Skill-Based Vesting

Learn how to use skill-based vesting for content tokens

Skill-based vesting is an innovative feature of SonicClout that allows creators to unlock tokens based on their social performance metrics. This creates incentives for creators to grow their audience while providing investors with protection through milestone-based token unlocking.

What is Skill-Based Vesting?

Unlike traditional time-based vesting, skill-based vesting unlocks tokens when creators reach specific social metric milestones, such as:

  • Number of followers

  • Content views

  • Engagement rates

  • Likes or comments

  • Other platform-specific metrics

This system benefits both creators and investors:

  • Creators receive motivation to grow their social presence

  • Investors gain protection as tokens only unlock when real value is created

How It Works

SonicClout's skill-based vesting is powered by the Skill Vesting Anchor program on Solana:

  1. Schedule Creation: Creator establishes a vesting schedule with specific metrics and milestones

  2. Token Allocation: Tokens are locked in a vault contract

  3. Oracle Integration: External oracles verify when social metrics reach milestones

  4. Milestone Verification: The contract verifies milestones are reached

  5. Token Unlocking: Tokens are released according to the vesting schedule

Setting Up a Vesting Schedule

Prerequisites

  • Created content tokens (see Content Tokenization)

  • Connected wallet with tokens to vest

  • Clear goals for social metrics

Step-by-Step Process

  1. Navigate to the "Vesting" section in your profile

  2. Click "Create New Vesting Schedule"

  3. Select tokens and amount to vest

  4. Choose the metric type (followers, views, etc.)

  5. Set milestone thresholds:

    Example: 
1,000 followers = 20% unlock
5,000 followers = 30% unlock 
10,000 followers = 50% unlock

  6. Review the vesting schedule details

  7. Confirm by approving the transaction in your wallet

Monitoring and Claiming

Checking Milestone Progress

  1. Visit your "Vesting" dashboard

  2. View current metrics and progress toward milestones

  3. See percentage of tokens currently unlocked

Claiming Unlocked Tokens

When you reach a milestone:

  1. Go to your "Vesting" dashboard

  2. Click "Check Milestones" to verify your current metrics

  3. If milestones are reached, the "Withdraw Unlocked" button will be enabled

  4. Click to claim your tokens

  5. Approve the transaction in your wallet

Technical Implementation

The Skill Vesting program utilizes:

  • Vesting State: Tracks all vesting schedules in the system

  • Vesting Schedule: Contains the specific details of each schedule

  • Oracle Integration: Verifies social metrics from external sources

  • Token Vault: Securely holds tokens until milestones are reached

  • Milestone Verification: Logic to check if metrics meet thresholds

Example Use Cases

Growth-Based Vesting

A creator locks 100,000 tokens with the following milestones:

  • 1,000 followers: 20,000 tokens unlock (20%)

  • 5,000 followers: 30,000 additional tokens unlock (30%)

  • 10,000 followers: 50,000 remaining tokens unlock (50%)

Engagement-Based Vesting

A creator focuses on quality over quantity:

  • 10,000 views: 25% of tokens unlock

  • 1,000 likes: 25% of tokens unlock

  • 500 comments: 25% of tokens unlock

  • 100 shares: 25% of tokens unlock

Best Practices

  • Set realistic but challenging milestones

  • Choose metrics that align with your content strategy

  • Create a balanced vesting schedule (not too easy or too difficult)

  • Consider using multiple metric types for diversified goals

  • Regularly engage with your audience to maintain growth

Troubleshooting

  • Metrics Not Updating: Oracle data may have a delay of up to 24 hours

  • Transaction Failed: Ensure you have SOL for transaction fees

  • Unable to Withdraw: Verify all milestone conditions are met

Next Steps

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