Vana (VANA)
Unlock Schedule
Vana (VANA) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the Vana (VANA) 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 VANA 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
VANA has a fixed supply of 120,000,000. Public token information explains the project’s distribution between Community, Ecosystem, Core Contributors, and Investors; figures disclosed by Vana include large community and ecosystem allocations designed to seed DataDAO activity and long‑term network growth. The “float” at launch was around a quarter of supply, with the remainder governed by vesting schedules. (docs.vana.org)
Core uses of VANA
- Network fees: VANA pays for transactions and on‑chain operations across the L1.
- Data access: Accessing a DataDAO’s refined, permissioned dataset requires VANA-based fees, with treasury routing that returns value to contributors.
- Security and staking: Validators and staking contracts use VANA to secure the network and accrue rewards; staking is exposed through an official portal.
- Governance alignment: While governance typically happens at the DataDAO level via VRC‑20 votes, VANA anchors the broader economy and liquidity. (docs.vana.org)
DataDAO rewards
To encourage healthy datasets, Vana runs a rewards framework measured in epochs. Eligibility depends on compliance with standards like VRC‑20 (token rules), VRC‑14 (liquidity requirements), and VRC‑15 (data access/refinement). Rewards weigh dataset usage, token market activity, and unique verified contributors, creating incentives for real utility rather than empty activity. (docs.vana.org)
Assumptions
- The TGE/listing date used for all cliffs and vest starts is 2024-12-16.
Binance Academy and related announcements indicate Launchpool distribution on 2024-12-14–15 and spot listing on 2024-12-16; industry practice treats listing/TGE date as vesting anchor.
- Community and Ecosystem unlocks are modeled as linear despite notes of potential non-linear pacing.
Vana’s official token overview states Community and Ecosystem unlocks may be non-linear and refers to CMC for detailed pacing; month-by-month values are not published in docs, so linear modeling preserves totals for charting.
- Launchpool distribution (4,800,000 VANA) is included within the Community TGE cliff.
Binance Academy specifies 4% of total supply distributed via Launchpool; Vana docs show 20.3% of Community released at TGE, consistent with including Launchpool in Community.
- Validator/block rewards come from the Ecosystem allocation and do not represent additional inflation beyond the 120M cap.
Vana docs describe total supply capped at 120M and note Ecosystem funds include block rewards and validator incentives; no separate ongoing issuance outside allocations.
- Allocation percentages sum to 99.9% due to rounding in official materials.
Published allocation percentages (18.8% + 44.0% + 14.2% + 22.9%) total 99.9%; absolute token counts are computed from these percentages, leaving ~120,000 tokens unassigned by rounding.
Allocations
Description
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Vana is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain network that enables users to control and monetize their personal data. It features Data Liquidity Pools, tokenized data rights, and a decentralized governance model, ensuring data ownership and privacy.
| Sector: | Layer 1 |
| Blockchain: | Other L1 |