Why Does the Founder Hold Only 1%, Locked for 10 Years?
1% allocation, 10-year vesting, 36-month lock. Explanation with numbers.
I receive 1% of the total supply. 400 million DORS out of 40 billion.
The conditions:
- 12-month cliff (0 tokens in the first year)
- 10-year gradual release (1/120 portion after each month)
- 2-year non-tradeable period (cannot be staked, cannot be sold)
What does this mean in practice?
From mainnet launch, 3 years will pass before my first founder token becomes tradeable. By then, every community member will have been receiving and using DORS tokens for years.
Why So Long?
Typical crypto projects:
- Founder allocation: 2-12%
- Vesting period: 3-4 years
- After lock: immediately tradeable
Dorsium:
- Founder allocation: 1%
- Vesting period: 10 years
- After lock: +2 years non-tradeable
The long vesting ensures that the founder's interests align with the community's interests for the long term.
Who Gets Tokens First?
Timeline comparison (from mainnet launch):
| Time | Who gets tokens? |
|---|---|
| Day 0 | Mobile miners → instant mining start |
| 1 month | Node/Validator owners → after first cliff |
| 3 months | Angel PAL holders → significant rewards accumulated |
| 12 months | Founder → first unlock (not tradeable) |
| 36 months | Founder → first tradeable unlock |
If the project were to end after 3 years (hypothetical):
- Mining participants: 36 months of utility use + trading opportunity
- Node purchasers: 36 months of 3x multiplier + physical hardware
- Validator purchasers: 36 months of 6x multiplier + physical hardware
- Founder: 30% vested (120M DORS), just became tradeable → no time to sell
If the project were to end after 5 years (hypothetical):
- Community: 60 months of mining, continuous trading opportunity
- Founder: 50% vested (200M DORS), but worthless if there's no active market
Note: These are hypothetical scenarios, not predictions. They serve to illustrate the risks of the vesting structure.
This Is Not an Exit Strategy
This is a 10-year commitment.
The founder vesting means:
- No quick exit possible
- No pump & dump possible
- Cannot profit at the community's expense
The community vesting:
- Utility use from day one
- Short cliff periods (0-1 month)
- Immediate or quick trading opportunity
Transparency
The entire tokenomics is public and auditable. Every wallet address, every vesting schedule, every unlock event will be trackable on the blockchain.
If you have questions, join the Discord community.
Detailed tokenomics documentation can be found in Chapter 6 of the whitepaper.
1% allocation. 10-year vesting. 2-year lock. 12-month cliff.
Either we win together in the long term, or not at all.
Legal disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. It is not investment, financial, or legal advice. DORS is a utility token, not an investment instrument. Past data does not guarantee future results. Cryptocurrency projects carry high risk.