Creator controls
What a creator chooses at launch, what they can change later, and what nobody (including Eden) can change.
Fixed at launch, forever
| Choice | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Track | One of nine | Decides which data adapters score the project |
| Pair asset | ETH, USDG or any approved stock | Every payout on the token is in this asset |
| Launch buy | 20 %–80 % of supply | Bought on the curve, from the opening price, in the launch transaction (exempt from the snipe tax) |
| Vesting of the launch buy | 30 days – 4 years | The mandatory 20 % is always vested; see below |
| Buyback share | 0–90 % of creator fee income | Buys the token in its own market and locks it for 5 years |
| Name, symbol, image, description | — | Stored on the token |
There is no creator tax. The trading fee is the same on every Eden token and a creator cannot add to it.
Vesting schedules
The launch buy goes into a vesting lock that nobody can override, including the creator and Eden. Four schedules are available:
| Schedule | How it releases |
|---|---|
| Linear | Continuously from launch to the end date |
| Cliff | Everything at the end date |
| Cliff then linear | Nothing until the cliff, then continuously to the end |
| Periodic | Equal tranches at a fixed interval (at least one day apart), after an optional cliff |
Changeable later
| Action | Who | How |
|---|---|---|
| Hand off the fee recipient | Current recipient | Immediate. Moves all future creator income to a new address |
| Pause or resume the buyback | Creator | Immediate. Eden can pause a creator's buyback but can never switch it on, because it spends the creator's money |
| Claim creator fees | Creator recipient | Any time, from the creator escrow, in the pair asset |
| Connect or update data sources | Creator | Through the app. Stored encrypted; affects the next scoring epoch |
Lost-wallet recovery
If a creator loses access to their recipient wallet, the Eden Safe can propose a new recipient. The proposal is public on-chain and waits 3 days before anyone can execute it. It then has a 3-day window to be executed, after which it lapses.
This is a standing protocol power over creator fee routing, not a narrowly scoped recovery tool, and it is disclosed as such. Every proposal is visible during the waiting period.
What nobody can change
- The supply, curve terms or graduation threshold of a launch after it is created.
- The vesting schedule of the launch buy.
- The buyback share chosen at launch.
- Locked pool liquidity.
- Holder payouts and scorer rewards. These go to holders and scorers directly, and the creator's score never reduces the holder share.
How a creator earns more
A creator's share of the trading fee rises with the project's score, from a floor at score 0 to the full creator share at score 100. The score is measured from real output, never from price or volume. See Product and the score ramp.
Before the creator's share is paid out:
- 10 % always becomes locked liquidity in the token's own pool. It is held until graduation, or released to the creator if the token has not graduated 180 days after launch.
- The buyback share buys the token and locks it for 5 years.
- The rest is claimable.