Vesting and lockups
Set and forget with Liquifi Distribute
Manage your schedules with our tracking and automation tools. Liquifi Distribute enables you to effortlessly track, manage, and automate vesting schedules and lockups, supporting various customizable combinations to suit your needs.
Track vesting and lockups together
Automate your schedules to exactly match your legal agreements. Liquifi Distribute supports the ability to manage vesting and lockup schedules together, correctly tracking token status for all your compliance and tax needs. Customize templates for easy setup of complex schedules.
Integrated with your preferred wallet or institutional custodian
Set up your token distributions with Anchorage Digital, Porto by Anchorage, Coinbase Prime, Fireblocks, Gnosis Safe, or any other custody solution you use.
Built-in compliance for employees and investors
Streamline your compliance workflows using our platform. Configure country-specific employee tax withholdings. For investors requiring qualified custodians, set up their lockups with our native integrations.
FAQs
Vesting is designed to incentivize long-term commitment. It gradually grants ownership of assets over a specified schedule. Common schedules include time-based vesting or milestone-based vesting. Vesting often includes a cliff, a initial period during which no assets vest.
Lockups are primarily used to prevent market disruption by restricting the sale or transfer of assets for a specific period of time. In most cases, lockup periods are enforced across core team members, investors, and insiders for a period after the token launch date. Companies often implement a token lockup after the token launch date.
Examples from two of our customers: Goldfinch implemented a 12-month transfer restriction for US participants, while dYdX implemented a gradual lockup schedule over 48 months.
Grant: An employee or investor is granted a certain number of tokens. These are part of their compensation or investor agreements.
Vesting: Those assets vest of time. E.g., an employee may have a 4-year vesting schedule, with 25% of their shares vesting each year.
Lockups: Even after the assets vest, they might be subject to a lockup period. Though the individual or fund has technically earned the assets, they cannot sell or transfer them until the lockup period expires.
Vesting schedules and lockups are some of the strongest tools available for aligning incentives between founders, employees, and investors. A properly implemented vesting and lockup strategy is often crucial for ensuring your venture’s stability and long-term success.
Learn more in our deep dive: When to use vesting vs. lockups for your tokens
Yes, you can use Liquifi for vesting without lockups. Our platform is fully customizable, allowing you to set up vesting schedules that fit your needs, whether linear, backdated, or custom. Lockups are optional and only added if they align with your token requirements.
Yes, you can use Liquifi to manage vesting schedules that have already begun. Our platform allows you to import existing vesting data, customize schedules, and seamlessly continue them without disruption during the onboarding process.
If you need guidance on setting this up, our team is here to help!
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• Ethereum
• Polygon
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Custodian-supported chains include:
• Solana
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We also offer walletless and account abstraction options powered by Dynamic.xyz and ZeroDev.
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