According to an official statement by Sahara AI, the team flipped the script on their token release schedule to shore up long-term network stability. The devs pulled the trigger on this move after dissecting the June 9 market meltdown, aiming to prove they are 100% aligned with the community.
Skipping the buybacks
The primary weapon against selling pressure is a voluntary tweak to the vesting play. Early backers will now wait an extra 3 months before tapping their tokens. For founders, core devs, and advisors, the team extended the lockup by a full 6 months.
"Our investors’ decision to push back their timelines reflects real conviction in the long-term future of Sahara, and we are stoked to keep building alongside backers who share that view," the team emphasized.
Interestingly, management explicitly shot down the idea of an emergency buyback. The team argues that buybacks only make sense when fueled by a sustainable revenue engine, rather than serving as a knee-jerk reaction to market panic.
They took the exact same hardline stance on token burns, noting that engineering artificial scarcity doesn't create real fundamental value.
What's next on the roadmap?
The project is officially transitioning into phase two, kicking off with a massive feature drop for its Sorin platform. Active traders are finally getting what they asked for: perpetual trading, strategy builders with backtesting tools, and advanced monitoring for alpha signals.
Next week, the team plans to expand the token onto additional blockchain rails to widen its liquidity footprint. Fresh enterprise partnerships are also reportedly in the pipeline. On top of that, a paper trading competition is about to go live on Sorin, featuring a pool of up to $100,000 thousand in tokens.
At the same time, the devs are rolling out phase two of staking. This will give token holders direct utility across the product suite, locking up supply in exchange for access to AI agents, proprietary models, and ecosystem incentives.