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Vesting

A token distribution mechanism that gradually unlocks tokens to recipients over a predefined schedule rather than all at once. Vesting aligns long-term incentives for team members, investors, and advisors by preventing immediate selling. Typical vesting schedules on Solana range from 1-4 years. On-chain vesting programs (e.g., Streamflow, Bonfida) lock tokens in escrow accounts and release them according to the schedule.

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A token distribution mechanism that gradually unlocks tokens to recipients over a predefined schedule rather than all at once. Vesting aligns long-term incentives for team members, investors, and advisors by preventing immediate selling. Typical vesting schedules on Solana range from 1-4 years. On-chain vesting programs (e.g., Streamflow, Bonfida) lock tokens in escrow accounts and release them according to the schedule.

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Vesting (vesting)
Category: DeFi
Definition: A token distribution mechanism that gradually unlocks tokens to recipients over a predefined schedule rather than all at once. Vesting aligns long-term incentives for team members, investors, and advisors by preventing immediate selling. Typical vesting schedules on Solana range from 1-4 years. On-chain vesting programs (e.g., Streamflow, Bonfida) lock tokens in escrow accounts and release them according to the schedule.
Related: Cliff Vesting, TGE (Token Generation Event), Tokenomics
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Cliff Vesting

A vesting structure with an initial lockup period (the cliff) during which no tokens are released, followed by gradual unlocking. For example, a 4-year vest with a 1-year cliff means zero tokens unlock for the first year, then remaining tokens vest linearly over the next 3 years. The cliff ensures minimum commitment before any tokens become available and is standard for team and investor allocations.

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TGE (Token Generation Event)

Token Generation Event—the moment when a project's token is first created and distributed on-chain. TGE typically involves deploying the token mint, distributing initial allocations (community, team, investors, treasury), and listing on DEXs. On Solana, TGE often coincides with an airdrop or launchpad sale. Vesting schedules begin at TGE for locked allocations.

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Tokenomics

The economic design of a cryptocurrency token: supply schedule, distribution, utility, incentive mechanisms, and value accrual. Key parameters: total/circulating supply, inflation/deflation, vesting schedules, staking rewards, fee burning, and governance rights. Good tokenomics aligns incentives between users, developers, and token holders. AI tools increasingly help analyze tokenomics models.

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DeFi

Cliff Vesting

A vesting structure with an initial lockup period (the cliff) during which no tokens are released, followed by gradual unlocking. For example, a 4-year vest with a 1-year cliff means zero tokens unlock for the first year, then remaining tokens vest linearly over the next 3 years. The cliff ensures minimum commitment before any tokens become available and is standard for team and investor allocations.

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DeFi

TGE (Token Generation Event)

Token Generation Event—the moment when a project's token is first created and distributed on-chain. TGE typically involves deploying the token mint, distributing initial allocations (community, team, investors, treasury), and listing on DEXs. On Solana, TGE often coincides with an airdrop or launchpad sale. Vesting schedules begin at TGE for locked allocations.

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Tokenomics

The economic design of a cryptocurrency token: supply schedule, distribution, utility, incentive mechanisms, and value accrual. Key parameters: total/circulating supply, inflation/deflation, vesting schedules, staking rewards, fee burning, and governance rights. Good tokenomics aligns incentives between users, developers, and token holders. AI tools increasingly help analyze tokenomics models.

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DeFi

Virtual AMM (vAMM)

An AMM that uses virtual (synthetic) reserves to facilitate perpetual contract trading without requiring real token liquidity in a pool. Traders deposit collateral and trade against the virtual reserves, with the AMM formula determining entry and exit prices. Drift Protocol on Solana uses a virtual AMM as a backstop liquidity source alongside its decentralized limit order book.

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Cliff Vesting

A vesting structure with an initial lockup period (the cliff) during which no tokens are released, followed by gradual unlocking. For example, a 4-year vest with a 1-year cliff means zero tokens unlock for the first year, then remaining tokens vest linearly over the next 3 years. The cliff ensures minimum commitment before any tokens become available and is standard for team and investor allocations.

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Vault

A smart contract that automates a DeFi yield strategy on behalf of depositors. Users deposit tokens, receive vault shares, and the vault auto-compounds or rebalances. On Solana, Kamino (CLMM auto-rebalancing), Meteora (dynamic vaults), and Tulip offer vault products. Vaults simplify complex strategies like managing concentrated liquidity positions.

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DeFicliff-vesting

Cliff Vesting

A vesting structure with an initial lockup period (the cliff) during which no tokens are released, followed by gradual unlocking. For example, a 4-year vest with a 1-year cliff means zero tokens unlock for the first year, then remaining tokens vest linearly over the next 3 years. The cliff ensures minimum commitment before any tokens become available and is standard for team and investor allocations.

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TGE (Token Generation Event)

Token Generation Event—the moment when a project's token is first created and distributed on-chain. TGE typically involves deploying the token mint, distributing initial allocations (community, team, investors, treasury), and listing on DEXs. On Solana, TGE often coincides with an airdrop or launchpad sale. Vesting schedules begin at TGE for locked allocations.

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AI / MLtokenomics

Tokenomics

The economic design of a cryptocurrency token: supply schedule, distribution, utility, incentive mechanisms, and value accrual. Key parameters: total/circulating supply, inflation/deflation, vesting schedules, staking rewards, fee burning, and governance rights. Good tokenomics aligns incentives between users, developers, and token holders. AI tools increasingly help analyze tokenomics models.

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DeFi

AMM (Automated Market Maker)

A protocol that enables token swaps using algorithmic pricing against pooled liquidity instead of matching individual buyers and sellers. AMMs use mathematical formulas (typically constant product x*y=k) to determine prices based on the ratio of tokens in a liquidity pool. On Solana, major AMMs include Raydium, Orca, and Meteora.

Open term
DeFi

CLMM (Concentrated Liquidity Market Maker)

An AMM design where liquidity providers concentrate their capital within specific price ranges instead of across the full 0-to-infinity range. CLMMs dramatically improve capital efficiency—LPs earn more fees per dollar deposited within their active range. If the price moves outside the range, the position becomes inactive. Orca Whirlpools and Raydium CLMM are leading implementations on Solana.

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DeFi

Liquidity Pool

A smart-contract-held reserve of two or more tokens that enables trading via an AMM. Users deposit token pairs in specified ratios to become liquidity providers and earn trading fees. Pools are identified by their token pair and fee tier. Pool depth (total value locked) determines price impact for trades.

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DeFi

LP Token

A token issued to liquidity providers representing their proportional share of a pool's reserves and accrued fees. LP tokens can be burned to withdraw the underlying assets. The value of LP tokens changes as the pool's token ratios shift and fees accumulate. LP tokens are often stakeable in yield farming programs for additional rewards.

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