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# Tokenomics
NEX is the Nexus token. It is an ERC-20 on Ethereum. This page covers its total supply, distribution status, and vesting schedule.
## Token overview
| Property | Value |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Token name / ticker | Nexus (NEX) |
| Total supply | **100,000,000,000,000 NEX (100T)** |
| Token contract (Ethereum, ERC-20) | `0xf57D49646621F563b0B905aFc8336923AC569Ec5` (18 decimals) |
| Genesis / TGE | May 20, 2026 |
## Distribution status
| Allocation | Share | Amount (NEX) |
| ---------- | ----- | ------------------ |
| Treasury | 60% | 60,000,000,000,000 |
| Team | 20% | 20,000,000,000,000 |
| Investors | 20% | 20,000,000,000,000 |
Early backers include Dragonfly ($2.2M seed, 2022) and Lightspeed and Pantera ($25M Series A, 2024). See [Contributors & partners](/exchange-layer-1/overview/contributors-and-partners.md) for the full list.
## Vesting schedule
At genesis, the **60T Treasury is unlocked** and the **40T Team & Investor allocation is locked** on a single schedule. A one-year cliff (May 20, 2027) releases **33%**, followed by monthly linear unlocking over the next 24 months, reaching full supply by May 2029.
| Milestone | Date | Unlocked supply |
| -------------- | ------------ | --------------- |
| Genesis (TGE) | May 20, 2026 | \~60T (60%) |
| 12-month cliff | May 2027 | \~73T (73%) |
| Full unlock | May 2029 | 100T (100%) |
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Note on rights. Consistent with the MiCA whitepaper, NEX does not confer ownership rights, dividend rights, or automatic governance/voting rights. Protocol rules are changed through the network's consensus mechanisms and by validators during protocol upgrades.
Forward-looking statement. The unlocked-supply trajectory and all dates and figures are estimates only, subject to change without notice, and may differ materially from actual outcomes. Token release and unlock schedules may be adjusted, delayed, accelerated, or otherwise modified.
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