# 11.1. Token Allocation

| **Category**                       | **Allocation (%)** | **Number of Tokens (BNC)** |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------ | -------------------------- |
| **Staking Rewards**                | 50%                | 10,500,000,000 BNC         |
| **Initial Coin Offering (ICO)**    | 30%                | 6,300,000,000 BNC          |
| **Liquidity & Exchange Listings**  | 5%                 | 1,050,000,000 BNC          |
| **Ecosystem & Staking Incentives** | 4%                 | 840,000,000 BNC            |
| **Team & Advisors**                | 3%                 | 630,000,000 BNC            |
| **Development & Operations**       | 2%                 | 420,000,000 BNC            |
| **Community**                      | 3%                 | 630,000,000 BNC            |
| **Pre-mining**                     | 3%                 | 630,000,000 BNC            |

#### ICO Rounds <a href="#ico-rounds" id="ico-rounds"></a>

| ICO Rounds           | Cliff (After Pre-sale) | TGE Unlock          | Linear Unlock Schedule (4 years)                                        |
| -------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Founding (Whitelist) | 45 days                | 10% unlocked at TGE | <p>1st year: 40%<br>2nd year: 30%<br>3rd year: 20%<br>4th year: 10%</p> |
| Seed                 | 45 days                | None                | <p>1st year: 40%<br>2nd year: 30%<br>3rd year: 20%<br>4th year: 10%</p> |
| Strategy A           | 45 days                | None                | <p>1st year: 40%<br>2nd year: 30%<br>3rd year: 20%<br>4th year: 10%</p> |
| Strategy B           | 45 days                | None                | <p>1st year: 40%<br>2nd year: 30%<br>3rd year: 20%<br>4th year: 10%</p> |
| Pre-sale             | 45 days                | None                | <p>1st year: 40%<br>2nd year: 30%<br>3rd year: 20%<br>4th year: 10%</p> |

* ICO occurs before Mainnet
* Smart Contract (ICO/vesting): 0xabc... (to be updated on launch)
* Vesting periods categorized by:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="128">Allocation</th><th>Cliff Period</th><th>Unlock Schedule</th><th>Vesting Type</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Team &#x26; Advisors</strong></td><td>36 months</td><td>2% per month after cliff</td><td>Linear Unlock</td></tr><tr><td><strong>ICO</strong></td><td>3 months</td><td>40% → 30% → 20% → 10% over 4 years</td><td>​Linear Unlock</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Ecosystem &#x26; Staking</strong></td><td>None (Flexible)</td><td>Based on real network development milestones</td><td>Milestone-Based Vesting</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Staking Rewards</strong></td><td>Not applicable</td><td>Issued periodically based on staking activity</td><td>Dynamic/Performance-Based</td></tr></tbody></table>


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