Telcoin (TEL)
Unlock Schedule
Telcoin (TEL) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
As of October 16, 2026, 100 billion of the 100 billion TEL (100.00%) have been released. No further releases are scheduled; the schedule was fully unlocked in March 2018.
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 the TEL upgrade
TEL has a maximum supply of 100 billion tokens. The Telcoin Association’s economic model uses a treasury to distribute TEL under governance rules. Planned recipients include validators, liquidity providers, developers, and participants who help bring users to the platform. Their rewards depend on the service they provide and the rules for their group. A person holding TEL does not gain the same role as a validator simply by owning the token. (forum.telcoin.org)
TEL has several intended uses within this model. Validators stake it to help secure Telcoin Network. Users would pay network transaction fees in TEL when the network launches. Liquidity providers can place TEL in supported TELx pools, while certain application and referral roles involve staking it. Staked amounts also help determine voting power within participant groups. On the planned network, part of each block’s gas fees would be destroyed and an equal amount restored to the treasury, preserving the supply cap while funding later distributions. (telcoin.org)
In 2026, the association began a one-for-one upgrade from the older, two-decimal TEL token to an 18-decimal version. The new version allows smaller fractions of TEL, which are useful for network fees and cross-chain transfers. The ticker and the number of TEL a holder receives remain the same. The association’s upgrade system covers TEL held on Ethereum, Polygon, and Base; it also publishes the new contract address so wallets can identify the upgraded token. (tel3.telcoin.network)
Assumptions
The original contract created Telcoin’s fixed 100 billion TEL supply at launch; later rewards and treasury payments redistribute existing tokens rather than increase that original supply. The chart can show the original mint, the reported ICO distribution checkpoint, and the treasury transfers whose amounts and reporting periods are documented. Original operator distributions, bonus vesting amounts, payments from funded safes and later approved budgets remain partly or wholly undated, so they are listed without invented monthly flows. The displayed ICO checkpoint and rounded 2024 treasury transfers are estimates of timing or precision, not a complete history of tokens entering market circulation.
- ICO contributor bonus vesting: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Original mobile-network-operator allocation (50%): The original schedule was changed and the new timing is not yet published.
- Original Telcoin Pte Ltd allocation (15%): The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Original liquidity fund (5%): The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Original Telcoin Foundation allocation (5%): The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Telcoin Association treasury extractable inventory: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Telcoin Association treasury extractable inventory: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- 2024 TELx liquidity-miner and council budget: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- 2024 TAN developer and staker budget: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- 2024 validator incentive budget: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- 2024 council-member compensation: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- 2024 Association operations and implementation: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- TGIP1 code-audit funding: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- TGIP1 block-explorer funding: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- 2025 Telcoin Network validator and development allocation: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- 2025 TELx liquidity incentives and council budget: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- 2025 TAN council developer and staker allocation: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- TANIP-1 application-layer staker rewards: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- 2025 council-member compensation: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- 2025 TAO network-development and operating allocation: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- 2025 Platform Council provisioning: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- 2025 TELx Council provisioning: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- 2025 additional approved provisioning and incentives: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Additional 2025 TAO audits and development: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Additional 2025 early-validator and shared-services funding: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- Additional 2025 exchange-listing budget: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Approved 2026 Year 3 treasury allocation: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- 2026 network validators and operations: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- 2026 TELx liquidity and operations: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- 2026 council-member compensation: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- 2026 TAO operations and mainnet development: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Association treasury TEL designated as banking collateral: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Proposed strategic telecom advisory TEL funding: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Legacy TEL conversion to upgraded TEL: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- 1. https://github.com/telcoin/ico/blob/master/contracts/Telcoin.sol
- 2. https://github.com/telcoin/ico/blob/master/README.md
- 3. https://resources.cryptocompare.com/asset-management/375/1698658424834.pdf
- 4. https://t.me/s/Telcoin_Announcements?before=44
- 5. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/tgip1-establishing-the-telcoin-platform-and-association/135
- 6. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/telcoin-association-release-august-2024/280
- 7. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/telip-year-2-tel-allocation-proposal/434
- 8. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/telip-treasury-allocation-for-provisioning-and-incentives/672
- 9. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/telip-y3-tel-allocation-for-mainnet-launch-establishing-the-telecom-blockchain-standard/830
- 10. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/tanip1-findings-recommendations-report-following-proposal-temporary-pause-of-tanip-1-issuance-pending-council-review/803
- 11. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/telip-banking-the-internet-of-money/697
- 12. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/telip-treasury-enough-to-operate/699
- 13. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/telip-the-tel-token-upgrade/847
- 14. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/telip-strategic-telecom-advisory-engagement/841
- 15. https://forum.telcoin.org/t/telip-additional-allocation-for-tel-upgrade-exchange-integration/871
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
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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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Telcoin is an Ethereum-based token designed for mobile financial services, enabling low-cost, borderless transactions. It uses a decentralized platform to provide financial products to mobile phone users, leveraging telecom operators for distribution and KYC compliance.
| Sector: | Layer 1 |
| Blockchain: | Other L1 |
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
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