Solana is set to launch its highly anticipated native token tied to its latest mobile model, Seeker, at the beginning of 2026, with the coin set to be the governance token for the company’s mobile ecosystem.
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An additional 10% of the token supply will be allocated to liquidity, 10% to the community treasury, 15% to Solana Mobile, and 10% to Solana Labs, the parent company of the mobile arm.
Solana Mobile He said in May It was planning to launch the SKR token, saying it would give owners of its new Seeker smartphone, which comes pre-loaded with cryptocurrency apps and features, “physical ownership in the platform.”
The company shared that the token will have “linear inflation to incentivize early participants” who stake it, but it will share more on the token at the upcoming Solana Breakpoint conference from December 11-13.
Solana Mobile is looking to grow the ecosystem through SKR
Key selling point of Solana Mobile It was initially marketed to the researcher It was its own decentralized application (DApp) store, which hosts more than 100 Solana based DApps As the company looked to expand beyond the phone, it was seen as a “rewards magnet” like its first replacement, Saga.
While he had some Teething problems since launchSolana Mobile indicated that the SKR token will be used to support the decentralized app store and ecosystem surrounding the phone.
Alongside SKR’s announcement, Solana Mobile also introduced “guardians”, who will “verify trust” across its phone ecosystem.
“At launch, SKR serves as a growth and coordination mechanism: custodians stake, builders support, device security, and decentralized app store curation,” Solana Mobile said. “As the ecosystem expands, SKR ensures its value returns to the community that supports it.”
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On the user side, SKR holders will be able to earn rewards from storing the asset with custodians. Solana Mobile will be the first custodian, and will be joined later in 2026 by others, such as Helius Labs, Double Zero, and Triton One.
“Guardians verify device authenticity, review dApp submissions, and enforce community standards,” the post reads.
This news coincided with a slight increase in the price of Solana (Sol), and the price was at around $140 before the announcement. Its price is now $145.68, up 5.4% in the past 24 hours.
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