The Eclipse protocol’s goal has been to combine the best elements of Solana’s performance with Ethereum’s liquidity to produce a truly novel technology. In the last few months, several pieces have been published across the Eclipse ecosystem to illustrate the grand vision for what this technology enables. The Eclipse Economy centers around the value proposition of decentralizing value creation by building an economy that empowers its core constituents to dictate the terms of ownership and wealth generation. The Eclipse Roadmap and Performance Thesis illustrate an uncompromising commitment to building the most performant and incentives-aligned blockchain ever created that serves as the foundation upon which to build this economy.

As Eclipse Labs continues their work building towards the Giga Scale Virtual Machine (GSVM), the Foundation is pleased to unveil the next step in the protocol’s journey and the evolution of the Eclipse Economy: the Eclipse protocol token, $ES, is now live.

The initial distribution will occur over the following 30 days. $ES will become transferable at 10AM UTC on July 16th, 2025.

The token has been deployed on Eclipse, Ethereum and Solana mainnet at the following addresses:
Eclipse Mainnet: GnBAskb2SQjrLgpTjtgatz4hEugUsYV7XrWU1idV3oqW

Ethereum Mainnet: 0x6055Dc6Ff1077eebe5e6D2BA1a1f53d7Ef8430dE

Solana Mainnet: BqPqrrQuoQXFGGEAEMnPmDgZ6RWQCajWnY3V6Yp4DZWP

For those eligible, $ES can be claimed on the claims page.

$ES Token Details

The ES token serves multiple core purposes. It acts as a gas token for the Eclipse chain via Eclipse’s native paymaster mechanism. ES will also enable decentralized governance whereas token holders would be able to participate in decision-making processes that directly impact the future of Eclipse, such as protocol upgrades or MEV redistribution fee take rates. For example, such decentralized decision-making could allow token holders to stake to applications to receive a portion of native emissions and app-defined portions of MEV redistribution. Governance may also enable special allowances for applications with a highest delegated stake, such as defining custom sequencing rules in an enshrined manner within the Eclipse sequencer.

Additionally, the ES token may be upgraded via governance to be used for posting bonds in fraud proof challenges, where network participants—our "fraud proof heroes"—can earn rewards in ES by contributing resources to resolve disputes efficiently.

Ultimately, ES has the potential to drive broader utility and align ecosystem incentives, subject to ongoing regulatory developments and their continual review pursuant to governance.

Decentralized governance may also enable a combination of native yield on Eclipse, whose exact parameters would be subject to adjustments via those governance mechanisms. A number of bonding opportunities for token holders may also be enabled, as further detailed above.

To summarize, the following use cases are possible, subject to the input of the governing token holders:

• For usage as gas fees in the network 
• For participation in governance over fee structure
• For activation of custom sequencing rules 
• For staking and receiving a share of economic activity on the network 
• Posting fraud proof challenger bonds

Allocations

A total of 1,000,000,000 ES have been minted. The initial allocation of the total supply of ES is as follows (with further details below):

• 15% to Airdrop + Liquidity
• 35% to Ecosystem + Development
• 19% to Contributors (Current & Future)
• 31% to Early Supporters / Investors

Airdrop + Liquidity (15%)

Tokens distributed to Eclipse’s early users — core community members and developers who have supported the network from the start. The Eclipse Economy depends on an active user base and engaged community to function effectively. Additional tokens will be allocated to ensure sufficient liquidity, support continued growth, and attract new participants to the ecosystem. 

Ecosystem + Development (35%)

Tokens earmarked for current and future contributors, to help scale the Eclipse ecosystem. These will be distributed across initiatives in ecosystem development and R&D to help realize our vision of the Eclipse Economy. This also includes Foundation reserves to be used towards critical infrastructure and operations to support the long-term growth of the protocol.

Contributors (19%)

Tokens allocated to the current and future team members who built the protocol from 0 to 1 and are scaling it into tomorrow. Tokens distributed to this team are subject to 4 year vesting and 3 year lockup schedules to ensure long term commitment and alignment.

Early Supporters / Investors (31%)

Tokens distributed to early supporters and investors who provided critical funding towards Eclipse’s development. These tokens are subject to 3 year lockup schedules, which incentivize continued support as Eclipse grows and matures.

*The token model outlined in this blog is a rough roadmap which may be subject to change

*Please see our ToS and FAQs for more details.

Get Involved in the Eclipse Economy

Follow these 3 steps:

1. Download Backpack Wallet, OKX Wallet, Bybit Wallet or Bitget Wallet.
2. Create an Eclipse account inside your new wallet
3. Bridge from ETH mainnet to Eclipse

Join the Eclipse Community

Join us on Discord and X for real-time updates from the Eclipse team:

• The Official Eclipse Discord
• Follow the Foundation on X
• Follow Eclipse Labs on X

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