Zama (ZAMA)
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Last Updated: 9/20/2026 02:00 UTC
Unlock Schedule
Zama (ZAMA) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The unlock chart above provides a clear visual overview of the Zama (ZAMA) 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 ZAMA 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
Role of the token
ZAMA is the protocol’s utility token. It is spent to pay for three main services: verifying ZK proofs of encrypted inputs, decrypting selected values, and bridging encrypted states across chains. Fees are denominated in USD for predictability and are settled in ZAMA on-chain via an oracle. The economic model uses “burn and mint”: 100% of protocol fees paid in ZAMA are burned, while newly minted ZAMA funds operator rewards. (docs.zama.org)
Staking and rewards
Operators must stake ZAMA and may accept delegated stake from token holders. Rewards are minted according to an initial inflation rate (stated as 5% at launch and subject to governance), with distribution across KMS and coprocessor roles. The staking portal is live and supports delegation with operator commissions capped by contract. (docs.zama.org)
Supply and distribution
The project describes a maximum supply on the order of 11 billion tokens, with distribution across team, investors, foundation/treasury, public sale, ecosystem growth, liquidity, and campaign pools. A breakdown independently compiled and labeled as “verified by the Zama team” attributes the allocation as follows: Team 20%, VCs 20%, Treasury 20%, Public Sale 12%, Angels 10%, Growth 10%, TGE Campaigns 6%, Liquidity 2%. The public sales collectively targeted 12% of supply, split across an OG‑NFT community tranche, the main sealed‑bid Dutch auction, and a capped post‑auction sale at the clearing price. (app.tokenomics.com)
Governance
Protocol changes (such as fee updates or adding new host chains) are adopted by a majority of operators. Emergency actions like pausing or blacklisting sanctioned addresses are available rapidly, but unpausing requires multiple coprocessors, balancing safety and decentralization. Operator-level governance is visible on-chain via an Aragon DAO. (docs.zama.org)
Assumptions
- Supply is inflationary/unbounded beyond the initial 11B minted; operator staking rewards mint new tokens on an ongoing basis.
Official docs state all fees are burned and rewards are minted at a yearly rate set by operators (initially 5%). No hard cap is specified; MiCA whitepaper confirms new minting for rewards.
- Genesis date modeled as 2026-02-02 (claim/TGE date).
Public auction and claim occurred on February 2, 2026; although an earlier ‘expected’ TGE was noted for November 2025, the effective circulating release began with claim.
- Public sale is modeled as a single fully unlocked cliff on 2026-02-02 totaling 12% of supply.
Zama’s announcement details 2% OG floor sale, 8% main auction, 2% post-auction sale with no lockups; auction facts page (8%) refers specifically to main auction tranche.
- Detailed allocation percentages and vesting schedules (Team, VCs, Angels, Treasury, Growth, TGE Campaigns, Liquidity) follow Tokenomics.com data marked as verified by Zama.
Breakdown and vesting are not fully enumerated in MiCA/litepaper; Tokenomics.com page states data verified by Zama team (as of 2026-05-22). Cross-checked for consistency (e.g., issuer retained ≈ Treasury + Growth = 30%).
- Operator rewards modeled at 5% of initial 11B per year for 5 years, distributed linearly month-by-month.
‘Staking is Now Live’ and ‘Stake $ZAMA’ posts specify an initial 5% yearly emission; governance may change the rate. A 5-year horizon is provided for charting; adjust if governance updates.
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Allocations
Description
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Zama is a confidential on-chain finance protocol: it uses Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to issue, trade and manage assets with encrypted amounts and balances on public blockchains, preserving verifiability and programmable compliance, aimed primarily at institutions.
| Sector: | Bridges |
| Blockchain: | Ethereum |