NEWS token use cases
NEWS, the token that powers the PUBLISH ecosystem.
Rewards for readers
News readers are rewarded in NEWS every time they read an article, leave a high-quailty comment, or otherwise engage with a digital news platform. Learn more about PUBLISH link.
Micropayments for writers
Journalists and reporters with a PUBLISH iD account can use their blockchain credentials to cryptographically sign off on the news they write and receive micropayments in NEWS.
Advertising space for marketers
Marketers are incentivized to purchase advertising space in NEWS, thereby creating demand for NEWS and value for other ecosystem participants.
NEWS token statistics
NEWS price
Latest price for 1 NEWS in USD
Source:
CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko
Transaction volumeTx VOLUME
Total USD amount of NEWS transacted in the last 24 hours
Source:
CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko
Market cap
Total value of all tokens in circulation
Source:
CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko
Wallets
Number of wallets in existence
Source: Luniversescan, Etherscan
Exchanges
Where to buy NEWS tokens
NEWS token allocation
| Token sale | Partners | Reserve | Reward & swap pool | PUBLISH, Inc. | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of tokens | ≒30.00% | 10.00% | ≒10.00% | 10.00% | ≒15.00% | ≒25.00% |
| # of tokens | ≒3,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | ≒1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | ≒1,500,000,000 | ≒2,500,000,000 |
Token sale
≒30.00%
Partners
10.00%
Reserve
≒10.00%
Reward & swap pool
10.00%
PUBLISH, Inc.
≒15.00%
Team
≒25.00%
NEWS token release schedule
NEWS tokens will be released according to the schedule below after listing (31 May 2022), with monthly distribution after they are unlocked. Once released, tokens will be available on an ad-hoc, monthly basis. They will not be automatically distributed (push), but available on request (pull).
| Month | Date | Type | Token sale | Partners | Reserve | Reward & swap pool | PUBLISH, Inc. | Team | Total | Cum. total | Cum. % of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-05 | Listing | 735,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 11,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 926,000,000 | 926,000,000 | 9.26% |
| 1 | 2022-05 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 1,001,000,000 | 10.01% |
| 2 | 2022-06 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 1,076,000,000 | 10.76% |
| 3 | 2022-07 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 1,151,000,000 | 11.51% |
| 4 | 2022-08 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 1,226,000,000 | 12.26% |
| 5 | 2022-09 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 1,301,000,000 | 13.01% |
| 6 | 2022-10 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 1,376,000,000 | 13.76% |
| 7 | 2022-11 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 115,000,000 | 1,491,000,000 | 14.91% |
| 8 | 2022-12 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 115,000,000 | 1,606,000,000 | 16.06% |
| 9 | 2023-01 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 115,000,000 | 1,721,000,000 | 17.21% |
| 10 | 2023-02 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 115,000,000 | 1,836,000,000 | 18.36% |
| 11 | 2023-03 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 115,000,000 | 1,951,000,000 | 19.51% |
| 12 | 2023-04 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 115,000,000 | 2,066,000,000 | 20.66% |
| 13 | 2023-05 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 2,261,000,000 | 22.61% |
| 14 | 2023-06 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 2,456,000,000 | 24.56% |
| 15 | 2023-07 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 2,651,000,000 | 26.51% |
| 16 | 2023-08 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 2,846,000,000 | 28.46% |
| 17 | 2023-09 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 3,041,000,000 | 30.41% |
| 18 | 2023-10 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 3,236,000,000 | 32.36% |
| 19 | 2023-11 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 3,431,000,000 | 34.31% |
| 20 | 2023-12 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 3,626,000,000 | 36.26% |
| 21 | 2024-01 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 3,821,000,000 | 38.21% |
| 22 | 2024-02 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 4,016,000,000 | 40.16% |
| 23 | 2024-03 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 4,211,000,000 | 42.11% |
| 24 | 2024-04 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 4,406,000,000 | 44.06% |
| 25 | 2024-05 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 245,000,000 | 4,651,000,000 | 46.51% |
| 26 | 2024-06 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 245,000,000 | 4,896,000,000 | 48.96% |
| 27 | 2024-07 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 245,000,000 | 5,141,000,000 | 51.41% |
| 28 | 2024-08 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 245,000,000 | 5,386,000,000 | 53.86% |
| 29 | 2024-09 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 245,000,000 | 5,631,000,000 | 56.31% |
| 30 | 2024-10 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 19,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 214,000,000 | 5,845,000,000 | 58.45% |
| 31 | 2024-11 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 6,040,000,000 | 60.40% |
| 32 | 2024-12 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 6,235,000,000 | 62.35% |
