# Token Thaw (Token Release Period)

As mentioned in a previous **post**, instead of a Hatcher’s TEC tokens becoming immediately available for selling or trading, they are temporarily "frozen", locked into a smart contract. The **Token Release Period** begins when the freeze starts to thaw, that is, when the TEC tokens become increasingly available after agreed-upon intervals of time elapse. For instance:

## Example of Token Release Period Interrelationships*

| # of Weeks | % of Tokens Released | Price Floor of Token |
| ---------- | -------------------- | -------------------- |
| 5 weeks | 0% | 2 wxDAI |
| 10 weeks | 0% | 2 wxDAI |
| 40 weeks | 40% | 1.10 wxDAI |
| 60 weeks | 60% | 0.80 wxDAI |
| 80 weeks | 80% | 0.45 wxDAI |
| 100 weeks | 100% | 0.00 wxDAI |

**The table above is hypothetical and is not representative of our actual Token Release Period*

As this table shows, a Hatcher's TEC tokens become increasingly available, in tiers, as weeks go by. Naturally, there is an inverse relationship between the amount of tokens released and the TEC token's price floor because the price is brought down when Hatchers liquidate their tokens.