- VeChain staking rewards total 5.48B VTHO, encouraging early liquidity ahead of the Hayabusa upgrade.
- Over 5.9B VET staked through Stargate as VeWorld v2.4.0 enhances wallet usability.
VeChain started the reward program with a total of 5.48 billion VTHO to be awarded from July to December 2025. The tokens are distributed to users staking VET through the Stargate platform, with a bonus pool that will only be distributed once, prior to the Hayabusa upgrade that is scheduled for December.
Are you staking your $VET on https://t.co/tQPGhObKi7, yet? Get your share of the 5.4 Billion $VTHO bonus pool!
When the Hayabusa upgrade goes live in December 2025, generated $VTHO will ONLY be distributed to stakers.
Protocol Rewards: ⏫⏫
VTHO inflation: ⏬⏬ https://t.co/k2HgUOHsNW— VeChain (@vechainofficial) September 4, 2025
Crypto analyst Crypto Nova described it as a structured incentive rather than a giveaway.
“Between July and December 2025, an early reward pool of 5.48 billion $VTHO is being distributed to stakers. That’s essentially a time-limited bonus window for anyone contributing liquidity early on,” Nova wrote.
The move is expected to increase staking activity in the months leading up to Hayabusa, while aligning rewards more closely with long-term participation.
How the New Model Works
Stargate allows holders to stake VET and earn VTHO, which powers transactions on the network. What has changed is the reward mechanism. The new design incentivizes longer-term commitments and tries to disincentivize short-term passive holding.
Nova explained,
“Longer staking = higher multipliers. $VTHO yields improve over time. The system strengthens the dual-token model (VET = store of value, VTHO = gas).”
Once Hayabusa is live in December, only stakers will receive VTHO. Holding VET without staking will no longer generate gas rewards.
This adjustment is also aimed at tightening inflation by linking rewards only to active participation. The result is a system where users who contribute liquidity receive more consistent benefits.
As BTCDaily reported, to prepare for the upgrade, VeChain has launched the Hayabusa Devnet. This allows developers and token holders to test the framework ahead of its full release. The upgrade is part of VeChain’s Renaissance roadmap, which focuses on improving token economics, governance, and network security.
By granting early access, VeChain allows stakeholders to make arrangements for the changes on time. The devnet basically serves as a testing platform for developers to create applications on the new mechanics. The full launch is, therefore, expected to come with the inclusion of these changes into the mainnet by December.
Wallet and Ecosystem Growth
VeChain has introduced the second version of a wallet called VeWorld 2.4.0 alongside staking and protocol upgrades. Newer versions of this wallet feature meaning alterations as well as added features, which contribute to better user-network interaction. The wallet is axiomatically being developed as the core instrument for real-world blockchain applications as a part of VeChain’s long-term target.
Meanwhile, the staking activities are becoming increasingly active. There have been more than 5.9 billion VET tokens locked into Stargate, generating VTHO rewards every ten seconds. On the other hand, the on-chain data depicts 145,764 new wallets created in a given day and 552,204 VTHO tokens being burned within the same 24-hour period.
At the time of writing, CoinGecko reported VET traded at $0.024 with a $31.27 million trading volume for the day. The token has appreciated by 2% in the past 24 hours and has depreciated by 6% in a week.
