From Milestone to Movement: onocoy’s TGE Is Only the Beginning
Aug 18, 2025
From Milestone to Movement: onocoy’s TGE Is Only the Beginning
In Web3, launches often come with fanfare. Tokens hit the market, charts start moving, and headlines are written. But for some teams, a launch isn’t the end goal—it’s just the ignition point.
For onocoy, the recent Token Generation Event (TGE) was exactly that: the spark to set a much larger vision in motion.
A Decade in the Making
Daniel Ammann’s career in GPS innovation began in the 1990s, when high‑precision location technology was still the stuff of laboratories and niche industrial applications. Back then, a global, community‑powered GNSS infrastructure was unthinkable.
Fast‑forward to today: Daniel and his team have not only imagined it—they’re building it.
onocoy’s mission is bold:
A decentralized, hardware‑agnostic GNSS network, powered by everyday people and accessible to industries worldwide.
It’s a mission that fuses deep technical expertise with a belief in open, permissionless infrastructure, and now, it’s one that has its own economic engine: the $ONO token.
A TGE With Intent, Not Hype
Many token launches are about raising as much capital as possible, as quickly as possible. onocoy took a different route.
After navigating months of regulatory complexity, the team raised ~736 SOL via PinkSale and then migrated to Streamflow—unlocking two key mechanics:
10% immediate unlock for early supporters
1% daily vesting to protect market stability
“We wanted to kickstart the DePIN flywheel, not just list a token,” says Thomas, who led commercialization and the TGE rollout.
The launch was supported by contract upgrades, BONO → ONO auto‑conversion, a new website, and market listings in progress—laying the foundation for what comes next.
Empowering the Early Network
The team’s approach to the presale claim process was deliberately flexible. Contributors can claim 10% instantly and vest the rest daily over 90 days—or save on fees by claiming in bulk at the end.
Miners, the beating heart of the network, have even more flexibility. Those who earned BONO before the TGE can convert to ONO at any time, with no deadline. Waiting longer can even yield more tokens, allowing for strategic conversion decisions.
From Tokens to Traction
The TGE wasn’t just about economic design—it was about accelerating the network’s utility.
As of July 22, mining rewards switched from BONO to ONO, with a significant boost:
Top stations can now earn up to 33 ONO/day based on uptime and signal quality
Tokens are available immediately upon claim
This structure directly ties rewards to network reliability, creating a feedback loop where better coverage means more earnings—and more earnings mean better coverage.
Scaling: The True Measure of Success
The team knows the next phase isn’t about another announcement—it’s about expansion.
They’re building toward:
Thousand‑plus miners worldwide, increasing coverage density
Plug‑and‑play hardware kits and better onboarding tools
Reward boosts for consistently high‑performing miners
Lower entry barriers via hardware partnerships and bulk procurement
User‑driven deployment campaigns to target under‑served areas
Generating Real revenues, already generated over $100K in revenue
Every new miner isn’t just another node—it’s another point of truth in a network that could one day be the decentralized backbone of global positioning.
The Road Ahead
With the TGE behind them, the focus shifts entirely to real‑world traction.
On the supply side:
Hardware partnerships
New incentive programs
Global miner onboarding
On the demand side:
Enterprise pilots, like with Stargate RTK, Septentrio
Tools for real‑time network analytics via Dune dashboards
AI‑powered spoof detection with the ETH Zurich
Daniel’s closing words in the AMA were simple but telling:
“Today marks a milestone—but not the finish line.”
The Takeaway
The $ONO token is live. Rewards are flowing. Miners are coming online. But the onocoy team isn’t celebrating a finish line they’re accelerating into the next phase.
For the builders, the miners, the believers in open infrastructure, the invitation is open:
Join the network. Help shape the future of decentralized GNSS.