Solana Mobile plans to launch SKR in January 2026. Photo: Bankless
Solana Mobile , a unit of Solana Labs, confirmed that it will launch the SKR Token for the Solana mobile device ecosystem in January 2026, officially turning the hardware segment into a new growth axis of Solana.
Details of the SKR Token , announced this week, outline an ambitious roadmap to further integrate blockchain technology into the mobile user experience.
Accordingly, SKR will Vai as the backbone of the Solana Mobile ecosystem, taking on four key functions: economic operations, decentralizing control, incentivizing developers, and empowering the community.
The total supply of SKR is fixed at 10 billion Token, with the allocation mechanism as follows:
30%: Initial Airdrop & unlock to Seeker phone owners, active dApp users and select groups.
25%: Growth & Partnerships, planned for ecosystem expansion and strategic partnerships.
10%: Community Treasury.
10%: Liquidation & launch pool.
15%: Solana Mobile project team.
10%: Solana Labs.
Unlike many ecosystem Token that have a fixed supply, SKR will have an active inflation rate of around 10% in the first year, then gradually decrease over time to ~2%. The goal is to maintain resources to reward Staking, operate the Guardians network, and ensure long-term growth without being constrained by a deflationary model.
Responding to the Token Issuance announcement, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko Chia on X: "It only takes 10 years to build an ecosystem." This half-joking remark reflects Solana 's long-term ambition to build a unified hardware-software-blockchain system, rather than just a layer-1 supporting simple dApps.
It only takes 10 years to build an ecosystem. https://t.co/3DPwWk1m6h
— toly 🇺🇸 (@aeyakovenko) December 3, 2025
Guardians: A New Decentralization Model for Web3 Hardware
Perhaps the most important new point revealed by the recent series of articles is the emergence of a network of Guardians - independent operators that will be responsible for verifying devices, reviewing applications, monitoring safety standards, and participating in governance of the Solana Mobile ecosystem.
Users can Stake SKR and delegate it to Guardians to receive rewards. Some of the first units revealed include Helius, DoubleZero, Triton, and Jito.
The Guardians model could help Solana become the first blockchain to decentralize hardware governance, an area that has long been completely controlled by large technology corporations like Apple or Samsung.
Seeker , Solana Mobile's second-generation phone, is the primary platform for SKR deployment:
Seed Vault: integrated hardware key storage solution.
Solana dApp Store: a free app store.
Genesis Token: built-in genesis, unlocks early app access and future SKR rewards.
According to the official blog, the Seeker ecosystem and Solana Mobile noted:
175+ dApps integrated;
100+ million USD on-chain transaction value;
Demand is strong with 150,000+ pre-orders for Seeker and tens of thousands of devices successfully shipped in 50+ countries.
The future of the Solana Mobile ecosystem will be revealed in more detail at the upcoming Breakpoint 2025 conference in Abu Dhabi (December 11-13, 2025).
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