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 PUBLISHlink.
Micropayments for writers
Journalists and reporters with a PUBLISHiD 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
Transaction volumeTx VOLUME
Total USD amount of NEWS transacted in the last 24 hours
Source: CoinMarketCap
Market cap
Total value of all tokens in circulation
Source: CoinMarketCap
Wallets
Number of wallets in existence
Source: Luniversescan, Etherscan
User statistics
User actions
Number of user actions on PUBLISHlink
- Logins 628,362
- Reads 5,477,429
- Shares 18,949,057
Transactions
Total number of transactions on the Luniverse network
- 1,398,451
User rewards
NEWS awarded to PUBLISHlink users
- Logins 188,509 NEWS
- Reads 164,323 NEWS
- Shares 1,136,943 NEWS
Partner rewards
NEWS awarded to PUBLISHalliance partners
- Nodes 37,366,209 NEWS
- Donations 100,434 NEWS
Events
NEWS tokens awarded for participating in events
- 2,807,914 NEWS
NFT
Number of media NFTs minted
- 36,904
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%)
- Genesis wallet
-
ERC-200x61ec6b298cecc7e29481ec88e8778b128987a07b ↗
- Cold wallet
ERC-200xfF2362940506e9554F1BFB1f759Ad3f4CE2A21FB ↗- Multi-signature wallet
ERC-200x2Ca994d79779079721AF77dafF4E53941630ee0f ↗Genesis wallet Txhash (618,111,919 NEWS) :
- 0x2b34732e499954a28867cfe42a351b240d4190932626946933aa1ae1ae04e6b3 (27,777,778 NEWS)
- 0x5798442d6b995843e1c6dbf73ab34098a19fde840aba271100965c1ecec243c1 (7,000,000 NEWS)
- 0x04b19c710bfc5761743007841742c6f3174f56f43403c9d4ffc97578af4c4720 (183,334,000 NEWS)
- 0xc876fd2c612a5b4924cba368855b3d50dc739675dbdf3575b17d63194c099cfc (400,000,000 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%)
- Cold wallet
-
ERC-200xF0FC22E487dB1f4946f9d6e6BDBF513538A29f68 ↗
- Multi-signature wallet
ERC-200x8e5d37DAC86eC2D143FF58Ca9d4a45dBe6ED682d ↗- Multi-signature wallet
ERC-200xd408D8427403e21c20436d93a20b98025b82D09a ↗- Multi-signature wallet
ERC-200xAfbfB1Bd682c141D897a0DA12b6e7a0e0eDD0421 ↗- Multi-signature wallet
ERC-20Reserve
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%)
- Cold wallet
-
ERC-200x50839272c8E67f2e8cb6C331Ca51BDe988233415 ↗
- Multi-signature wallet
ERC-20Reward & 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%)
- Reward pool wallet
-
LMT0xecc4f449d5679e4ef620d1c36b87c31144d13e7a ↗
- Reward pool withdrawal wallet
LMT0x1ad293c5f74ec7e06ce84f5b14f2bdc589d08af9 ↗- Reward pool withdrawal wallet
LMT0xdd06b95f41851e717e0dd77fba6e88b5df06db7f ↗- Reward pool withdrawal wallet
LMT0x29e5902ef7e5ec1430e92a110ec1cf701663b49c ↗- Token swap deposit wallet
LMT0xbe3c99da9254826857e8b9b1b868a316d1b9da19 ↗- Token swap withdrawal wallet
LMTPUBLISH, 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%)
- Cold wallet
-
ERC-200x98cC04B581caB8a063A431b0BFBc2775994d4766 ↗
- Multi-signature wallet
ERC-200xE9A220F68aC775088B1Bd601C48B482Cd8342CD2 ↗- Multi-signature wallet
ERC-200x9864dFd044FA4790A83918D47ee59FCd5b526781 ↗- Token swap withdrawal wallet
ERC-20Team
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%)
- Cold wallet
-
ERC-200x0C65ddb42DE085c40CFAb46D684Ae90F0B4B58E1 ↗
- Cold wallet
ERC-20