I spent some time digging into $A26Z tokenomics, and this part genuinely made me slow down and read more carefully 👇
The total supply is 26M. No inflated numbers, you can actually reason about it
What really stood out to me is how @AlignerZ_Labs approached distribution. 59% of the supply goes through IWO, which means the majority of tokens are meant for people who agreed to long vesting from day one.
Then you get to the team allocation. 26 years of vesting. That’s a timeline measured in decades, far beyond a single cycle, narrative, or market phase
This kind of structure removes a lot of uncertainty around incentives. The team’s upside stays tied to the health of the ecosystem for a very long time, and there’s no shortcut around that.
When distribution and vesting are built like this, confidence comes from structure. The system itself makes short-term behavior uncomfortable and long-term thinking unavoidable.
That kind of design stays with you long after you finish reading the docs.
Definitely one of those setups I’ll keep an eye on as things move forward
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I spent some time digging into $A26Z tokenomics, and this part genuinely made me slow down and read more carefully 👇
The total supply is 26M. No inflated numbers, you can actually reason about it
What really stood out to me is how @AlignerZ_Labs approached distribution.
59% of the supply goes through IWO, which means the majority of tokens are meant for people who agreed to long vesting from day one.
Then you get to the team allocation.
26 years of vesting. That’s a timeline measured in decades, far beyond a single cycle, narrative, or market phase
This kind of structure removes a lot of uncertainty around incentives. The team’s upside stays tied to the health of the ecosystem for a very long time, and there’s no shortcut around that.
When distribution and vesting are built like this, confidence comes from structure. The system itself makes short-term behavior uncomfortable and long-term thinking unavoidable.
That kind of design stays with you long after you finish reading the docs.
Definitely one of those setups I’ll keep an eye on as things move forward