How a Solana time lock works
Five short guides, in plain words: what a lock can do, what it cannot, and how to check one yourself instead of taking our word for it.
How to lock Solana until a date you pick
How to lock Solana until a future date with a lockup the network itself enforces, what to check before you sign, what it costs, and what happens on the day.
How Solana stake account lockups work
The lockup inside a Solana stake account, field by field: the timestamp, the epoch and the custodian, what the network refuses while it is in force, and why the custodian decides everything.
Can you unlock Solana early?
Whether locked Solana can be withdrawn before the date. What the custodian is, when a lockup can be overridden, and why a SolLock lock cannot be, by anyone.
Locking vs staking Solana: what is the difference?
Locking and staking Solana are not the same thing. Staking delegates to a validator for rewards that vary; locking stops withdrawals until a date. You can do either without the other.
How to check a Solana lock on the blockchain
How to verify a Solana lock yourself on a block explorer. The owner program, the unlock date, the withdraw authority, the custodian and the balance, and what each should say.