Vesting Streams

How to create, monitor, and claim vesting streams in the FlowGuard app.

Vesting streams release BCH or CashTokens to a recipient over time. Choose linear (continuous) or step (discrete chunks) vesting. See Create a Vesting Stream for the full step-by-step guide.

Stream Types

Type	How it works
LINEAR	Tokens vest continuously per second from startTime to endTime
STEP	Tokens release in equal chunks at fixed intervals
RECURRING	Equal payments at calendar intervals (handled via the Payments product)

Viewing Your Streams

From Streams in the sidebar, you see two tabs:

• Sending: streams where your address is the sender
• Receiving: streams where your address is the recipient

Each card shows the progress bar (vested %), total amount, asset type, and status.

Claiming Vested Funds

1. Open the stream

   Click any stream card in your Receiving tab.

2. Check claimable amount

   The stream detail page shows the current claimable amount based on elapsed time and the on-chain NFT commitment.

3. Claim

   Click Claim. Your wallet will prompt you to sign the transaction. No gas — BCH covenant execution is nearly free.

4. Confirm

   After the wallet broadcasts, the app calls confirm-claim and updates your balance.

Cancelling a Stream

If the stream was created with cancelable: true, the sender can cancel at any time. The vested portion goes to the recipient, and the unvested remainder returns to the sender. Navigate to the stream detail and click Cancel.

Asset Support

• BCH: amount in whole BCH (e.g., 10.5)
• CashTokens (FT): amount in base token units, requires tokenCategory (hex32 category ID)