Binance expanded its spot ecosystem after the platform lists Sentient (SENT) as an official trading asset. Following a successful incubation phase within the Binance Alpha Market, the platform officially launched trading for the asset on January 22, 2026, at 12:00 (UTC). Binance applies the Seed Tag to this listing, which flags SENT as an innovative project with significant price volatility and technical risks.
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What is Sentient (SENT)?
Source: Sentient Labs
Sentient Labs is pioneering the GRID, a massive, decentralized intelligence network designed to democratize Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Unlike the closed, proprietary systems typical of “Big Tech,” Sentient operates on an open-source philosophy, ensuring that AGI remains transparent, verifiable, and community-controlled.
The GRID serves as a unified orchestration layer where over 110 partners, including specialized agents, foundational models, and data providers like The Graph, Napkin, and Exa, collaborate in real-time. By leveraging blockchain technology, Sentient thus creates a traceable environment where every AI interaction is recorded on-chain.
Furthermore, the GRID functions as a specialized system where agents, models, and data providers collaborate in real-time via blockchain-backed verification. To protect creators, Sentient introduced the OML (Open, Monetizable, Loyal) framework, solving the “open-source funding gap.” Through AI-Native Cryptography, developers embed unique “Model Fingerprints” into their work, allowing creators to prove ownership and collect automated fees via smart contracts, ensuring open-source AI is finally sustainable and profitable.
For developers, Sentient provides the ROMA (Recursive Open Meta-Agent) framework, managing complex reasoning by breaking large tasks into manageable sub-tasks handled by specialized agents. The network emphasizes Composability, allowing multiple AI units to chain together for complex workflows.
SENT Token Details
The SENT token serves as the essential coordination layer and “economic constitution” for the Sentient network. In particular, it facilitates transaction fees, governs protocol updates, and powers the network’s unique incentive model. Developers earn SENT when users call their specific AI models or tools, while users can stake SENT on the “artifacts” they find most valuable, directing token emissions toward the most useful projects in the ecosystem.
Network: Ethereum (ERC-20)
Smart Contract: 0x56A3BA04E95d34268A19b2a4474DC979baBDaf76
Total Supply: 34,359,738,368 SENT
Core Utility: Powers staking, governance, fee payments, and rewards across the open AGI economy.
Institutional Backers: Sentient stands as one of the most well-capitalized AI-blockchain initiatives in the industry. For instance, the project secured a staggering $85 million seed round led by Founders Fund (Peter Thiel’s venture firm), Pantera Capital, and Framework Ventures.Token Allocation and Vesting: The SENT tokenomics model focuses heavily on community ownership and long-term ecosystem health. Approximately 65.55% of the total supply is dedicated to the community, research, and ecosystem development.Community Initiatives & Airdrops (44.00%): This rewards users and builders for verifiable work on the GRID. Specifically, 30% unlocked at TGE, with the remaining 70% released linearly over 4 years.Team (22.00%): To ensure long-term alignment, these tokens have a 1-year cliff followed by a 6-year linear vesting schedule.Ecosystem & R&D (19.55%): Similar to the community pool, 30% unlocked at TGE, while the remainder releases over 4 years.Investors (12.45%): These tokens belong to private sale participants, subject to a 1-year lockup followed by a 4-year linear unlock.Public Sale (2.00%): Fully unlocked at TGE to provide immediate market liquidity.
Source: Binance
Binance Listing and Trading Information
Binance applies the Seed Tag to SENT to warn traders of the inherent volatility and risk associated with new AI-driven assets. For users who held SENT in the Binance Alpha Market, the platform handles the migration to Spot Accounts automatically within 24 hours of the listing.
Spot Pairs: SENT/USDT, SENT/USDC, and SENT/TRY.
Launch Date: January 22, 2026, 12:00 (UTC).
Deposits: Users could begin depositing SENT at 11:00 (UTC) on launch day.
Withdrawals: Officially became available on January 23, 2026, at 12:00 (UTC).
Future Marketing: Binance has allocated an additional 343,597,384 SENT specifically for upcoming marketing campaigns and user adoption.
