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What Is a Cliff Period in a Vesting Schedule?

A cliff period is an initial time frame during which no tokens are vested or released, even if the team member has worked for the project. Once the cliff period ends (typically one year), the first batch of tokens is released, and the remaining tokens begin to vest incrementally according to the schedule.

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