Tokenomics & On-chain

What is the difference between linear vesting and cliff vesting?

Linear vesting releases tokens in steady increments over a set period, while cliff vesting withholds all tokens until a fixed date, then releases them in one or staged batches. The difference is timing of supply. For example, a 12-month linear schedule drips roughly one-twelfth each month, whereas a 12-month cliff hands over the full allocation at month twelve. Cliffs concentrate supply into a single moment; linear schedules spread it out. Both shape how and when a token's circulating supply expands, a core input when reading a project's tokenomics.