Solana Mobile officially announced that its native token, SKR tied to the Seeker smartphone ecosystem, will launch in January 2026.
This marks a major step in building a decentralized mobile platform on Solana, focusing on user ownership, governance, and incentives for dApp developers and device security.
The announcement was shared via an X thread from Solanamobile, generating significant buzz in the Solana community, with the post garnering over 490,000 views in the first day. Fixed at 10 billion SKR tokens.
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30% (3 billion) airdrops to Seeker phone owners, active dApp users, builders, and Solana ecosystem participants eligibility details and snapshot dates to be announced soon. 25%: Growth initiatives and partnerships. 10%: Liquidity and launch support. 10%: Community treasury unlocked at launch. 15%: Solana Mobile locked for 12–18 months. 10%: Solana Labs locked for 12–18 months.
Linear inflation starting at 10% in Year 1, decaying by 25% annually until reaching a terminal rate of 2% around Year 6. This is designed to reward early stakers and bootstrap ecosystem growth without excessive dilution.
Users stake SKR to “Guardians” entities like Solana Mobile, Helius Labs, Double Zero, and Triton One for rewards. Guardians verify device authenticity, enforce community standards, and review dApp Store submissions.
Supports builders, secures devices, and curates the dApp Store. Value accrues back to the community as the ecosystem scales. Powers the Seeker phone launched in August 2025 with over 150,000 preorders, enabling onchain features like decentralized apps and hardware-level crypto interactions.
The news has sparked excitement, particularly among Seeker owners eyeing airdrops—similar to the Saga phone’s successful BONK rewards in 2023. Solana’s price (SOL) ticked up to around $140 post-announcement. More details, including full tokenomics and roadmap, will be revealed at the Solana Breakpoint conference around December 11–13, 2025.
Implications of the Solana Mobile SKR Token Launch
The announcement of the SKR token launch in January 2026 has far-reaching implications for Solana’s ecosystem, the broader Web3 mobile landscape, and crypto hardware adoption. This positions Solana Mobile as a direct challenger to centralized mobile giants like Apple and Google, emphasizing user ownership and decentralization.
With 30% of the 10 billion SKR supply (3 billion tokens) allocated to airdrops for Seeker owners, active dApp users, builders, and Solana participants, this could drive immediate adoption. Early Seeker holders over 150,000 preorders fulfilled by August 2025 stand to gain significantly, similar to the Saga phone’s BONK airdrop in 2023, which rewarded users and boosted device demand.
Community sentiment highlights this as a “ROI > initial cost” for phone owners, potentially accelerating Seeker sales and onchain mobile activity already at $100M+ from 175+ dApps in “Seeker Season”.
SKR enables staking to “Guardians” validators like Solana Mobile, Helius Labs, DoubleZero, Triton One, Jito, and Anza joining in 2026 for rewards. This secures devices, reviews dApp Store submissions, and enforces standards via TEEPIN a hardware security layer.
Users earn from a 2-day unstaking epoch, creating a flywheel where value accrues to stakers and builders, not intermediaries. As the ecosystem scales, this could foster a self-sustaining mobile DeFi and dApp economy, with zero-fee dApp Store curation rewarding quality over gatekept apps.
Starting at 10% inflation decaying 25% annually to a 2% terminal rate by ~Year 6, this bootstraps early growth by rewarding stakers but risks dilution for non-stakers. In a muted 2026 market, holdings could devalue without staking, pressuring passive investors to participate actively.
High initial unlocks 40% community-focused might lead to sell-offs, especially if airdrop farmers dump post-claim. Broader crypto downturns could amplify this, though the vesting on team/lab allocations 12-18 months provides some stability.
SKR solidifies Solana Mobile’s lead in crypto phones, blending hardware with blockchain for seamless experiences. This could inspire rivals from Ethereum or Cosmos ecosystems and attract non-crypto users via everyday Web3 tools. Long-term, it advances DePIN by tying tokens to real devices, potentially expanding to AR/VR or IoT integrations.
