Understanding "Vesting" periods
You just got a big bonus for signing up early to a hot new crypto project, but you can’t actually touch most of it yet. Confusing, right? 🤔
Imagine getting a brand-new car, but the dealership gives you the keys and says, 'You can drive it today, but the engine won't unlock its full power until next year, and you can only sell it after two years.' That’s pretty much how 'vesting periods' work in crypto!
🚗💨 It’s a mechanism where early investors or team members receive tokens, but they’re not all given at once.
Instead, they 'unlock' over a set schedule, often monthly or quarterly.
This feels super exciting when you first get allocations, but it can be really confusing when you realize you can't immediately sell off your entire bag of, say, Arbitrum ($ARB) tokens to take profits.
But, this isn't meant to trap you!
The reason projects use vesting is to prevent massive ‘dumping’ of tokens on the market right after launch, which would crash the price and scare everyone away.
📉 Therefore, vesting encourages long-term commitment from early supporters and project teams, aligning everyone’s incentives for the project’s success.
It means they're in it for the long haul, just like you should be!
✨ Knowing a project's vesting schedule helps you understand its tokenomics and potential supply shocks, making you a much smarter investor!
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