| 33 | 2025-01 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 6,430,000,000 | 64.30% |
| 34 | 2025-02 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 6,625,000,000 | 66.25% |
| 35 | 2025-03 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 6,820,000,000 | 68.20% |
| 36 | 2025-04 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 7,015,000,000 | 70.15% |
| 37 | 2025-05 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 30,000,010 | 100,000,000 | 175,000,010 | 7,190,000,010 | ≒71.90% |
| 38 | 2025-06 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 100,000,000 | 145,000,000 | 7,335,000,010 | ≒73.35% |
| 39 | 2025-07 | Planned | 25,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 100,000,000 | 145,000,000 | 7,480,000,010 | ≒74.80% |
| 40 | 2025-08 | Planned | 25,000,000 | ≒35,294,118 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 30,000,020 | ≒100,294,138 | ≒7,580,294,148 | ≒75.80% |
| 41 | 2025-09 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒7,731,525,765 | ≒77.32% |
| 42 | 2025-10 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒7,882,757,383 | ≒78.83% |
| 43 | 2025-11 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒8,033,989,001 | ≒80.34% |
| 44 | 2025-12 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒8,185,220,618 | ≒81.85% |
| 45 | 2026-01 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒8,336,452,236 | ≒83.36% |
| 46 | 2026-02 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒8,487,683,854 | ≒84.88% |
| 47 | 2026-03 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒8,638,915,471 | ≒86.39% |
| 48 | 2026-04 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒8,790,147,089 | ≒87.90% |
| 49 | 2026-05 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒8,941,378,706 | ≒89.41% |
| 50 | 2026-06 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒9,092,610,324 | ≒90.93% |
| 51 | 2026-07 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒9,243,841,942 | ≒92.44% |
| 52 | 2026-08 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒9,395,073,559 | ≒93.95% |
| 53 | 2026-09 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒9,546,305,177 | ≒95.46% |
| 54 | 2026-10 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒9,697,536,795 | ≒96.98% |
| 55 | 2026-11 | Planned | 79,062,500 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,618 | ≒9,848,768,412 | ≒98.49% |
| 56 | 2026-12 | Planned | 79,062,460 | ≒35,294,118 | 36,875,010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ≒151,231,588 | ≒10,000,000,000 | 100.00% |
Token sale
The allocated quantity for investment and token sale.
[Notice] As of March 25, 2021, 30% of the token sale amount, 618,111,919 NEWS, is now in circulation directly from the Genesis wallet.
- Total
- ≒3,000,000,000 (≒30.00%)
- Released at listing (2022-05)
- 735,000,000 (7.35%)
- Released for 40 months starting 2022-05
- 25,000,000 per month (0.25%)
- Released for 15 months starting 2025-09
- 79,062,500 per month (≒0.79%)
- Released for 1 month starting 2026-12
- 79,062,460 per month (≒0.79%)
- 0x2b34732e499954a28867cfe42a351b240d4190932626946933aa1ae1ae04e6b3 (27,777,778 NEWS)
- 0x5798442d6b995843e1c6dbf73ab34098a19fde840aba271100965c1ecec243c1 (7,000,000 NEWS)
- 0x04b19c710bfc5761743007841742c6f3174f56f43403c9d4ffc97578af4c4720 (183,334,000 NEWS)
- 0xc876fd2c612a5b4924cba368855b3d50dc739675dbdf3575b17d63194c099cfc (400,000,000 NEWS)
Genesis wallet Txhash (618,111,919 NEWS) :
Partners
The allocated quantity for partners.
- Total
- 1,000,000,000 (10.00%)
- Released at listing (2022-05)
- 10,000,000 (0.10%)
- Released for 40 months starting 2022-05
- 10,000,000 per month (0.10%)
- Released for 17 months starting 2025-08
- 35,294,117.64705880 per month (≒0.35%)
Reserve
The allocated quantity for emergency funds, ecosystem activation, and other items (if not included in other allocation categories).
- Total
- ≒1,000,000,000 (≒10.00%)
- Released at listing (2022-05)
- 10,000,000 (0.10%)
- Released for 41 months starting 2022-05
- 10,000,000 per month (0.10%)
- Released for 15 months starting 2025-09
- 36,875,000 per month (≒0.37%)
- Released for 1 month starting 2026-12
- 36,875,010 per month (≒0.37%)
Reward & swap pool
The allocated quantity for token swaps, to foster NEWS token adoption, and to provide funding for Luniverse-based dapps.
- Total
- 1,000,000,000 (10.00%)
- Released at listing (2022-05)
- 11,000,000 (0.11%)
- Released for 12 months starting 2022-05
- 10,000,000 per month (0.10%)
- Released for 17 months starting 2023-05
- 50,000,000 per month (0.50%)
- Released for 1 month starting 2024-10
- 19,000,000 per month (0.19%)
PUBLISH, Inc.
The allocated quantity for financing business activities, investments, and token swaps.
- Total
- ≒1,500,000,000 (≒15.00%)
- Released at listing (2022-05)
- 150,000,000 (1.50%)
- Released for 12 months starting 2022-05
- 10,000,000 per month (0.10%)
- Released for 24 months starting 2023-05
- 50,000,000 per month (0.50%)
- Released for 1 month starting 2025-05
- 30,000,010 per month (≒0.30%)
Team
The allocated quantity for founder and team member compensation.
- Total
- ≒2,500,000,000 (≒25.00%)
- Released at listing (2022-05)
- 10,000,000 (0.10%)
- Released for 7 months starting 2022-05
- 10,000,000 per month (0.10%)
- Released for 18 months starting 2022-11
- 50,000,000 per month (0.50%)
- Released for 15 months starting 2024-05
- 100,000,000 per month (1.00%)
- Released for 1 month starting 2025-08
- 30,000,020 per month (≒0.30%)