ZetaChain (ZETA)
Unlock Schedule
ZetaChain (ZETA) 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
Supply and changing uses
ZETA launched with an initial supply of 2.1 billion tokens. The original distribution set aside tokens for areas including a protocol treasury, ecosystem development, and user growth. Project documents identify a 24% treasury allocation, a 12% Ecosystem Growth Fund, and a 10% User Growth Pool. Allocations for contributors and other participants were subject to vesting schedules. Under the approved Solana proposal, the planned conversion preserves the ZETA ticker, total supply, and original vesting dates, with no new tokens created for the move. (zetachain.com)
On ZetaChain’s original network, ZETA paid transaction fees, supported staking and network security, and gave holders a role in governance. Its most visible newer use is ZETA Access in Anuma: users lock ZETA to receive credits they can spend on AI usage. The project also plans uses tied to encrypted memory, creators, permission updates, and payments between AI agents. How staking and its rewards will work after a move to Solana is still being developed for the next proposal. (zetachain.com)
Assumptions
ZetaChain reports an initial supply of 2.1 billion ZETA and publishes monthly unlock schedules for its growth, liquidity, treasury, contributor and purchaser allocations. Its initial validator-reward pool pays tokens from that supply, but the available sources do not establish a complete dated reward history; grant payments and some user claims also remain undated. The chart can show the published vesting rules by month, with modeled payment months clearly marked as estimates, while keeping named subprograms within their parent budgets. The approved Solana migration preserves vesting dates, but its execution date and the transition of staking rewards were not established as of September 28, 2026.
- User Growth Pool: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Ecosystem Growth Fund: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- PoS Validator Rewards: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- Liquidity Incentives: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- Protocol Treasury: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Early Growth Marketing Initiatives: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Ecosystem Wallet Campaign Commitments: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- XP Rewards Round 1: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- XP Green Status Claim Offering: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- XP App RFP Awards Awaiting Distribution Setup: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Developer and dApp Ecosystem Growth Program: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Bitcoin-Focused Ecosystem Projects: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- 1. https://www.zetachain.com/docs/about/token-utility/distribution
- 2. https://www.zetachain.com/docs/about/token-utility/validators
- 3. https://www.zetachain.com/docs/developers/rewards
- 4. https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/blob/81fc485d78617b29f9676b6b53529411e5824769/x/emissions/types/keys.go
- 5. https://www.zetachain.com/blog/zetachain-the-first-universal-blockchain
- 6. https://www.zetachain.com/blog/bringing-zeta-and-private-ai-to-solana
- 7. https://www.zetachain.com/blog/zetachain-token-utility-and-update-on-rewards
- 8. https://www.zetachain.com/blog/zeta-rewards-xp-airdrop-round-one
- 9. https://www.zetachain.com/blog/zeta-now-available-for-xp-members-mint-your-xp-status-on-the
- 10. https://www.zetachain.com/blog/zetachain-commits-of-total-zeta-supply-to-developer-and-dapp-ecosystem
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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ZetaChain is a blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK that enables interoperability among different blockchains. It features omnichain smart contracts, cross-chain message passing, and hyper-connected nodes. The ZETA token is used for transaction fees, consensus participation, and governance on the network.
| Sector: | Bridges |
| Blockchain: | Other L1 |