RSR Supply and Emissions: New Details Emerge for 2026

Following on from the Reserve Protocol community call, Reserve Protocol lead Nevin Freeman announced a pause of RSR unlocks.

The pause, which will continue until further notice, is to give the team and the community the time to discuss the most viable way to keep the Reserve treasury healthy, while aligning incentives for all shareholders of Reserve.  

RSR was previously unlocked via a curve that mirrored the historic BTC emissions curve, but it led to mainstream concerns about dilution and inflation of RSR.

Still, as highlighted in the team call, the perception (left on the image below) does not match the reality (right).

While the concerns may have been overblown, when a narrative grips, it grips tight.

So the team will pause, and after an extremely long discussion on the Reserve Forum, the discussions will move to video calls over the next few weeks. Right now, the team is canvassing good time spots for a call over the next 10 days.

The team also shared how RSR had been used over 2025.

You can find out more details on the forum post - including finding suitable time slots for a conference call in the week of January 19.