Sophon (SOPH)
Unlock Schedule
Sophon (SOPH) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the Sophon (SOPH) 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 SOPH 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
SOPH token basics
- Ticker: SOPH
- Standard: ERC‑20 (with canonical addresses on Ethereum and the Sophon chain)
- Total supply: 10,000,000,000
- Community allocation: 57% over time
SOPH is used to pay gas on Sophon and to stake for network security and decentralization as the sequencer opens. Because the token is native to Ethereum, holders benefit from L1‑grade assurances while using it across Sophon and other EVM networks through official bridges. (docs.sophon.xyz)
Sophon tokenomics (high‑level allocation)
Sophon tokenomics were published with a detailed allocation and vesting plan designed to support long‑term growth:
- 26% Ecosystem Reserve (with a structured vesting schedule to bootstrap partners, liquidity, and programs)
- 25% Core Contributors (team and future hires; long vesting)
- 20% Node Operators (emitted over time to Guardian NFT/node participants)
- 18% Seed Investors (cliff + linear vest)
- 6% Pre‑mainnet Liquidity Mining airdrop
- 3% Bonus Airdrop
- 2% Post‑mainnet Liquidity Mining
The documentation also notes that a portion of tokens supports exchange liquidity and ecosystem incentives, with governance to be introduced as utilities expand. (docs.sophon.xyz)
Staking, rewards, and deflationary mechanics
SOPH holders can stake directly or delegate to Full Nodes to help secure the network’s sequencing over time. Staking draws rewards primarily from gas fees. The system uses an inverse square‑root reward model—when not all circulating SOPH is staked, some rewards go unutilized and are periodically burned or redistributed. Because SOPH cannot be minted beyond its fixed supply, this mechanism can create deflationary pressure. There is also a short cooldown to withdraw staked assets. (docs.sophon.xyz)
What can influence SOPH price over time?
While this page avoids live market data, it’s fair to note the fundamentals that typically affect a utility token. On Sophon, usage growth, app demand for blockspace, staking participation, emissions/vesting schedules, and listings can all shape SOPH price trends over the long run. The network’s ability to attract sticky consumer apps can be especially important because it drives onchain activity and fee flow back to stakers.
Assumptions
- Genesis date modeled as token generation event (TGE) on 2025-05-28.
Official Sophon blog announces SOPH live and claim open on 2025-05-28.
- Node Operator rewards aggregated to a single post-TGE linear unlock.
Actual mechanics are weekly reward streams with 90-day cliff and 7-day vest. For monthly granularity, we model a linear unlock from the first cliff end (2025-08-26) to the last stream’s completion (2028-03-28).
- Pre-TGE Node rewards treated as a single cliff unlock on 2025-08-26.
Docs specify a consolidated stream for 2025-01-01 to 2025-05-27 with a 90-day lock from TGE and instantaneous vest after the cliff.
- Seed and Core allocations begin vesting only after the 12-month cliff; no tokens unlock at the cliff date itself.
Docs specify 12-month cliff followed by linear vest; we therefore start linear schedules at TGE + 12 months.
- Ecosystem Reserve 42% is immediately liquid at TGE; remaining 58% vests linearly over 5 years starting at TGE.
Directly from token allocation docs; included note that 1% of total supply at TGE goes to Binance as part of the unlocked portion.
- No separate PoS issuance allocation is modeled.
Staking rewards are funded by gas fees (and possibly Ecosystem Reserve top-ups) and there is no mint-based inflation; therefore no new-token emission schedule for staking.
- 1. https://docs.sophon.xyz/tokenomics/token-allocation
- 2. https://docs.sophon.xyz/nodes/calculating-rewards
- 3. https://docs.sophon.xyz/nodes/nodes-faqs
- 4. https://docs.sophon.xyz/discover/farming-cycle
- 5. https://docs.sophon.xyz/tokenomics/staking
- 6. https://docs.sophon.xyz/tokenomics/soph
- 7. https://blog.sophon.xyz/soph-claim-stake/
- 8. https://blog.sophon.xyz/soph-token-airdrop/