AT Token: How Distribution Mechanisms Support the Imagination of an Ecosystem

This is an old question: how should a new coin be distributed to both incentivize participants and prevent dumping? AT provides its own answer.

The total supply of AT is capped at 1 billion tokens, which itself is a signal. The key next step is how to distribute—25% goes to the ecosystem fund (250 million tokens), with the straightforward purpose of supporting the community and ecosystem projects; another 20% (200 million tokens) is allocated to stakers who want to participate in network consensus maintenance and earn rewards; investors also receive 20% (200 million tokens), as early supporter rewards.

What about the rest? 15% is unlocked directly into the public market at TGE (150 million tokens), the team holds 10% but must lock it for the long term (100 million tokens)—this design is interesting, aiming to prevent founders from fleeing or dumping. The foundation uses 5% for operations (50 million tokens), with 3% reserved for liquidity (30 million tokens), and the final 2% allocated for market promotion (20 million tokens).

Looking at the data, the initial circulating supply is 230 million tokens, accounting for 23%. This proportion isn't particularly aggressive, providing the ecosystem with a relatively stable startup phase. The TGE is scheduled for October 24, 2025, with the team’s lock-up mechanism and the 48-month distribution plan for the ecosystem fund all pointing to the same goal: extending the timeline and reducing short-term selling pressure.

AT itself has four main uses: governance voting rights, staking rewards, data node incentives, and ecosystem development support. These four functions support each other, forming a self-consistent closed loop—using AT for governance incentivizes staking; staking motivates supporting nodes and ecosystem projects. In theory, this can create positive feedback, but execution remains the challenge.

Overall, this distribution mechanism follows a cyclical logic: using the fund to incentivize the ecosystem, a thriving ecosystem boosts demand, higher demand drives up the token price, and rising prices attract more participation. Whether this can succeed depends on actual project progress and market recognition.