Updated September 28, 2026

What is Lock-up terms?

In short

How long a deposit must stay put, and whether that timing also decides when your earnings arrive.

A lock-up is the period your deposit must stay in place before you can take it out, and on some products the same timing also decides when earnings reach you. Aave GHO / Compound Treehouse has No lockup, no minimum, no cooldown, so access is open on both sides. Abra Earn is Flexible and Ankr is no lockup - liquid, where liquid staking means the coins stay yours. altify uses Quarterly interest payments, which governs when interest is paid out. Bancor adds Cooldown (lockDuration) before liquidity withdrawal.

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