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# Post-Launch Protection

After a launch proves itself by reaching a market-cap goal, AntiVamp locks its `Name + Ticker` against copycats for a fixed window — never forever.

{% hint style="info" %}
A copycat lock fires **only** when a launch reaches its market-cap graduation goal (the pump.fun-equivalent). **Launching alone never blocks a ticker.** Every lock is time-limited.
{% endhint %}

## Overview

Reservations protect an identity *before* launch. Post-launch protection protects it *after* a launch has earned real traction — measured by market cap, not by minting. This keeps the registry honest: a launch at \~$0 market cap can't squat a ticker, and a copycat can't ride a real project once it's proven.

The model has exactly one non-time-limited state: a manual **guardian block** for abusive identities, which a guardian can also reverse. Everything else expires on its own.

## How it works

```mermaid
flowchart LR
  A[Launch] --> B[Trade]
  B --> C{Market-cap goal reached?}
  C -- no --> D[No lock — identity stays open]
  C -- graduation goal --> E[Copycat lock: 60d reserved / 48h unreserved]
  C -- ~$1M milestone --> F[Extended lock: 90d reserved / 7d unreserved]
  E --> G[Cross-chain guardian fan-out]
  F --> G
```

1. A launch trades normally — no lock yet.
2. When it hits its **market-cap graduation goal**, a keeper reports the milestone and a copycat lock fires.
3. A higher **\~$1M market-cap milestone** extends protection further.
4. Enforcement fans out cross-chain, setting an on-chain symbol block on each chain's `GraduatedTokenRegistry`.
5. When the lock lapses, the fan-out clears it and the identity frees up again.

## How to use it

You don't trigger post-launch protection manually — it's automatic and criteria-based. To earn the **longest** windows, [reserve your identity](/identity-protection/reserving-a-name-and-ticker.md) before you launch. Track status any time via the [Identity Checker](/identity-protection/identity-checker.md) or the [Protected badge](/identity-protection/protected-badge.md).

## Important details

### Triggers → lock duration

| Trigger                                                      | Reserved launch                        | Unreserved launch                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Reaches **market-cap graduation goal** (pump.fun-equivalent) | **60 days**                            | **48 hours**                           |
| Reaches **\~$1M market cap** milestone                       | **90 days**                            | **7 days**                             |
| Bare launch (mint only)                                      | none                                   | none                                   |
| Manual **guardian block** (abusive identity)                 | non-time-limited (guardian-reversible) | non-time-limited (guardian-reversible) |

{% hint style="success" %}
Locks apply `max(existingUntil, now + duration)`, so a new lock **never shortens** a longer one. The longest valid protection always wins.
{% endhint %}

### Why keeper-verified milestones

Market-cap goals are confirmed by an authorized keeper before a lock fires, so a manipulated FDV spike can't manufacture protection. Lock windows are publicly verifiable.

### Cross-chain enforcement

A guardian fan-out sets and clears the symbol block on every chain's `GraduatedTokenRegistry`. A durable journal plus a reconciler guarantee delivery — if a chain is briefly unreachable, the block is retried until it lands, so protection is consistent network-wide.

## What happens next?

* While a lock is active, copycat launches of that identity are blocked across all AntiVamp chains.
* When the window lapses, the fan-out clears the block automatically and the identity can be reserved or launched again.
* A guardian block stays until a guardian clears it — AntiVamp guardians can reverse mistakes; see [docs.antivamp.io](https://docs.antivamp.io).

## Troubleshooting

| Symptom                               | What it means                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| My token launched but isn't protected | It hasn't reached its market-cap goal yet — bare launches don't lock.                                 |
| Protection ended sooner than expected | Time-limited windows expire by design; reserved launches get the longer windows.                      |
| A block persists after the window     | It may be a guardian block on an abusive identity — see [docs.antivamp.io](https://docs.antivamp.io). |

{% hint style="warning" %}
A copycat lock protects the identity, not the token's value or legitimacy. See [Risk Disclosure](/legal-and-safety/risk-disclosure.md).
{% endhint %}

## Continue exploring

* [🔒 Reserve a Name + Ticker](/identity-protection/reserving-a-name-and-ticker.md)
* [🛡️ AntiVamp Documentation](https://docs.antivamp.io) — protocol, disputes & corrections
* [🏷️ Protected-by-AntiVamp Badge](/identity-protection/protected-badge.md)
* [🛡️ Security Model](/protocol/security-model.md)


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