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Distribution & Vesting

ORB distribution is designed to prevent market saturation and align long-term incentives for all participants.

Allocation Table​

CategoryPercentageAmount (ORB)Purpose
Ecosystem & Treasury40%400,000,000Network growth, partnerships, and grants.
Staking Rewards30%300,000,000Rewards for validators and nominators (NPoS).
Pre-sale15%150,000,000Initial development funding and liquidity.
Development Team10%100,000,000Incentives for the core team and future contributors.
Airdrops & Awards5%50,000,000Community incentives and early adopters.

Unlock Schedules (Vesting)​

To ensure healthy ecosystem growth, we have implemented strict unlock schedules:

Development Team​

  • Cliff: 6 months.
  • Vesting Period: 1 year linear after the cliff.
  • Fully unlocked 18 months post-launch.

Pre-sale​

  • TGE (Launch): 15% immediate unlock.
  • Vesting Period: 1 year linear for the remaining 85%.
  • Encourages retention while providing initial liquidity.

Community & Airdrops (Seasons)​

  • No cliff or linear vesting. Distribution is tied directly to mainnet launch — ORB does not exist before the network goes live.
  • To protect the network's initial liquidity, the 5% Airdrops & Awards pool is distributed in Seasons. Season 1 (pre-mainnet) will distribute 2% (20M ORB) at TGE. The remaining 3% is reserved for post-launch incentives (Seasons 2 & 3).
  • Tokens are fully unlocked at distribution. No post-launch lockup applies to airdrop recipients — the pre-mainnet waiting period itself acts as the vesting mechanism.
  • Snapshot date announced at least 14 days in advance.
  • See ORB Credits System for the full model.

Supply Curve & Roadmap​

The following chart illustrates the estimated circulating supply growth over 10 years (120 months), accounting for all vesting, reward emissions, and ecosystem deployment.

Total ORB Circulating Supply (Accumulated)
0%25%50%75%100%TGE12m24m60m120mTGE (8.25%)Full Vesting (18m)1 Billion Cap (10y)

*Data points are estimates based on active rewards and vesting schedules.

The distribution of ORB tokens follows a multi-year roadmap designed to align early network bootstrapping with long-term ecosystem maturity.

Phase 1: Genesis & Network Bootstrapping
Months 0–12 • Objective: Security & Presence
  • Initial Circulation: 8.25% of total supply enters the market at TGE (2.25% Pre-sale, 2.0% Season 1 Airdrop, 4.0% Initial DEX/CEX Liquidity).
  • Validator Onboarding: Strategic activation of the initial validator set.
  • Community Incentives: First round of airdrops for early protocol adopters.
Phase 2: Growth & Ecosystem Expansion
Months 12–48 • Objective: Utility & Scale
  • Vesting Completion: Pre-sale and Team reach full liquidity (M18).
  • Treasury Deployment: Strategic grants for dApps and infrastructure.
  • Staking Dominance: High reward period to maximize decentralization.
Phase 3: Maturity & Sustainable Governance
Year 4+ • Objective: Sustainability
  • Emission Stabilization: Convergence to a steady state reward curve.
  • Sustainability: Transaction fees are shared between validators and the Treasury to maintain the network.
  • Full DAO Autonomy: On-chain management of remaining reserves.

Estimated Circulating Supply​

Circulating supply will begin at approximately 8.25% designed strategically to ensure market stability:

  • 2.25% from Pre-sale initial unlock (15% of the 15% presale allocation).
  • 2.00% from the Season 1 Airdrop (community rewards for pre-mainnet participants).
  • 4.00% dedicated to Initial DEX and CEX Liquidity Provision (extracted from Ecosystem & Treasury).

This balanced approaching prevents immediate sell-pressure bottlenecks while ensuring community members have fully unlocked tokens on Day 1.