Solana Cell mentioned its extremely anticipated SKR token will launch on Jan. 21, with Solana Seeker smartphone customers within the operating to assert as much as 20% of the token through airdrop.
Solana said on Wednesday that SKR would launch on Jan. 21 at 2 am UTC, letting customers delegate their tokens to “Guardians” who will safe the Solana community whereas verifying gadgets and curating the decentralized app retailer.
Customers will earn rewards in change for delegating the tokens and also will have the ability to entry varied unique in-app options.
“SKR will give the entire individuals who have gotten us so far the chance to affect the success of this platform: who can take part, what guidelines they comply with, and what financial flows maintain it going,” Solana Cell normal supervisor Emmett Hollyer said. “This airdrop is step one.”
The primary ever Seeker Season has concluded, with over 265 dApps, 9 million transactions, and $2.6 billion in quantity.
Thanks to the 100,000+ Seekers who participated.
Now, the following step: SKR launches on January 21 (UTC). pic.twitter.com/KKdmPpKJs2
— Seeker | Solana Cell (@solanamobile) January 7, 2026
The Seeker is Solana Cell’s second blockchain-powered phone that goals to convey decentralized apps, funds and token possession on to customers.
Solana Cell ended software program and safety assist for its first cellphone, the Saga, in October, after launching the Seeker in August.
Solana Seeker seems to have seen better success, processing 9 million transactions and producing $2.6 billion in buying and selling quantity throughout 265 decentralized purposes from greater than 100,000 customers.
Solana Cell is trying to disrupt the cell app duopoly dominated by Apple and Google, two platforms that Hollyer claims have severely constrained consumer alternative and developer freedom.
57% of SKR to be distributed on day one
According to Solana Cell’s web site, 30% of airdrops can be unlocked at launch, with two-thirds of that allotted to Solana Seeker customers and builders.
On high of that, 2.7 billion SKR, or 27%, of the ten billion complete provide, can be unlocked through the token era occasion.
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Of that quantity, 1 billion tokens are allotted to the group treasury, one other 1 billion to liquidity, and 700 million to progress and partnerships.
The Solana Cell group and Solana Labs have been allotted 15% and 10% of SKR tokens, respectively.
Guardians can be launched on the SKR token launch, with Solana infrastructure platforms Anza, DoubleZero, Helius, and Jito among the many Guardians that may assist information the expansion of Solana Seeker.
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