Solana Mobile Says Token for Seeker Phone Coming in January

Solana is set to roll out the awaited native token tied to its latest mobile phone model, Seeker, at the start of 2026, which is set to be the governance token of the company’s mobile ecosystem.

Solana Mobile said in an X post on Wednesday that the “SKR” token will have a total supply of 10 billion tokens, with 30% allocated for airdrops and 25% put aside for growth and partnerships.

An additional 10% of the token’s supply will be for liquidity, 10% for a community treasury, 15% for Solana Mobile and 10% for Solana Labs, the mobile arm’s parent company.

Solana Mobile said in May that it was planning to launch the SKR token, saying it would give owners of its new Seeker smartphone, which came pre-loaded with crypto apps and features, “actual ownership in the platform.”

The company shared that the token would have “linear inflation to incentivize early participants” who stake it, but it would share more on the token at the upcoming Solana Breakpoint Conference on Dec. 11 to 13.

Solana Mobile eyes ecosystem growth with SKR

A key selling point Solana Mobile initially marketed for the Seeker was its decentralized application (DApp) store, hosting over 100 Solana-based DApps, as the firm looked to expand beyond the phone just being seen as a “rewards magnet” like its first variant, the Saga.

While it has had some teething issues since launch, Solana Mobile has indicated that the SKR token will be utilized to bolster the DApp store and ecosystem surrounding the phone.

Alongside the SKR announcement, Solana Mobile also introduced “guardians,” which will “validate trust” across its phone ecosystem. 

“At launch, SKR serves as a growth and coordination mechanism: stake to Guardians, support builders, secure devices, curate the dApp Store,” Solana Mobile said. “As the ecosystem scales, SKR ensures its value flows back to the community that powers it.”

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On the user end, SKR holders will be able to earn rewards from staking the asset with guardians. Solana Mobile will be the first guardian, with others joining later in 2026, such as Helius Labs, Double Zero and Triton One. 

“Guardians verify device authenticity, review DApp submissions, and enforce community standards,” the post stated. 

The news has coincided with a small bump in the price of Solana (SOL), with the price sitting at around $140 before the announcement. It is now at $145.68, up 5.4% over the past 24 hours.

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