Vesting vs Unlock Schedules

When distributing tokens to contributors, it's important to understand the difference between vesting and unlock schedules, and how they work together in Magna.

Both are essential for proper token lifecycle management, but they serve different purposes:

Concept	Purpose	Common For
Vesting Schedule	Determines when a recipient legally earns the right to tokens	Employees, contractors, advisors
Unlock Schedule	Controls when tokens become accessible (claimable, transferable)	All stakeholders (including investors, treasury, partners)

In short: vesting = ownership, unlocking = access.

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🛠 Setting Up Independent Vesting & Unlock Schedules

By default, many allocations use a single schedule that acts as both the vesting and unlock timeline. However, if you need to configure them separately, Magna supports that.

This is considered an advanced schedule configuration, so we recommend reaching out to the Magna support team to ensure everything is set up correctly.