- SKR, a new token from Solana Mobile, will launch on January 21.
- The token supply is 10 billion, with more than half available immediately and the rest locked for up to three years.
- Thirty percent of tokens will be distributed via a January 21 airdrop; 25% will go to employees and 25% to growth and partnerships.
- Staked SKR lets holders elect Guardians — node operators that will vet apps on the Seeker smartphone app store; initial Guardians named for 2026 include Anza, DoubleZero, Helius, and Jito.
- The token will mint new supply (10% growth in year one), with inflation shrinking 25% each year until reaching 2%; new tokens will flow to Guardians and stakers.
Solana Mobile will launch the SKR token on January 21 to give smartphone users more control over app distribution and governance on its Seeker platform, the company said. Token holders who stake SKR can elect Guardians, who will vet applications submitted to the phone’s app store, and staked tokens will earn yield.
The initial supply for SKR is 10 billion tokens. More than half of that supply will be available immediately, while the remaining portion will be locked for up to three years. A January 21 airdrop will distribute 30% of the tokens.
One quarter of the total token supply will be reserved for employees of Solana Mobile and Solana Labs, and another quarter will fund growth initiatives and partnerships. The token supply will grow by 10% in the first year after launch; that inflation rate will fall by 25% each year until it reaches 2%. New tokens will be allocated to Guardians and to stakers.
Several companies with ties to Solana Labs are slated to serve as Guardians in 2026, including Anza, DoubleZero, Helius, and Jito. “Multiple independent operators means no single company controls approvals or verification, creating the foundation for open mobile,” the company wrote.
The token ties to Seeker, Solana Mobile’s second-generation phone released last August. The company previously released the first phone, the Saga, which sold about 20,000 units after its May 2023 launch. In October, the company said it would stop providing vital software and security updates for the phone two years after its launch. “Hopefully, Google and Apple will come to their senses and see what could be possible if they relax some of their fee structures and some of their restrictive policies,” said Emmett Hollyer, general manager at Solana Mobile. “Until then, we need to find a way to give builders a reasonable path to distribution.”
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