Token vesting releases an allocation on a fixed schedule instead of all at once, enforced by a contract rather than a promise. Team, investor or advisor tokens are deposited, then become claimable in slices — often after a cliff — on timestamps anyone can read on-chain.
Say a team deposits 1,000,000 tokens on a 24-month schedule with a 6-month cliff: nothing is claimable for six months, then the remainder releases in equal monthly slices. Change the cliff and you change when the first sell pressure can arrive.
A schedule is a fact about timing, not about conduct. It does not tell you what the recipient does with tokens once they are claimable, and tokens held outside the schedule are unaffected by it.
Vesting schedules render on a token page beside lock state, and every release inside the next seven days appears on unlocks this week with its countdown.
A lock guarantees exactly one thing: the pool cannot be withdrawn before the release date.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.
Vesting your team's tokens covers schedule design, and vesting vs team locks compares the two. 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. Vesting there costs $100 per use as of August 2026, plus gas in ETH — set up token vesting.
Frequently asked questions
Is vesting the same as a token lock?
No. A token lock holds a fixed amount until a single release timestamp, then all of it is available at once. Vesting spreads release across many timestamps, so supply arrives gradually. Both are contract-enforced and public, but the supply curves differ: a cliff-then-drip versus a single date.
“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.
Vesting your team's tokens
Team token vesting releases your allocation on a public schedule instead of all at once. Schedule patterns, what each signals to buyers, costs and what shows.
Read nextVesting vs team token locks
A team lock releases everything on one date; vesting releases on a schedule. Which signal fits your allocation, what each costs, and how buyers read both.
See it liveWhat happens when a liquidity lock expires
What happens when a liquidity lock expires on Robinhood Chain: nothing automatic — the pool position simply becomes withdrawable by whoever owns it.
Do itToken vesting on Robinhood Chain
Token vesting on Robinhood Chain releases team and investor supply on a schedule anyone can read on-chain. $100 per schedule as of August 2026, plus gas.
