FAQs
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The NFT is immutable and unique to the individual receiving it, with an allocation of tokens being attributed to the recipient/owner - you can think of it like an access key. There is no expiration date and the NFT has no set or specific value (the NFTs existed prior to the token being available in the market). The NFT only provides the ability to claim a specific amount of ANT, this ANT will have a fluctuating value as with any cryptocurrency.
As mentioned above, there can be no specific value attributed to an NFT, it is merely giving access to a specific number of tokens. These tokens will have a value, that value can be realised through the sale of tokens. The amount of tokens sold and the price of a token at the time of sale will determine the value received — noting claiming a token allocation and selling a number of tokens are not the same thing.
No, there are no plans to give further utility to the NFT.
The token allocations of ANT are set out in the , but for ease shown here. There will be a total ‘Maximum Supply’ of 1,200,000,000 (1.2 Billion) tokens created over The Network’s lifetime.
There are 3 ways for a person to own ANT.
Someone can obtain it by claiming their allocation of ANT. This group includes:
MaidSafe Shareholders and Team Members (the red section on the pie chart)
No, there is no expiry date on an NFT, and any allocation of ANT will remain connected to the NFT until it is claimed. Depending on your personal circumstance and where you pay taxes, there could be two different taxable events — when you claim your tokens using your NFT, and when/if you choose to sell all or part of the tokens you hold as a result of the claim. MaidSafe cannot and will not provide financial advice so please do seek appropriately qualified and professional services relating to the same.
If you were a Loan Scheme Supporter, you would have had your NFT airdropped to you. If you are a direct MaidSafe shareholder you would have been requested (via email) to provide a wallet address. If you are connected to MaidSafe via BTTF, they will have the NFT (as the direct shareholder) for the collective and therefore they will have access to your allocation of tokens.
You can claim 50% of your allocation using your NFT from 14:00 GMT May 12, 2025. The remaining amount will be able to be claimed from August 10, 2025 (90 days from May 12, 2025).
Yes, it is yours to sell, transfer, hold or use (in order to claim tokens).
There is no expiry in regards to accessing your allocation. You will only be able to access 50% of the tokens you have attributed to your NFT (allocated to you) from today - the remaining 50% will be unlocked August 10 2025.
They can and earn storage fees and emissions for being available to host data (referred to as ‘Emissions Allocation’ on the pie chart).
An individual can on the market via an exchange (the token is on both centralized and decentralized exchanges).
MaidSafeCoin holders—of either MAID or EMAID—referred to as ‘Token Holders’ on the pie chart. If you are a holder you can convert them to ANT by following the dedicated .
Those who have earned rewards through loaning funds to—MaidSafe Loan Scheme Supporters—or testing The Network through the (these tokens come from the ‘Autonomi Foundation’ section on the pie chart).
To confirm you have your NFT, please visit , enter your Ethereum address, and navigate to the “NFT Transfers” tab. There you should see your NFT. If you are having trouble seeing it, please pop into the MaidSafe/Autonomi discord and one of the team will help you.
The premise of token allocations is that you, due to your support, are connected via ANT to the growth and success of the Network. The Network has only been live in its earliest form a number of weeks, and has just started (through ) to see the first green shoots. You will be able to see how small the current numbers of holders and supporters of the network is and track the growth of the same, by looking at interactions across social media, by viewing activity on-chain or on platforms such as GitHub, and through market trackers such as and .
