Stargate Finance (STG)
Unlock Schedule
Stargate Finance (STG) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the Stargate Finance (STG) 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 STG 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
Supply and distribution
STG was minted at genesis with a fixed supply of 1,000,000,000 tokens. The initial three‑year allocation outlined in the project’s documentation was: 17.5% to core contributors (one‑year lockup, then linear unlock), 17.5% to investors (same schedule), and 65% to the community for launch, auctions, bonding curves, initial emissions, DEX liquidity on multiple chains, and a reserve for future initiatives. This structure was designed to fund early growth while aligning long‑term stakeholders. (stargateprotocol.gitbook.io)
Governance: veSTG
Stargate is governed by the Stargate DAO. Holders lock STG to receive veSTG, a non‑transferable voting balance that decays linearly as the lock approaches expiry. Longer locks grant more voting power, rewarding commitment. veSTG holders participate in proposals that cover upgrades, integrations, emission schedules, and treasury decisions. (docs.stargate.finance)
Fees and value accrual
Stargate charges a small fee on non‑STG transfers that pass through the protocol. The canonical schedule set in the documentation is 6 basis points (0.06%) per transfer, allocated 4 bps to the protocol treasury, 1 bp to veSTG holders, and 1 bp to liquidity providers (with some nuances when emissions apply). As the protocol moved toward V2 and Hydra, community discussions have considered adjusting the split to increase rewards to lockers; any change proceeds through the DAO process. (stargateprotocol.gitbook.io)
Utility in practice
- Governance and voting via veSTG
- Potential share of protocol fees as determined by DAO policy
- Incentives for liquidity providers and farming programs, with the option to restake earned STG for governance influence (docs.stargate.finance)
Assumptions
- Genesis occurred on 2022-03-17 and is used as the TGE for modeling.
Official launch page specifies March 17, 2022 12 PM EST as the launch date.
- Curve pool and bonding curve cliff dates are placed within March 2022.
Docs state the Curve pool goes live once the auction closes and bonding curves run for up to 72 hours post-auction; exact hours not critical at monthly granularity.
- DEX Liquidity allocation modeled at full 1.55%.
Official allocation lists 'up to 1.55%'; many summaries cite 1.55%. If any portion was unused, it would remain in the community treasury; we model full amount for supply planning.
- Initial Emissions Program modeled as linear over ~3 months.
GitBook states 2.11% emitted over approximately three months with per-block emissions; converted to linear monthly for charting.
- DAO Treasury (Future Community Initiatives) treated as unlocked at genesis.
Messari and project docs indicate this portion is available for future community initiatives without an additional vesting schedule.
- No additional token reissuance or supply changes included.
A 2023 proposal to reissue STG was ultimately not executed; exchanges rescinded support and DAO proceeded with original token, so total supply remains 1B.
- 1. https://stargateprotocol.gitbook.io/stargate/user-docs/tokenomics/allocations-and-lockups
- 2. https://stargateprotocol.gitbook.io/stargate/user-docs/tokenomics/launch
- 3. https://stargateprotocol.gitbook.io/stargate/user-docs/tokenomics/community-auction
- 4. https://stargateprotocol.gitbook.io/stargate/user-docs/tokenomics/initial-emissions-program
- 5. https://stargateprotocol.gitbook.io/stargate/user-docs/tokenomics/protocol-fees
- 6. https://docs.stargate.finance/primitives/governance
- 7. https://messari.io/project/stargate-finance/token-unlocks
- 8. https://support.binance.us/en/articles/9843326-binance-us-has-rescinded-the-stargate-finance-stg-contract-swap-deposits-withdrawals-are-now-available
- 9. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/03/14/in-about-face-crypto-exchanges-abandon-support-for-stg-token-reissuance