0G extends token unlock schedule by one year amid Compute Finance launch
The AI-focused protocol delays team and investor vesting while rolling out a system that converts staked tokens into compute credits for AI services.
0G, the protocol positioning itself as the trust layer for AI, just pushed back its first token unlock for team members and early investors by a full year. The original date of October 22, 2026, now becomes October 22, 2027, with the remaining tokens vesting over 24 months after that, wrapping up by September 2029.
The delay arrives alongside the launch of Compute Finance, or ComFi, a new financial framework that lets holders convert their digital assets into usable AI compute credits.
What Compute Finance actually does
ComFi launched on September 24, 2026, and it consists of two core products.
The first is Ascend, a liquid staking service that went live on the announcement date. Users stake their 0G tokens and receive a0G tokens in return. Those a0G tokens remain composable across DeFi, meaning holders don’t have to choose between staking rewards and doing something productive with their capital.
The second product is Infinite AI, abbreviated as iAI, a compute-focused digital asset launching on September 29, 2026. Users can mint iAI using their a0G tokens, then stake those iAI tokens to earn credits for accessing services across the 0G ecosystem. Those services include the 0G Private Computer, which provides access to more than 100 AI models.
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Under initial usage parameters, 0G says each staked iAI token is designed to deliver a daily usage value exceeding $1.
The unlock delay, explained
The tokens affected by the schedule extension represent 44% of the total supply of 1 billion 0G tokens. That’s the allocation earmarked for the team and early investors.
Originally, these tokens would have started flowing into the market in October 2026. Now, that first distribution won’t happen until October 2027. After that initial unlock, the remaining tokens vest monthly over 24 months. Notably, that’s a shorter vesting tail than the original 36-month schedule, which means once the floodgates do open, the flow will be faster.
0G’s representatives have emphasized that early investors cooperated with this decision rather than having it imposed on them. The framing is one of strategic alignment: everyone agrees to wait because the ecosystem needs time to build genuine usage before large token supplies hit the open market.