Stader (SD)
Unlock Schedule
Stader (SD) 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
How SD is used
SD is an Ethereum ERC-20 token with four main roles in Stader’s economic model: governance, node-operator bonding, Utility Pool delegation, and ecosystem incentives. Holders can vote through StaderDAO on proposals concerning fees, validator criteria, contract settings, and treasury matters. The token is also used for rewards connected to activities such as liquidity provision and node operation. (staderlabs.com)
Stader reduced SD’s total supply from 150 million to 120 million tokens by burning 30 million in June 2024. Its published allocation of the remaining supply is 38.75% for rewards and farming, 21.25% for the team and advisers, 21.25% for the private sale, 5% for the public sale, and 13.75% for an ecosystem and DAO fund. Team and private-sale allocations followed vesting schedules, while governance determines the release of rewards and farming tokens. These figures describe how tokens were assigned, not how many tokens any group holds today. (staderlabs.com)
The 2024 changes also established quarterly SD buybacks using an amount equal to 20% of Stader’s annual revenue. Alongside that policy, the SD Utility Pool gives the token a direct role in Ethereum staking operations. Delegators make SD available to operators and receive rewards linked to the pool’s rules, including operator utilization fees. SD’s purpose therefore extends beyond voting, although its uses remain tied to decisions and activity within the Stader ecosystem. (staderlabs.com)
Assumptions
Stader minted 150 million SD in January 2022 and reports burning 30 million in June 2024, leaving a published 120 million-token supply. Team, private-sale and public-sale tokens have published vesting terms; the dated chart portions include estimates where actual payment dates or the private-sale launch split are unknown. Rewards, farming, DAO and ecosystem budgets also distribute existing SD, but their complete payment schedules depend on claims or governance and cannot be plotted reliably from the available sources. Named farming and node-operator programs sit within the rewards budget rather than adding to it.
- Rewards and Farming: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Stake Pools community farming: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- ETHx node-operator launch rewards: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Private Sale: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- DAO Fund: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- DAO Fund: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Ecosystem Fund: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Ecosystem Fund: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- 1. https://etherscan.io/tx/0x660f1d3c7b36b956598e6aaae65a65c30aebee48e66499b6f30eb2b88f513220
- 2. https://etherscan.io/address/0x30d20208d987713f46dfd34ef128bb16c404d10f?amt=1-100k
- 3. https://www.staderlabs.com/blogs/diving-deeper-into-sd-tokenomics/
- 4. https://www.staderlabs.com/blogs/ethereum/a-leap-into-the-future-with-sd/
- 5. https://forum.staderlabs.com/t/sd-mega-burn-proposal-to-reduce-total-sd-supply/1107
- 6. https://stage.staderlabs.click/docs-v1/sd/introduction/
- 7. https://www.staderlabs.com/blogs/stader-tge-all-you-need-to-know/
- 8. https://blog.coinlist.co/announcing-the-stader-token-sale-on-coinlist/
- 9. https://www.staderlabs.com/blogs/sd/stader-sd-token-vesting-details/
- 10. https://www.staderlabs.com/blogs/ethereum/powerup-talks-with-avado-a-recap/
Allocations
Parts of this allocation with their own release dates are charted as their own allocations; the chart shows the rest here.
Not yet scheduled: 64,275,000 tokens of its parts have no release date yet. The chart shows them as TBD from today, not as unlocked.
Description
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Stader is a solution that allows users to stake their tokens on PoS networks and receive liquid tokens that can be used in DeFi protocols. It aims to decentralize PoS networks and unlock liquidity for stakers.
| Sector: | Liquid Staking |
| Blockchain: | Ethereum |