A

Perpetuals: 4 markets on Binance, OKX, Hyperliquid and Lighter · $13.5M open interest

Spot

Perp


S/USDT	6.8M	103K/155K
S/TRY	2.6M	32K/32K
S/USDT	1.5M	55K/46K
S/USDT	1.4M	25K/44K
S/USD	1.3M	102K/92K
S/USDT	1.2M	52K/42K
S/USDT	1.1M	1.6K/872
S/USDC	520K	10K/14K
S/USDT	355K	120K/96K
S/USD	315K	31K/46K
S/USDT	264K	13K/13K
S/USDT	249K	87K/90K
S/EUR	139K	11K/27K
S/USDC	137K	8.1K/9.9K
S/USDC	72K	7.3K/8.8K
S/EUR	26K	836/1.7K
S/USDT	21K	2.9K/7K
S/USDC	13K	1.2K/1.2K
S/USDC	11K	2.9K/8.7K
S/USDC	3.8K	202/4.3K
S/EUR	3.5K	1.6K/1.6K

Allocations

Initial Supply and FTM Migration

3,175,000,000 tokens · 1 part

Cliff: Dec 18, 2024 — 100.00% of allocation · 3,175,000,000 tokens

Sources: Sonic Crypto-Asset White PaperSonic Mainnet Launch

Airdrop and Incentive Mint

190,500,000 tokens · 4 parts

Cliff: Jun 19, 2025 — 100.00% of allocation · 190,500,000 tokens

Sources: Sonic's Airdrop Economics UpdateS Token: Supply and Tokenomics

Ongoing Growth Funding Issuance

285,750,000 tokens

Cliff: Jun 18, 2025 — 16.67% of allocation · 47,625,000 tokens

Timing not yet established (June 2026 - June 2030): 238,125,000 tokens

Sources: S Token: Supply and TokenomicsSonic Explorer

Institutional Expansion: DAT and Sonic USA

472,372,662.8 tokens · 2 parts

Cliff: Sep 4, 2025 — 100.00% of allocation · 472,372,662.8 tokens

Sources: S Token: Supply and Tokenomics

Conditional ETF-Seeding Authorization

100,000,000 tokens

Timing not yet established: amount unknown

Sources: Sonic’s ETF Allocation Update

PoS Validator and Staking Rewards

N/A tokens

Timing not yet established (Dec 18, 2024 - Dec 17, 2028): amount unknown

Timing not yet established (December 2028 - open): amount unknown

Sources: S Token: Supply and TokenomicsSonic Mainnet Launch

S Tier Student Hackathon Prize Pool

100,000 tokens

Timing not yet established (September 2025 - open): 100,000 tokens

Sources: S Tier Hackathon: Student Edition — 100,000 S in Prizes

Fee Monetization Paid to Builders

N/A tokens

Timing not yet established (Dec 18, 2024 - Feb 20, 2026): amount unknown

Timing not yet established (Feb 21, 2026 - open): amount unknown

Sources: Sonic in 2026 and Beyond

Last Updated: 2026-09-28 01:20:01 UTC

Description

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Sonic (ex. Fantom) is a decentralized platform for smart contracts and digital assets that aims to be faster, cheaper and more secure than Ethereum. Fantom uses a Proof-of-Stake network with thousands of validator nodes and transactions per second.

Sector:	Layer 1
Blockchain:	Sonic

2018