Solana Mobile to Launch SKR Token on Jan. 21 with Major Airdrop

Highlights:

• Solana Mobile will launch the SKR token on January 21.
• Seeker users and developers will receive 20% of the total supply.
• Guardians will secure the network and enable governance participation.

Solana Mobile has announced that the SKR token will officially launch on January 21. Solana confirmed the news on X (formerly Twitter), adding that a snapshot for airdrop eligibility has already been completed. Around 20% of the total 10 billion SKR tokens will go to Seeker smartphone users and app developers.

The launch follows the company’s December statement that the SKR token would arrive in January with a fixed supply. Solana Mobile aims to expand its ecosystem through community participation and token-based incentives. Emmett Hollyer, general manager of Solana Mobile, said the airdrop marks the first step toward user-driven governance.

He noted:

“SKR will give everyone who helped build this ecosystem the chance to shape its success.”

SKR will give all of the people who have gotten us to this point the opportunity to influence the success of this platform: who can participate, what rules they follow, and what economic flows keep it going.

This airdrop is the first step.

— Emmett 📱 (@m_it) January 7, 2026

SKR Token to Power Solana Mobile’s Ecosystem

The SKR token will serve as the foundation for Solana Mobile’s decentralized ecosystem. Holders will be able to stake their tokens with Guardians, a group responsible for securing the platform and verifying Seeker devices. Participants can earn rewards and gain access to exclusive in-app features.

Guardians such as Anza, DoubleZero, Helius, and Jito will help oversee the system’s growth. They will manage device verification, curate decentralized applications, and strengthen network integrity.

The Seeker phone, Solana Mobile’s second-generation blockchain device, plays a key role in this plan. Since launching in August, the Seeker has processed more than 9 million transactions and generated $2.6 billion in trading volume. Over 100,000 users have engaged with 265 decentralized applications built for the phone.

Token Distribution and Future Plans

Solana Mobile’s website details the initial SKR token distribution. Thirty percent of the supply will unlock at launch, with two-thirds directed to Seeker users and developers. In addition, 27% of the supply, about 2.7 billion tokens, will become available during the token generation event.

Of that amount, 1 billion tokens will go to the community treasury, another 1 billion to liquidity, and 700 million toward growth and partnerships. The Solana Mobile and Solana Labs teams will receive 15% and 10% of the total supply, respectively. In addition, the SKR token supply will increase by 10% during the first year, then the rate will decline by 25% annually until it stabilizes at 2%. New tokens will flow to Guardians and stakers supporting the network.

Solana Mobile’s goal is to create an open, user-driven mobile ecosystem that rivals traditional app stores. Hollyer said the company wants to make blockchain interaction simple, secure, and accessible directly from smartphones.

There'll be one global mobile platform – Solana Mobile

Solana Mobile is the backbone of the new global mobile ecosystem of dApps and digital assets. No other phone will come close.

Some suggest Apple or Google could pivot to integrate web3. But they will never be the backbone.…

— Emmett 📱 (@m_it) October 27, 2024

The Seeker phone’s success reflects growing interest in decentralized mobile technology. More than 150,000 devices were preordered, far surpassing the sales of the earlier Saga phone, which ended support in October. Meanwhile, Solana’s native token, SOL, has declined by over 2% on the daily chart following the broader market downturn. As of this writing, SOL was trading around $134, with a market capitalization and trading volume of $75 billion and $4 billion, respectively.