Quick start.
Two transactions and a link. This page is the fastest route, and every step has a fuller page behind it if you want the reasoning.
What you need#
- A wallet with the tokens you want to lock, on Robinhood Chain.
- A little ETH for gas, plus the flat fee, currently 0.005 ETH.
- Nothing else. There is no account, no sign-up and no email.
Do it#
- Open the app. Go to hoodlock.tech/app/locks and connect. The app will ask your wallet to switch to Robinhood Chain, and to add the network if it does not have it. See connecting a wallet if that step fails.
- Choose what to lock. Pick a token from your wallet or paste its contract address. Max fills the whole balance, and locking part of a holding is normal.
- Pick a date. Anything in the future works. You can push it further out later but never pull it in, so a shorter first lock you extend as you deliver is usually the better play.
- Approve, then lock. The first prompt authorises the contract for that amount and the second creates the lock. If you already approved enough, you only see the second.
- Share the proof link. That link is the deliverable. It reads live from the chain and opens without a wallet.
Which product do you actually want?#
| If you want to… | Use | Reversible? |
|---|---|---|
| Hold a balance until a date | a lock | Yes, after the date |
| Release supply gradually to someone | vesting | No. Amounts and dates can never change, although the beneficiary can move the schedule to a new wallet |
| Remove supply permanently | a burn | No, not by us. The token itself can still mint |
| Prove a pool cannot be pulled | an LP lock | Yes, after the date |
| Send tokens that recipients claim themselves | an airdrop | Only if you set a deadline. Unclaimed tokens can come back to you after it |
Note
Not sure between the first three? Locks vs vesting vs burning compares them on the terms that matter, and the choice is easier to make before you sign than after.
Next#
- What it costs. One flat fee, no percentage.
- Proof of lock. What the link shows and how to use it.
- Security model. Why nobody can take the tokens, including us.
Lock your first tokens
Flat 0.005 ETH, no percentage of your tokens, and a proof link anyone can open.
Open HoodLock →