MapleStory's token has one simple headline number: 1 billion NXPC. The details behind it are less simple.
Nexpace NXPC Token Allocation and Vesting runs on two layers: the original whitepaper plan and a burn plan announced on November 9, 2026.
Anyone new to tokenomics analysis can treat the first as the base and the second as a December change.
This article keeps the two apart. It covers who got what, when tokens unlock, and what the burn could do to supply. Research was updated on November 12, 2026.
NXPC is the native token of MapleStory Universe, the blockchain side of the MapleStory game. Nexpace, a Nexon-backed team, runs it.
The project says NXPC pays gas fees on its own Layer 1 chain, rewards contributors, and converts to the in-game token NESO at a fixed rate.
Earlier coverage of the game sits in these crypto game updates.
The whitepaper caps supply at 1 billion NXPC. The project's official whitepaper allocation page lists the main quantified split below.
Category | Share | Amount | Purpose |
Contribution Reward | 80% | 800 million | Rewards for ecosystem contributors |
Early Community | 16.317% | 163.17 million | Launch distribution and early participants |
IP MG | 2% | 20 million | Minimum guarantee for the MapleStory IP licensor |
Team | 0.696% | 6.96 million | Core contributors |
Liquidity Provision | 0.437% | 4.37 million | Market liquidity |
Gas Sponsorship | 0.15% | 1.5 million | Network fee support |
Advisor | 0.4% | 4 million | Tokenomics advisors |
Nexpace NXPC Token Allocation and vesting lean heavily toward rewards. That pool holds 80% of the cap, while team and advisors hold about 1.1% together.
The whitepaper also lists Builder Program and Treasury as unallocated categories without fixed amounts. Some unused allocations may be reassigned to them after public disclosure.
Max supply is the most tokens that can exist. Circulating supply is what trades today. Market cap uses the second, while fully diluted value assumes all 1 billion exist.
Token vesting is the schedule that controls when tokens become available. Team and IP MG tokens have a 9-month cliff, meaning nothing unlocks for nine months.
After that, they release every quarter over 36 months. Advisor tokens wait 12 months, then unlock as milestones are met.
A cliff is a waiting period, and how vesting cliffs work matters for any unlock calendar.
Early Community, Liquidity Provision, and Gas Sponsorship were fully unlocked at the token generation event in May 2025.
The 80% contribution reward allocation is not fully circulating. Its tokens are released gradually through a declining weekly schedule, inspired by the halving idea, with no lock-up for contributors. Tracking releases is easier with token unlock tracking tools.
That is the original whitepaper plan. Under the November 2026 announcement, those scheduled weekly releases will go to a burn address for at least 52 weeks, starting in December, instead of reaching contributors.
Nexpace says its burn plan and whitepaper revision take effect in December 2026. The terms sit in the official burn plan disclosure. The stated plan has three parts:
Weekly Contribution Reward releases will be burned for at least 52 weeks.
About 95.7 million Nexpace NXPC tokens in the Recycle Vault will be burned in one move.
Reactor, the system behind NXPC Fission and Item Fusion, will end.
The project says the supply cap, allocation ratios, other unlock schedules, the fixed Nexpace NXPC token and NESO rate, and the quarterly burn of 20% of protocol revenue stay unchanged.
These changes affect supply only after Nexpace completes the burns and publishes on-chain transaction details.
Burning each weekly release means no new reward tokens reach circulation for at least 52 weeks. It does not remove tokens already circulating.
Player rewards will continue using NXPC that Nexpace already holds, along with ongoing protocol revenue.
The project points to first-half 2026 protocol revenue of about 31 million NXPC against roughly 28 million paid as gameplay rewards. That is a project claim, not a forecast.
The Recycle Vault balance equals about 30% of reported circulating supply, or roughly 9.6% of the 1 billion total. Updates appear on Nexpace on X.
The stronger signal is the stop on new reward supply, since 80% of the cap sits in that pool. The main concern is timing. The announcement says "at least 52 weeks," so the end date is open.
The biggest unknown is what follows week 52. Holders should check circulating supply and the next unlock on the day they read.
The Nexpace NXPC token allocation and vesting picture also needs the actual burn transactions to confirm it.
The Nexpace NXPC Token powers the MapleStory Universe, and the supply is capped at 1 billion. Insiders hold small shares with long waits, while the reward pool releases weekly.
The December plan burns reward releases and vault tokens if executed as stated. What remains uncertain is the period after 52 weeks. Next, the burn confirmations deserve a check.
Disclaimer: This article is for information only and is not financial advice. Crypto tokens carry high risk, and plans can change. Independent research is needed before any decision.