Vesting

Vesting Schedules That Actually Protect Token Price.

Cliff mechanics reduce the concentration of unlock events in the 90-day post-TGE window. On-chain enforcement means the schedule cannot be modified unilaterally after deployment.

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6-month cliff default

Standard configuration for team and investor allocations

18-month linear unlock

After cliff, 1/18 of remaining allocation per month

On-chain enforcement

Smart contract logic — not Tonstarter's discretion

Cliff Period

No tokens are released during the cliff period. The clock starts at TGE. The default cliff is 6 months. For team and advisor allocations, a minimum 6-month cliff is required. Public sale allocations may use a shorter cliff (3 months minimum) or no cliff, depending on project structure.

Linear Unlock

After the cliff, tokens unlock linearly over the configured unlock period (default 18 months). Each month, 1/18 of the remaining locked allocation becomes claimable. The beneficiary initiates claims — tokens do not transfer automatically.

Data Context

Why 6-Month Cliffs Reduce Sell Pressure

Based on secondary-market patterns observed across comparable TON ecosystem launches, projects that deploy cliff-locked vesting for team and investor allocations show measurably lower 90-day post-TGE sell volume compared to projects that use immediate linear unlock from TGE.

The mechanism is straightforward: immediate linear unlock from TGE means a significant portion of team and investor tokens become liquid on the same day as the public sale allocation. Early holders who received tokens at a deep discount have immediate incentive to partially exit. The cliff prevents this concentration of sell-eligible supply in the highest-volatility post-TGE window.

This does not eliminate sell pressure — once the cliff ends, tokens begin unlocking. But spreading unlock over 18 months at 1/18 per month reduces the impact of any single unlock event on secondary-market liquidity.

Cliff vs. Immediate Linear — Key Differences

Period	Cliff + Linear	Immediate Linear
Month 1–6	0% liquid	~33% liquid
Month 7	~5.5% liquid	~39% liquid
Month 12	~33% liquid	~67% liquid
Month 24	100% liquid	100% liquid

Based on 6-month cliff / 18-month linear unlock (standard) vs. 0-month cliff / 24-month linear (immediate). % represents allocation to team/investors, not public sale allocation.

Parameter	Configurable Range	Default	Notes
Cliff Duration	3–12 months	6 months	Team/advisor allocations: minimum 6 months. Public sale: minimum 3 months (or 0 for public if project elects).
Total Unlock Period	12–36 months (post-cliff)	18 months	Linear unlock period begins immediately after cliff ends.
Team Schedule	Separate contract		Team vesting is a separate contract from investor and public sale vesting. Different cliff/unlock periods may apply.
Advisor Schedule	Separate contract		Each advisor may have an individually configured schedule within the agreed parameters.
Enforcement	On-chain only		Smart contract logic enforces the schedule. Tonstarter does not hold or control vested tokens and has no ability to modify schedules post-deployment.