TechFlow news, December 24 — According to the official blog of Sonic Labs, Sonic is transitioning from its early distribution phase to a value creation phase and adjusting its token incentive strategy. Since minting 190.5 million S tokens in June 2025, approximately 89.5 million tokens have been distributed in Q1, around 6 million in Q2, and about 2.8 million through the Kaito campaign. The remaining treasury balance of roughly 92.2 million S tokens will be allocated for incentive programs in 2026 and 2027.
Sonic stated that while the "airdrop model" prevalent in the crypto industry over the past few years has driven short-term data growth, it is also a double-edged sword. The Q1 airdrop successfully brought Sonic over $1 billion in total value locked (TVL), but the large-scale incentives also attracted short-term participants and created selling pressure. Moving forward, Sonic will not conduct additional airdrop mints. Remaining tokens will be used for airdrops, incentives, or burns, and the tokenomics model will be reevaluated to ensure network activity creates value for long-term participants.
