How assets are issued.
WHAT DISTRIBUTION METHODS EXIST
Sale to the public Sale to private investors before public availability Distribution to existing holders Distribution for participation or usage Mining or staking issuance
WHAT PRIVATE ROUNDS MEAN
Early participants acquiring at lower prices, before public buyers.
WHY THAT MATTERS
Public buyers may be providing the exit for earlier ones.
WHAT VESTING SCHEDULES CONTROL
When early holdings become sellable.
WHAT TO EXAMINE
How much is allocated to the team and investors When it unlocks What proportion of supply that represents
WHY UNLOCK SCHEDULES MATTER
Large unlocks are frequently followed by substantial selling.
WHAT AN AIRDROP IS
Distribution without payment, usually to encourage participation.
WHAT AIRDROP SCAMS DO
Send worthless tokens whose interaction drains wallets.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT UNSOLICITED TOKENS
Ignore them entirely. Do not interact.
WHAT TO EXAMINE IN ANY LAUNCH
Whether the token has a function beyond trading Whether the project exists beyond the token Whether the team is identifiable What the funds raised are for
WHAT ANONYMITY OF A TEAM MEANS
No accountability if they abandon it.
WHAT TO ASSUME ABOUT MOST LAUNCHES
That they will not survive.
