> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://zugchain.gitbook.io/zugchain/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://zugchain.gitbook.io/zugchain/vesting-schedule-and-issuance.md).

# Vesting Schedule & Issuance

### <mark style="color:$primary;">Presale Vesting Schedule</mark>

| Stage                                        | Price (USD)                                 | TGE                                     | Cliff                                   | Vesting                                  | Monthly                                    |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| Stage 1                                      | $0.00012                                    | 1%                                      | 6M                                      | 24M                                      | 4.12%                                      |
| Stage 2                                      | $0.00024                                    | 2%                                      | 6M                                      | 24M                                      | 4.08%                                      |
| Stage 3                                      | $0.00048                                    | 3%                                      | 6M                                      | 24M                                      | 4.04%                                      |
| Stage 4                                      | $0.00096                                    | 4%                                      | 6M                                      | 24M                                      | 4.00%                                      |
| <mark style="color:$primary;">Stage 5</mark> | <mark style="color:$primary;">$0.002</mark> | <mark style="color:$primary;">5%</mark> | <mark style="color:$primary;">6M</mark> | <mark style="color:$primary;">24M</mark> | <mark style="color:$primary;">3.96%</mark> |
| Stage 6                                      | $0.004                                      | 5%                                      | 3M                                      | 18M                                      | 5.28%                                      |
| Stage 7                                      | $0.008                                      | 7%                                      | 3M                                      | 18M                                      | 5.17%                                      |
| Stage 8                                      | $0.016                                      | 8%                                      | 3M                                      | 18M                                      | 5.11%                                      |
| Stage 9                                      | $0.032                                      | 9%                                      | 3M                                      | 18M                                      | 5.06%                                      |
| Stage 10                                     | $0.064                                      | 10%                                     | 3M                                      | 18M                                      | 5.00%                                      |
| Stage 11                                     | $0.12                                       | 15%                                     | None                                    | 9M                                       | 9.44%                                      |
| ICO                                          | $0.25                                       | 35%                                     | None                                    | 3M                                       | 21.67%                                     |

### <mark style="color:$primary;">Block Reward Halving</mark>

<table><thead><tr><th width="225">Year Range</th><th width="220">Block Reward</th><th width="184">Annual Issuance</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Year 0-2</td><td>50 ZUG</td><td>131.4M</td></tr><tr><td>Year 2-4</td><td>25 ZUG</td><td>65.7M</td></tr><tr><td>Year 4-6</td><td>12.5 ZUG</td><td>32.8M</td></tr><tr><td>Year 6-8</td><td>6.25 ZUG</td><td>16.4M</td></tr><tr><td>Year 8-10</td><td>3.125 ZUG</td><td>8.2M</td></tr><tr><td>Year 10+</td><td>&#x3C;1.5 ZUG</td><td>Negligible</td></tr></tbody></table>

### <mark style="color:$primary;">Circulating Supply Projection</mark>

<table><thead><tr><th width="197">Milestone</th><th width="195">Circulating Supply</th><th>% of Max SupplyText</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>TGE (Listing)</td><td>120M ZUG</td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>Month 6</td><td>185M ZUG</td><td>18.5%</td></tr><tr><td>Month 12 (Year 1)</td><td>280M ZUG</td><td>28%</td></tr><tr><td>Month 24 (Year 2)</td><td>450M ZUG</td><td>45%</td></tr><tr><td>Month 36 (Year 3)</td><td>620M ZUG</td><td>62%</td></tr><tr><td>Month 48 (Year 4)</td><td>750M ZUG</td><td>75%</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
Deflationary Mechanics & The 1 Billion Cap: > While the protocol is strictly hard-capped at 1 Billion ZUG, the circulating supply is mathematically designed to likely never reach this absolute limit. By Year 10, the block reward issuance drops significantly. Combined with our 50% Base Fee Burn mechanism, the network will enter a deflationary state where more ZUG is burned per block than minted, consistently reducing the total supply over time.
{% endhint %}


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