Zignaly (ZIG)
Unlock Schedule
Zignaly (ZIG) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
As of October 16, 2026, 1.41 billion of the 2.5 billion ZIG (56.33%) have been released. The schedule is ongoing, with no final release date. Over the next 12 months it releases 226.77 million ZIG (17.61 million of them estimated) mostly from Founders tokens after foundation donation and ZIGChain Foundation reserve donated by founders, worth about $12.59 million at today's price (16.12% of the market cap). Today's release is 647,905 ZIG (50,317 of them estimated) from Founders tokens after foundation donation, PoS validator and staking issuance, including stake subsidies and ZIGChain Foundation reserve donated by founders.
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
What ZIG does
ZIG has four main network roles: paying fees, supporting validators, enabling governance votes, and serving as an asset within on-chain applications. A transfer or smart-contract action uses ZIG for its network fee. Staked ZIG helps secure the chain, and bonded stake determines a participant’s voting weight. Applications may also use ZIG for liquidity, collateral, or rewards. (docs.zigchain.com)
ZIGChain’s published allocation framework uses 2.5 billion ZIG as its mainnet starting allocation. The largest category, about 56.6%, was assigned to the existing community. Other categories include founder tokens, staking subsidies, ecosystem development, a foundation reserve, and long-term community rewards. Founder tokens and the foundation reserve follow release schedules, while staking-related issuance depends on network rules and participation. This means the allocation plan and the amount available for use at a given time are different things. (docs.zigchain.com)
The project’s tokenomics plan also describes how ZIG Markets, its financial-product infrastructure business, may use part of its revenue to acquire ZIG. Acquired tokens can be placed in a governed ecosystem pool or put forward for a vote on retirement from active circulation. This links some commercial activity to decisions made through the chain’s governance process. (whitepaper.zigchain.com)
Upcoming ZIG Releases
| Period | Allocation | Type | Amount | Value | % of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 – 31, 2026 | Founders tokens after foundation donation | Vesting, researched | 7.8M | $433.4K | 0.31% |
| ZIGChain Foundation reserve donated by founders | Vesting, researched | 1.8M | $97.4K | 0.07% | |
| PoS validator and staking issuance, including stake subsidies | Issuance, estimated | 805.1K | $44.7K | 0.03% | |
| Nov 2026 | Founders tokens after foundation donation | Vesting, researched | 14.6M | $812.6K | 0.59% |
| ZIGChain Foundation reserve donated by founders | Vesting, researched | 3.3M | $182.6K | 0.13% | |
| PoS validator and staking issuance, including stake subsidies | Issuance, estimated | 1.5M | $83.8K | 0.06% | |
| Total, next 12 months | 226.8M | $12.6M | 9.07% | ||
Values at $0.056 per ZIG (October 16, 2026), today's price, not a forecast. Releases continue after September 2027. Estimated amounts are modeled from the schedule's rules rather than dated by a source; see the Assumptions below. Releases without dates are listed under Allocations.
Assumptions
ZIG's documented releases include private-sale and adviser unlocks in 2021 and linear vesting for founders and the foundation reserve from January 2026 through June 2028. The mainnet genesis file establishes 2.3125 billion ZIG created, while staking-dependent issuance subsequently increases supply. The chart can show those dated releases and an estimated path between genesis and the explorer supply reading; future staking issuance, most budget distributions, and the amount actually claimed from the staker rewards program remain unresolved.
- Existing community at mainnet: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Original liquidity-provider incentives: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Original partnerships: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Original future campaigns and community: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Original expert-trader incentives: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Original operations reserve: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Mainnet ecosystem development: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Mainnet long-term community rewards: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- ZIG Rewards Program for pre-mainnet stakers: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- PoS validator and staking issuance, including stake subsidies: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- 1. https://whitepaper.zigchain.com/
- 2. https://docs.zigchain.com/v4/about-zigchain/zig
- 3. https://docs.zigchain.com/v4/builders/mint-module
- 4. https://docs.zigchain.com/users/hub/claim-rewards
- 5. https://resources.cryptocompare.com/asset-management/1705/1700482661529.pdf
- 6. https://ascendex.com/tr/support/articles/2734-celebrate-exclusive-primary-listing-of-zignaly-zig-complete-simple
- 7. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/01/3108465/0/en/ZIGChain-Launches-Mainnet-Beta-for-First-Layer-1-Designed-for-Decentralized-Wealth-Generation-Infrastructure.html
- 8. https://docs.zigchain.com/v0/general/zig
- 9. https://docs.zigchain.com/about-zigchain/redenomination
- 10. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZIGChain/networks/main/zigchain-1/genesis.json
- 11. https://zigscan.org/
- 12. https://docs.zigchain.com/v0/build/distribution-module
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
 Bybit (CEX) | 1.1M | 12K/5.8K |
 Uniswap V2 (Ethereum) | 106K | 3.9K/3.9K |
 MEXC (CEX) | 103K | 2.1K/2.3K |
 Gate.io (CEX) | 63K | 21K/7.8K |
 Bitget (CEX) | 46K | 897/1.1K |
 Kraken (CEX) | 34K | 1.4K/5.2K |
 HTX (CEX) | 9.8K | 0/0 |
Kraken (CEX) | 7.3K | 3.1K/1.5K |
 Pancakeswap V3 (BNB) | 3.7K | 2.4K/2.4K |
Uniswap V3 (Ethereum) | 18 | 113/112 |
Allocations
Parts of this allocation with their own release dates are charted as their own allocations; the chart shows the rest here.
Not yet scheduled: 554,715,972.8 tokens of its parts have no release date yet. The chart shows them as TBD from today, not as unlocked.
Estimated from the last observation onward: about 50,317 per day (1,531,522 per month), the rate between the observations of 25 June 2025 and 30 September 2026.
Description
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Zignaly is a social investment platform that facilitates cryptocurrency trading by allowing users to copy the strategies of expert traders. It employs a profit-sharing model where users only pay fees on successful trades.
| Sector: | Asset Management |
| Blockchain: | Ethereum |
Tokenomics Overview
Market Data
Tile coloring: Green indicates positive changes, red indicates negative changes, and neutral indicates no significant trend or unavailable data.
Bybit (CEX) | 1.1M | 12K/5.8K |
Uniswap V2 (Ethereum) | 106K | 3.9K/3.9K |
MEXC (CEX) | 103K | 2.1K/2.3K |
Gate.io (CEX) | 63K | 21K/7.8K |
Bitget (CEX) | 46K | 897/1.1K |
Kraken (CEX) | 34K | 1.4K/5.2K |
HTX (CEX) | 9.8K | 0/0 |
Kraken (CEX) | 7.3K | 3.1K/1.5K |
Pancakeswap V3 (BNB) | 3.7K | 2.4K/2.4K |
Uniswap V3 (Ethereum) | 18 | 113/112 |