Academy DirectoryModule 02 Intermediate

Early-Stage Presales & Tokenomics

Learn how to read the basics of a Web3 presale: Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV), vesting cliffs, smart contract audit reports and liquidity locks. This is educational content, and early-stage tokens are highly speculative.

Analytical Model

Educational Demo

Presale Checklist Scorer

Demo Calculator

Select the checklist items below to see how a simple weighted checklist adds up. This is an educational demo, not a risk assessment, and a high score does not reduce the risk of total loss.

Calculated Telemetry

Output

Aggregated Trust Index

Class: Few Checks Reported

Identified Risk Profile Warning

[FAIL]Higher risk of backdoors or unannounced mint functions going unnoticed.

[FAIL]Higher risk that an anonymous team can abandon the project (a rug pull).

[FAIL]Large unlocks at launch can add heavy selling pressure.

[FAIL]Higher risk that liquidity can be withdrawn soon after launch.

[FAIL]If a single key is compromised, funds can be withdrawn without anyone else approving.

Methodology Note: This weighted checklist is a teaching example. The weights are illustrative, not an industry standard, and a high score does not mean a project is safe.

Deconstructing Supply Distribution

Tokenomics defines the economic architecture of a digital asset. When evaluating early-stage projects, analysts often look at the ratio between Initial Market Cap and Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV). A large gap can point to significant future selling pressure as locked tokens are released.

Vesting Cliff

An initial period post-TGE (Token Generation Event) during which strictly zero tokens are unlocked for team or seed round participants, preventing early dumping.

Linear Unlocking

Gradual, programmatic block-by-block distribution of tokens over 12-36 months to ensure sustainable market absorption without crashing the spot price.

Module 02 Complete

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