There is no universal presale claim date or standard vesting formula. The sale round, allocation category, governing terms, and token contract determine when tokens become available—and whether you must submit a separate transaction to receive them.
When can I claim presale tokens?
Check the current official instructions for your specific token, sale round, and wallet. A project’s “claim date” may be tied to its token generation event (TGE), a later date, or a vesting schedule; the word “presale” alone does not establish when claims open.
Confirm the schedule start event or timestamp, which allocation it covers, and whether the published terms have changed. Without a named token and round, the exact date, claim method, any fees or deadline, and the consequences of not claiming cannot be determined.
What do vesting, a cliff, and an unlock mean?
- Vesting is the schedule or conditions under which an allocation becomes available over time. OpenZeppelin’s VestingWallet documentation describes a customizable schedule, with a linear curve in its default implementation.
- Cliff is the earliest time at which any amount can vest. Frontier’s vesting documentation says nothing is releasable before the cliff.
- Cadence or slice period describes how often portions become available. Frontier describes slice-based releases that round down to the nearest slice.
- Unlock means some tokens become available under the project’s rules. It does not, by itself, mean they have been delivered to your wallet.
- Claim or release is an operation that transfers eligible tokens when the contract or interface requires it. OpenZeppelin documents a
releaseoperation for amounts that have already vested. - TGE means token generation event, but the project’s own sale documents must define what it means and how it relates to that allocation’s schedule.
Do unlocked tokens arrive automatically?
Not necessarily. Eligibility to release tokens and transferring them to your wallet can be separate steps. Depending on the contract and project interface, a holder may need to initiate a claim or release transaction; another implementation may handle delivery differently. Check the official instructions and contract terms for your allocation rather than assuming that an unlock is an automatic deposit.
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Can different allocations in one project have different schedules?
Yes. Sale rounds and other allocation categories can have different cliffs, initial releases, and subsequent intervals. These examples are specific to the cited disclosures; they are not typical terms or a template for another token.
| Project and allocation | Schedule or supply detail | Source context |
|---|---|---|
| Injective seed sale | No tokens at TGE; a seven-month cliff, then 33.3% unlocks every six months. | Canary Capital Group LLC’s SEC-filed registration statement in 2026 describes this historical schedule. It reports the full 100 million INJ genesis supply fully unlocked by January 2024. |
| Injective private sale | An eight-month cliff, then 33.3% unlocks every six months. | The same 2026 SEC-filed registration statement describes this historical schedule and the January 2024 completion of the full 100 million INJ genesis supply. |
| SUI | Genesis SUI totaled 10 billion. The filing reports 3,736 million circulating as of December 15, 2025, and says current distribution schedules were expected to conclude between 2027 and 2030. | SEC-filed registration statement in 2026; supply and schedule figures are stated as of December 2025, not as current 2026 circulating supply. |
| Forcefi treasury/reserve | Five-month cliff and 24-month vesting; claims are described as available through project contracts following TGE. | Forcefi’s undated sale-terms page, accessed October 4, 2026. This is a project-specific example. |
SEC-filed disclosures provide information about the named offerings; they are not investment approval, a guarantee of future performance, or universal legal rules. An unlock percentage alone also does not establish a market effect.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What should I check before relying on a vesting schedule?
Compare schedules only when you know which allocation they describe. Check these details in the official sale terms and disclosures:
- Identity: the exact token, sale round, and beneficiary or allocation category.
- Timing: the start event or timestamp, cliff, total duration, and first release.
- Release formula: the portion available at TGE, if any, whether later vesting is linear or tranche-based, and the cadence or slice period.
- Amount: the allocation subject to the schedule and the remaining vesting balance.
- Implementation: whether the terms are enforced by a smart contract or administered another way; the official contract address; and whether the deployed contract corresponds to the stated schedule.
- Claim mechanics: whether the project interface or a contract is used, whether a transaction is required, and any stated fee, deadline, or other condition.
- Supply context: total and circulating supply, category allocations, future issuance or burns, and other unlocks scheduled around the same date.
Do not treat a schedule as verified merely because it appears in promotional material. SEC-filed industry guidelines call for vesting and lock-up disclosure and ask whether information is reasonably available. The SEC Crypto Task Force’s response includes distribution schedules and release mechanics among offering details. These disclosure materials do not establish a universal presale schedule; identify the source and date for any project-specific terms you rely on.
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