$TANSSI: Fueling Decentralized Infrastructure for Restaked Networks

This is a guest post that provides a closer look at $TANSSI, the native token of Tanssi, and its role in enabling decentralized networks, staking, and ecosystem growth.

What Is Tanssi?

Tanssi is the go-to infrastructure for launching decentralized networks instantly, secured through Symbiotic restaking. Instead of spending months dealing with validator coordination, staking liquidity, and infrastructure complexity, Tanssi automates the process—allowing developers to launch a restaked network in minutes.

Why Restaking Matters

Security has always been one of the biggest challenges for new blockchains. Traditionally, launching a network meant assembling a validator set and securing enough stake to protect against attacks—an expensive and time-consuming process that led many projects to centralization.

Restaking solves this by allowing networks to borrow security from already-staked assets like ETH. But adoption has been slow because restaking services are difficult to integrate and require deep infrastructure expertise.

That’s where Tanssi comes in—eliminating validator coordination, sequencing, and infrastructure hurdles, so teams can actually use restaking without friction.

Built With Real Adoption & Backing

Tanssi isn’t new to web3 infrastructure—it’s built by a team with deep expertise in decentralized networks. Moondance Labs, an independent development company contributing to Tanssi, secured $9M in its last private rounds from investors including  Arrington Capital, KR1, SNZ Capital, Scytale Digital, Borderless Capital, Wormhole Cross-Chain Fund, HashKey Capital, and Fenbushi Capital, Tanssi has already processed 7.5M+ transactions on testnet, deployed 3,000+ networks, and grown its community to over 150k across channels.

$TANSSI: The Utility Token of the Tanssi Ecosystem

$TANSSI is the economic backbone of Tanssi’s decentralized infrastructure. It secures networks, aligns incentives, and facilitates network operations. 

How It Works:

• Staking & Security – Operators and sequencers stake $TANSSI to secure networks built on Tanssi.

• Service Payments – $TANSSI is used for deploying networks, producing blocks, and enabling cross-chain messaging.

• Governance – Token holders participate in decisions shaping Tanssi’s future.

• Incentives – Operators and sequencers earn rewards for securing the network.

Token Supply & Distribution 

The total supply of $TANSSI is 1 billion tokens, designed to encourage decentralization, reward participation, and sustain long-term growth.

Breakdown:

• Genesis Distribution (7%): Early community members and testnet participants.

• Community & Ecosystem (37%): For long-term growth, rewards, research, development, and collaborations.

• Foundation Reserve (10%): Reserved for protocol development and ecosystem sustainability.

• Early Backers (24%): For investors who supported early development.

• Core Contributors (22%): For the teams that helped bring Tanssi to life.

For a detailed breakdown of the vesting schedule and unlocking timelines, check out the full Tokenomics page.

Get Involved: Let’s Forkin Launch & Let’s Forkin Dance 

With mainnet approaching, Tanssi is launching a community-driven token event—ensuring decentralization starts with those actively engaged in the ecosystem.

Early supporters can access $TANSSI at the same valuation as the last private round raised by Moondance Labs, an independent development company contributing to Tanssi—a structured, fair model designed to foster real network participation.

You can participate here:

Key Sale Details:

• Start Date: March 4, 2025

• Token Price: $0.045 per $TANSSI

• Allocation: 50 million $TANSSI (5% of the total supply)

• Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV): $45 million

• Who Can Participate: Open to whitelisted community members (details below).

Whitelist applications are now open. Start your whitelist registration here.

Tanssi’s incentivized testnet campaign is live, rewarding early participants with 10M $TANSSI tokens while helping shape the network ahead of mainnet.

Participate in the testnet here:

 Campaign Details:

• Incentive Pool: 10 million $TANSSI tokens (1% of total supply)

• Audience Allocation:

  • 70% for general users (Tanssians)

  • 30% for network operators based on performance

• Start Date: January 23, 2025

• Campaign Duration: 3 months*

 *Subject to change by the Tanssi Foundation.

What’s Next for Tanssi?

With $TANSSI launching, the next phase of Tanssi’s rollout is focused on mainnet readiness and progressive decentralization.

Key Milestones Ahead and Estimated Dates:
✅ Testnet launch with Symbiotic integration – February 2025
✅ Mainnet launch – H1 2025
✅ Decentralization of sequencing, governance, and staking

$TANSSI isn’t just a token—it’s a core part of Tanssi’s decentralized infrastructure. As Tanssi progresses toward mainnet, token holders will shape governance, staking, and network participation.

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Disclosure: DeFi Dad and Nomatic are advisors to Tanssi. You can find Disclosures for DeFi Dad and Nomatic’s investments here.