Vesting

Pre-DEX Phase: Bonding Curve Buyback

Before a token transitions to a DEX, the founder can buy back any portion of the bonding curve - up to 100%.

• This allows partial or full ownership before open market trading.

• The buyback portion determines how much of the supply the founder can later vest or allocate.

• Community participants retain ownership of the remaining bonding curve portion they purchased.

Post-DEX Phase: Token Locking & Vesting

Once the token graduates from the bonding curve to a DEX, founders gain access to Surge’s vesting and locking tools. They can:

• Lock any amount of tokens, whether from a partial or full bonding curve buyback.

• Set cliffs and vesting schedules (linear or milestone-based).

• Distribute and vest tokens across key categories such as:

  • Team

  • Marketing

  • Community

  • Ecosystem treasury

Fairness & Transparency

All lockups and schedules are on-chain, transparent, and verifiable. This replaces the traditional bonding curve model-where tokens are often dumped on users-with a fair, contract-enforced system that builds trust and ensures long-term alignment between founders and their communities.