A Full Guide to the $LION Token Launch, Airdrop and Future Plans

Learn all about the Loaded Lions’s native token, its tokenomics, roadmap, and more.

Singapore — 3 March 2025 – Loaded Lions, the flagship NFT project of Crypto.com, has officially released its highly anticipated token, $LION. This marks the beginning of the next chapter for the Loaded Lions as the team brings the brand into mainstream culture and cements its position as a leader in the Web3 space. 

Building a Legacy – 5 year Roadmap

The Loaded Lions’ ambitions extend far beyond their initial successes. Through their roadmap, they will continue delivering unparalleled value to their holders. The roadmap is structured around three key pillars: $LION Economy, Gaming & Innovation, and Community & Growth. These pillars work in tandem to drive the project’s growth, ensuring a cohesive and sustainable development path that delivers continuous value to our community. 

What is LION?

LION will serve as the financial backbone of the ‘Loaded Lions’ project and the core utility token within the ecosystem. LION will be available on the Cronos EVM chain at launch, with plans to expand LION to Ethereum, Solana and other ecosystems!

Token holders will be able to stake LION in on-chain vaults and other programmes in the Crypto.com App to receive generous token rewards, special App perks and Loaded Lions: Mane City benefits. In the long run, the token will grant holders governance rights and the ability to participate in decision-making to shape the Loaded Lions ecosystem. 

LION’s Economy

LION will have a total supply of 100,000,000,000 tokens, with 50% of the total supply allocated to Community and Strategic partnerships, 10% to Operations and Marketing, 15% to Ecosystem reserve and 25% to Liquidity. Read more about their tokenomics here. 

Who will receive the LION airdrop?

The LION airdrop will reward loyal community members and NFT collections which are part of the Loaded Lions ecosystem. The ‘Loaded Lions’, ‘Dark Lions’, ‘Cyber Cubs’, and ‘Crypto.com – The First Frontier’; Top 1,000 players in Loaded Lions: Mane City World Series I and II, and the Mane City partners.

Where can you trade LION?

Users will be able to trade LION on VVS Finance, the Crypto.com App, Exchange, and Onchain non-custodial wallet. 

LION will redefine what it means to be part of the Pride. Read about their other 2 core pillars, Gaming & Innovation and Community & Growth in their whitepaper. Keep your eyes peeled for new releases from the Loaded Lions. 

About the Loaded Lions

‘Loaded Lions’ is the debut and flagship NFT collection of Crypto.com. This collection was the very first platform-owned profile picture (PFP) project launched in the NFT space, consisting of 10,000 unique, algorithmically-generated PFPs.

Every single trait – from hairstyle and costume, to accessories – is hand drawn by Crypto.com’s creative team. Each ‘Loaded Lions’ NFT comprises a unique combination of 150 different traits, with each having varying levels of rarity.

Owners of ‘Loaded Lions’ NFTs gain exclusive membership to Crypto.com’s Mane Net, a special community with tantalising benefits, including VIP experiences, unique giveaways, and priority access to other Crypto.com NFT drops and initiatives. 

About Crypto.com     

Founded in 2016, Crypto.com is trusted by more than 100 million customers worldwide and is the industry leader in regulatory compliance, security and privacy. Our vision is simple: Cryptocurrency in Every Wallet™. Crypto.com is committed to accelerating the adoption of cryptocurrency through innovation. Learn more at https://crypto.com.

About Cronos 

Cronos (cronos.org) is a leading blockchain ecosystem that has partnered with Crypto.com and more than 500 application developers and contributors, representing an addressable user base of more than a hundred million people worldwide. Cronos’ mission is to unlock the future of finance for everyone, making it easy and safe for communities to adopt self-custody and web3, focusing on Decentralized Finance and Gaming, and with AI agents as the new interface between users and the network.

Cronos ranks among the top 15 blockchain ecosystems, encompassing over 6 billion US dollars of user assets. Since its inception, it has securely settled more than 150 million transactions. It encompasses 3 chains: Cronos zkEVM, a new high-performance layer 2 network secured by Ethereum; Cronos EVM, the leading Ethereum-compatible blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK; and Cronos POS, a top Cosmos chain for payments and NFTs.

Transaction fees are paid in Cronos ($CRO), a blue-chip cryptocurrency.Cronos is supported by Cronos Labs, the 100 M$ web3 start-up accelerator focused on DeFi, GameFi, and the development of the Cronos ecosystem.