# Vesting Schedule

To promote trust, stability, and long-term alignment with the project’s vision, the following **vesting plan** will be applied:

* **Team & Advisors**: 12-month cliff, followed by 24-month linear vesting
* **Development Fund**: 6-month lock, 18-month linear release
* **Strategic Partnerships**: 3-month lock, 12-month linear release
* **Marketing & Community**: 10% TGE unlock, rest over 6 months
* **Ecosystem & Rewards**: Released gradually in line with mission usage and participation metrics
* **Reserve Fund**: 12-month lock, released only by governance or emergency vote
* **Liquidity & Listings**: Immediate use for DEX/CEX deployment, with transparency ensured

This approach aims to maintain a healthy token supply in circulation while protecting the platform against excessive short-term selling pressure.

To ensure long-term alignment and prevent market volatility, Datanaut applies a structured vesting schedule across all major token allocations. Below is a detailed breakdown of how tokens will be released at the **Token Generation Event (TGE)** and over the first **6 months** post-TGE

| **Category**              | **TGE Unlock** | **3-Month Unlock** | **6-Month Cumulative Unlock** | **Vesting Details**                                 |
| ------------------------- | -------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| **Team & Advisors**       | 0%             | 0%                 | 0%                            | 12-month cliff, followed by 24-month linear vesting |
| **Development Fund**      | 0%             | 0%                 | 16.6%                         | 6-month lock, then 18-month linear release          |
| **Strategic Partners**    | 0%             | 25%                | 50%                           | 3-month lock, then 12-month linear vesting          |
| **Marketing & Community** | 10%            | 40%                | 70%                           | 10% TGE unlock, remainder over 6 months             |
| **Ecosystem & Rewards**   | 2%             | 8%                 | 15%                           | Gradual unlock based on platform activity           |
| **Liquidity & Listings**  | 100%           | 100%               | 100%                          | Immediate use for exchange listings/liquidity       |
| **Reserve Fund**          | 0%             | 0%                 | 0%                            | 12-month lock, governance-controlled release        |

This schedule carefully balances the need for immediate platform liquidity with long-term ecosystem stability. The team and strategic backers are subject to delayed vesting to demonstrate full commitment to the project’s vision and community growth.
