Freeze & Unlock Windows

Streamlock uses a milestone-based lifecycle to manage when selling and withdrawals can occur. Understanding these phases is essential to timing your exits.

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The Lifecycle: GRIND → FREEZE → UNLOCK → GRIND

Every token pool on Streamlock cycles through three phases:

Phase	What Happens	Selling Allowed?
GRIND	Price works toward the milestone target	No (tokens locked)
FREEZE	Target hit — pool freezes	No
UNLOCK	Window opens for selling/withdrawing	Yes (with time-decay fees)

After the unlock window closes, the pool enters a new GRIND phase with a higher milestone target. The cycle repeats.

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GRIND Phase

The active trading phase. Buyers purchase tokens, and the community works ("grinds") to push the price toward the current milestone target.

During GRIND:

• Buying is open (subject to epoch caps)

• Selling and withdrawals are not available

• Price progress toward target is tracked on the token page

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FREEZE Phase

When the market price hits or exceeds the milestone target, the pool enters a freeze.

Purpose:

• Prevents immediate sell-the-news dumps

• Gives the community time to recognize the milestone

• Creates a predictable transition to the unlock window

Duration:

• Milestone 1: 24 hours (86,400 seconds)

• Subsequent milestones get shorter: base / (1 + (m-1)/5)

Milestone	Freeze Duration
1	24h
2	20h
3	~17.1h
5	~13.3h
10	~8.7h

During freeze:

• No selling or withdrawals

• Buying is still open

• Price is above target by definition

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UNLOCK Phase

After the freeze ends, the unlock window opens. This is the only time you can sell tokens or withdraw from your stream.

Duration:

• Milestone 1: 48 hours (172,800 seconds)

• Subsequent milestones get longer: base × (1 + (m-1)/3)

Milestone	Unlock Window
1	48h
2	64h
3	~80h
5	~112h
10	~192h

During the unlock window:

• Sell your tokens for SOL via the AMM

• Withdraw tokens to your wallet

• Sell fees start high (~25%) and decay to ~1% by end of window

After the unlock window closes, any unsold tokens remain locked. The pool enters a new GRIND phase with a higher milestone target.

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Milestone Progression

Each time a target is hit and the cycle completes, the next target is set higher:

Next Target = Current Target × (1 + 1/√milestone)

Milestone	Multiplier	Example (starting at 0.0001 SOL)
1 → 2	2.0×	0.0001 → 0.0002
2 → 3	~1.71×	0.0002 → 0.000342
3 → 4	~1.58×	0.000342 → 0.000540
5 → 6	~1.45×	—
10 → 11	~1.32×	—

Target growth slows with each milestone, making each successive target harder but still achievable.

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Anti-Whale Time Lock

If you purchase more than the 1% holding limit, excess tokens go into a separate time-locked position:

Position Type	Lock Conditions
Price-gated stream	Until milestone target hit + unlock window
Excess (>1%)	67-day cliff + 67-day linear vesting (134 days total)

The excess lock uses Streamflow:

• First 67 days: Fully locked (cliff period)

• Next 67 days: Linear daily vesting

This ensures fair distribution without preventing large buyers from participating.

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Dispute Window (Gaming)

For the gaming system, dispute windows protect players from incorrect game results.

How it works:

1. Game ends → Results submitted by operator

2. Dispute window opens (typically 1 hour)

3. Players can challenge results if incorrect

4. Window closes → Results finalized

5. Entitlement changes applied to ledgers

What you can dispute:

• Incorrect game outcomes

• Wrong entitlement calculations

• Operator errors

Cost: Small dispute fee (refunded if dispute is valid)

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Timing Summary

     ┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐
     │  GRIND   │────▶│  FREEZE  │────▶│  UNLOCK  │
     │          │     │          │     │  WINDOW  │
     │ Buy open │     │ No sell  │     │ Sell open│
     │ No sell  │     │ 24h (M1) │     │ 48h (M1) │
     └────┬─────┘     └──────────┘     └────┬─────┘
          │                                  │
          │         New target set            │
          ◀──────────────────────────────────-┘

For gaming:

GAME ENDS
    ↓
┌─────────────────┐
│ Results Submit  │  ← Operator posts outcomes
└────────┬────────┘
         ↓
┌─────────────────┐
│ Dispute Window  │  ← Players can challenge (~1 hour)
└────────┬────────┘
         ↓
┌─────────────────┐
│   Finalized     │  ← Entitlements updated
└─────────────────┘

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Key Takeaways

1. Three phases — GRIND (buy/hold), FREEZE (wait), UNLOCK (sell/withdraw)

2. Freeze gets shorter with each milestone — rewarding long-term holders

3. Unlock window gets longer with each milestone — more time to exit

4. Sell fees decay during the unlock window — patience pays off

5. 134-day lock on excess — 67-day cliff + 67-day vesting for anti-whale

6. 1-hour dispute window — Challenge bad game results quickly

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Related

• Target Price & Milestones - How targets progress

• Streaming Proceeds - How settlement works

• Fee Structure - Fees during the unlock window