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What is the NEO cryptocurrency?

NEO is the native asset of Neo, an open-source smart-contract blockchain platform founded in 2014 by Da Hongfei and Erik Zhang. The current generation, Neo N3, targets a "Smart Economy" of digital assets, digital identities and smart contracts, and the NEO token acts as the governance coin of the network. Neo runs delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance (dBFT) consensus and ships built-in oracles plus NeoFS decentralized storage.

Was NEO previously known as Antshares?

Antshares was the original name of the Neo project. The network rebranded from Antshares to Neo in June 2017, and the nickname "China's Ethereum" circulated widely during the rebranding period. The previous generation of the chain, which predates Neo N3, still operates under the separate name Neo Legacy.

What is the difference between NEO and GAS?

NEO and GAS are two separate tokens of the Neo network. NEO is the governance token, indivisible and capped at 100 million. GAS is the divisible utility token that pays network fees, with its own 100 million cap emitted over roughly 22 years at a decaying rate. Holding NEO generates GAS, while transacting on Neo consumes GAS.

How many NEO tokens exist in total supply?

The total supply of NEO is fixed at 100,000,000 tokens, all created in the Neo genesis block. Per DropsTab data, no additional NEO is issued beyond that cap. The supply was split 50/50 at genesis: 50 million NEO were sold to the public, and the remaining 50 million sit with the Neo Council under a smart-contract release that funds long-term development.

Does NEO have a token unlock or vesting schedule?

NEO has no dated forward-looking unlock schedule. All 100 million tokens were minted in the genesis block, so no cliff-based vesting calendar exists for the token. The only documented release mechanism is historical: the council-held 50 million NEO unlocked gradually to fund development, with a ceiling of about 15 million NEO per year per Wikipedia. Inflation risk from new NEO issuance is therefore low; GAS emission follows its own separate decay schedule.

How was the Neo project funded?

The Neo project was funded through public crowd sales rather than structured VC rounds. An angel round in September 2015 raised about 2,100 BTC. The Antshares crowdsale of September 2016 sold the remaining tokens, bringing the aggregate raise to roughly 6,115 BTC, approximately $4.65 million. Per DropsTab data, the recorded ICO price was $0.20 per NEO. Half the supply went to crowd-sale participants, and the other half remains foundation-controlled, a concentration worth watching.

What consensus mechanism does the Neo blockchain use?

The Neo blockchain uses delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance (dBFT) consensus. Under dBFT, delegated consensus nodes produce and confirm blocks, giving the network deterministic finality once a block is committed. Neo N3 supports development in C#/.NET, Python, JavaScript and Go. The ecosystem is stewarded by the Neo Foundation and Neo Global Development.

How do NEO holders earn GAS?

NEO holders earn GAS passively as a protocol mechanic. Holding NEO in a wallet accrues GAS claims over time, and NEO can also be staked through network governance participation for GAS rewards. The emission rate decays on the fixed 22-year GAS schedule, so the reward is a structural network function, separate from any promotional campaign.

What did the Ontology airdrop distribute to NEO holders?

NEO holders received the Ontology (ONT) airdrop in March 2018, one of the largest historical holder airdrops in crypto. The distribution paid 1 ONT for every 5 NEO held at the snapshot, and no action beyond holding NEO was required to qualify. The airdrop ran as a single historical event and has not repeated since.

Which exchanges list NEO for trading?

Per DropsTab data, NEO trades as spot on more than 40 centralized venues, including Binance, Upbit, OKX, MEXC and KuCoin, with quotes in USDT, USD, EUR, KRW and TRY. Derivatives coverage spans more than 10 venues, including Binance Futures, Bybit and a NEO-USD perpetual on Hyperliquid. DropsTab records no decentralized-exchange spot pools for NEO, so spot liquidity concentrates on centralized venues; the Upbit NEO/KRW pair remains a dominant retail venue.