Overall, SKR isn’t just a token—it’s the “engine” for an open mobile future, rewarding early movers while testing Solana’s ability to scale consumer hardware. This launch could catalyze Solana’s shift from DeFi powerhouse to everyday Web3 gateway, but success hinges on community execution and market tailwinds.
This launch positions Solana Mobile as a pioneer in crypto-native hardware, blending smartphones with blockchain for everyday Web3 use. If you’re a Seeker user or Solana holder, keep an eye on official updates for airdrop eligibility.
Hyperliquid Strategies, World’s Largest Publicly Traded Digital Asset Treasury (DAT), Stakes $411M in HYPE Tokens
Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. (NASDAQ: PURR), the world’s largest publicly traded Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) focused on the Hyperliquid ecosystem, executed a landmark move by transferring 12 million HYPE tokens—valued at approximately $411 million—from HyperEVM to Hypercore across 32 wallets.
This represents 1.2% of HYPE’s total supply and 3.54% of its circulating supply. Almost immediately, the company initiated staking operations, locking up 425,000 HYPE about $14.5 million across three of those wallets to validators on Hypercore.
This action underscores growing institutional confidence in Hyperliquid’s decentralized perpetuals platform and its native staking mechanism. Hyperliquid Strategies was formed through a merger between Nasdaq-listed biotech firm Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings and Rorschach I LLC, a SPAC vehicle, finalized earlier this year.
The company is designed as a “DAT”—a publicly traded entity that holds and manages digital assets like HYPE on balance sheets, similar to how MicroStrategy holds Bitcoin. PURR’s strategy emphasizes accumulating HYPE for staking yields, liquidity provision, and long-term value accrual, backed by real revenue streams from Hyperliquid’s $1B+ annualized trading fees 97% of which fund buybacks.
As of the merger approval on December 2, 2025, the treasury was valued at $888 million, including $583 million in HYPE and $305 million in cash. PURR has filed an S-1 with the SEC to raise up to $1 billion specifically for expanding its HYPE holdings, signaling aggressive growth plans.
This isn’t isolated: PURR acquired the 12 million HYPE via over-the-counter (OTC) deals, including from Paradigm, and plans further purchases. The staking aligns with Hyperliquid’s delegated proof-of-stake model, where rewards are inversely proportional to total staked HYPE currently ~2.37% APY at 400M staked, but higher for early/large positions due to yields from validators and protocols like Kinetiq’s liquid staking.
HYPE traded around $34.25–$34.65 immediately following the announcement, up ~8% intraday from recent lows near $29–$30, driven by broader market recovery and this institutional signal. Technicals show HYPE forming a double-bottom at $30 support, with RSI and MACD flashing bullish buy signals.
Analysts eye a breakout above $35–$36 resistance, potentially targeting $40–$48 if volume sustains. The move counters recent FUD from team token unlocks ~$351M released on November 29, with 73% restaked or held, reinforcing supply absorption via buybacks and staking.
On X, sentiment is overwhelmingly bullish: Users highlighted the “insane” $411M march to Hypercore as a treasury activation, with front-running trades already emerging. Discussions tied it to PURR’s $570M+ HYPE holdings and CEO David Schamis’s CNBC appearance, positioning Hyperliquid as “Wall Street’s wake-up call.”
Broader ecosystem chatter notes Hyperliquid’s $330B monthly volume outpacing Ethereum/Solana fees, with proposals for token burns to slash FDV from $49B to $16B. This staking debut cements Hyperliquid’s shift from “crypto’s best-kept secret” to institutional-grade infrastructure.
With zero outside funding, a lean 11-person team, and innovations like 24/7 Tesla/Nvidia perps, the platform generates verifiable cash flows—ideal for audited balance sheets. For institutions, DATs like PURR bypass ETF/CEX barriers, enabling direct exposure via staking (yields), lending, and LPing.
Expect more treasuries via Hyperion DeFi’s $50M HYPE stake as Hypercore’s tech and community outpace HyperEVM.If you’re holding or trading HYPE, watch December 29 for the next unlock ~$560M potential supply—a classic buy-the-fear setup amid structural buybacks. This is DeFi maturing: real revenue, aligned incentives, and Wall Street integration.