Vesting Schedules
Document type: Token reference
Doc ID: TOKEN-VESTING-SCHEDULES
Status: Final v0.1
Release date: December 21, 2025
Author: Nicolas Turcotte, Founder
Source repo: dcorps-docs-public (docs/token/TOKEN-VESTING-SCHEDULES.md)
Last updated: 2026-01-25
Scope: Baseline vesting and lockup schedules for DCHUB allocations. These align with the Whitepaper Long and Genesis Plan.
1. Principles
- Vesting is on-chain where possible.
- Insider allocations are long-term and back-loaded.
- Schedule details are encoded in the genesis state.
2. Baseline schedules (v1)
| Allocation | Cliff / lockup | Vesting duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founder (15%) | 24 months | 72 months | Linear monthly unlocks after cliff |
| Core team and future contributors (8%) | 18 months | 48 months | Linear monthly unlocks after cliff |
| Seed investors (2.5%) | 12 months | 36 months | Linear monthly unlocks after lockup |
| Series A investors (3.5%) | 9 months | 36 months | Linear monthly unlocks after lockup |
| Series B investors (3%) | 6 months | 30 months | Linear monthly unlocks after lockup |
| Series C investors (2%) | 3 months | 24 months | Linear monthly unlocks after lockup |
| Public sale / ICO (4%) | 10% at TGE | 12 months | Remaining 90% linear vesting |
Community, rewards, and treasury allocations follow programmatic release rules and are not time-vested in the same way.
3. Rewards and program pools
- Operator incentives and protocol operations: released according to the schedule in docs/token/TOKEN-EMISSIONS-NOTES.md.
- Community and ecosystem programs: governed releases subject to caps defined in the Whitepaper Long.
- Treasury and foundation allocations: governed releases with reporting requirements.
4. Change control
Any change to vesting schedules requires governance approval and an update to this document (and, where applicable, the genesis plan).