I opened the new @TermMax $TMX Allocation Checker today and one number immediately looked better than the other:
30% > 15%.
Then I read what each choice actually does.
For allocations above the vesting threshold, choosing 30% means:
30% available now
70% permanently forfeited.
Choosing 15% means:
15% available now
85% stays yours and vests over 3 or 6 months.
So strangely, 30% is the bigger immediate number but the smaller ownership outcome.
Take a simple 10,000 TMX allocation.
Option A — 30%
3,000 TMX available.
7,000 TMX gone.
Total allocation preserved: 3,000 TMX.
Option B — 15%
1,500 TMX available.
8,500 TMX continues vesting.
Total allocation preserved: 10,000 TMX.
That is a much bigger difference than the 30% vs 15% buttons make it look.
And to be precise, this trade-off only applies above the vesting threshold. Below it, TermMax says the allocation is directly claimable without a lockup.
There is another detail I almost missed:
doing nothing is still a decision.
Selections must be confirmed by August 23, 23:59 UTC and are final. If no choice is made, TermMax automatically assigns the longest route: 6-month vesting + 6-month staking.
So before the August 25 TGE, I have stopped looking at only one number:
“How much $TMX can I access immediately?”
The better question is:
“How much of my allocation still belongs to me after I choose that liquidity?”
For me that is the interesting part of this design.
TermMax is putting a real trade-off directly in front of users:
more liquidity now
vs
more ownership retained for later.
30% looks larger than 15%.
But once forfeiture enters the equation, the larger percentage can leave you owning much less.
That is the number I would check twice before clicking anything.
#termmax @TermMax
$ENA $HYPE $ZEC
30% > 15%.
Then I read what each choice actually does.
For allocations above the vesting threshold, choosing 30% means:
30% available now
70% permanently forfeited.
Choosing 15% means:
15% available now
85% stays yours and vests over 3 or 6 months.
So strangely, 30% is the bigger immediate number but the smaller ownership outcome.
Take a simple 10,000 TMX allocation.
Option A — 30%
3,000 TMX available.
7,000 TMX gone.
Total allocation preserved: 3,000 TMX.
Option B — 15%
1,500 TMX available.
8,500 TMX continues vesting.
Total allocation preserved: 10,000 TMX.
That is a much bigger difference than the 30% vs 15% buttons make it look.
And to be precise, this trade-off only applies above the vesting threshold. Below it, TermMax says the allocation is directly claimable without a lockup.
There is another detail I almost missed:
doing nothing is still a decision.
Selections must be confirmed by August 23, 23:59 UTC and are final. If no choice is made, TermMax automatically assigns the longest route: 6-month vesting + 6-month staking.
So before the August 25 TGE, I have stopped looking at only one number:
“How much $TMX can I access immediately?”
The better question is:
“How much of my allocation still belongs to me after I choose that liquidity?”
For me that is the interesting part of this design.
TermMax is putting a real trade-off directly in front of users:
more liquidity now
vs
more ownership retained for later.
30% looks larger than 15%.
But once forfeiture enters the equation, the larger percentage can leave you owning much less.
That is the number I would check twice before clicking anything.
#termmax @TermMax
$ENA $HYPE $ZEC
