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What is a liquidity lock?

A liquidity lock holds a pool position until a set release date, so it cannot be withdrawn early. What it proves, what it doesn't, and how to check.

320 words · about 2 minutes·Article updated 20 August 2026
Definition

A liquidity lock is a contract that holds a token's liquidity pool position for a fixed period, so it cannot be withdrawn before a set release timestamp. On Robinhood Chain that position is usually a Uniswap v3 NFT, and the lock is on-chain and public.

A lock records four things anyone can read: which liquidity pool position is held, what share of the pool it represents, who owns the right to withdraw, and the exact timestamp the position is released. Team Finance locks run on TrustSwap's own contracts, so Locksley reads that state directly.

A lock guarantees exactly one thing: the pool cannot be withdrawn before the release date. Not the price, not the team, not the token. A locked pool can still fall.

The reverse claim needs the same care. "No lock found" means we found none — not that none exists. Locksley does not yet index every locker.

Where you'll see it on Locksley

Lock state renders inside the Liquidity panel on every token page. Locked at birth lists tokens whose liquidity was locked at pool creation.

To read one yourself in under a minute, follow read a liquidity lock in 60 seconds. Team Finance is a multi-chain Web3 token-management suite that projects and individuals use to lock liquidity, vest tokens, mint and manage supply across chains, and Locksley is built by TrustSwap and powered by Team Finance. Creating a lock there costs $150 as of August 2026, plus gas in ETH — lock liquidity on Robinhood Chain.

Frequently asked questions

Is a liquidity lock the same as an LP burn?

No. A lock holds a pool position until a release date, after which the owner can withdraw it. A burn sends the position to an address nobody controls, which is permanent and irreversible. Both are verifiable on-chain, differently: a lock by its release timestamp, a burn at the dead address. Locks vs LP burns compares the trade-off.

“No lock found” means we found none, not that none exists: we do not index other lockers yet, and it is never a claim about the project.

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