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# Vesting & Claims

#### What is vesting?

Vesting means your tokens are **unlocked gradually** over time instead of all at once. Projects use it to prevent large sell-offs right after listing.

A vesting schedule usually has three parts:

* **TGE unlock**: the share released on the Token Generation Event (launch day)
* **Cliff**: a waiting period with no unlocks
* **Vesting period and step**: how long the rest takes to unlock, and how often (for example, monthly)

Each project's schedule is shown on its Launchpad page. See Vesting Schedule for EBT's own schedule as an example.

#### Where to see your schedule

Go to **Vesting** in your account (<https://earnbit.com/vesting>) to see unlock dates, amounts and your total allocation.

#### Can I sell or withdraw tokens straight away?

Only **unlocked** tokens can be withdrawn or traded, and only once the token is listed. Locked tokens stay unavailable until their unlock date.

#### Do I have to claim unlocked tokens?

Unlocked tokens stay in your account, so you can claim or use them any time after the unlock date. Nothing is lost if you claim later.