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Oct 11, 2026

Filecoin nears end of six-year vesting schedule, cutting token issuance by approximately 75%

Filecoin's six-year vesting schedule for Protocol Labs and the Filecoin Foundation ends October 15, 2026, removing approximately 66.7 to 68 million FIL in annual releases and reducing total issuance by about 75%.

Oct 11, 2026·2 sources

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▪Protocol Labs received an allocation of 300 million Filecoin tokens and the Filecoin Foundation received 100 million Filecoin tokens, both vesting linearly over six years starting in October 2020
▪Filecoin market prices increased between 10% and 24% ahead of the October 15, 2026 Protocol Labs and Filecoin Foundation vesting conclusion as traders anticipated reduced token selling pressure
▪Storage provider minting rewards are sufficient to secure the Filecoin network after foundation vesting ends

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