The vault (contract name: LatticeLock) is a lock-box for $THSND. You choose an amount and a duration between 1 week and 4 years. Your tokens sit in the contract until the unlock date, then you withdraw them. It is non-custodial: no admin function can move your principal — the code only ever returns it to you. In exchange for locking, you get two things: vTHSND (weight in the system) and a share of protocol fees paid in WETH.

vTHSND is your weight, not a token — it can't be transferred, sold, or faked. The formula is fixed at lock time: vTHSND = amount × weeks / 208. Lock 1,000 THSND for the full 208 weeks → 1,000 vTHSND. Lock the same 1,000 for 52 weeks → 250 vTHSND. Time is the price of weight: the longer you commit, the larger your slice of every fee epoch and the heavier your governance vote. When a lock expires, its governance weight goes to zero until you re-lock.

Three things, all verifiable on-chain. 1) Fee share: protocol fees arrive at the vault as WETH and are split pro-rata by vTHSND — your share = your vTHSND ÷ total vTHSND. Claim whenever you like; unclaimed fees don't expire. 2) Tier discounts: the TierRegistry counts your effective balance (wallet THSND + 2× locked THSND) and steps you through tiers at 10k / 100k / 1M — higher tiers pay lower protocol fees. 3) Governance weight for protocol votes. Note what you do not receive: no new tokens are printed for you. Supply is fixed and burn-only, so rewards are real fees or nothing.

1. Get $THSND on Aerodrome (BUY button up top — verify the address ends in CFdb). 2. CONNECT your wallet (Base network). 3. Enter an amount, drag the duration slider, and read the vTHSND preview. 4. LOCK — two transactions the first time (approve, then lock). 5. Watch your claimable WETH tick up each fee epoch. CLAIM it, or run the 3-step COMPOUND flow to roll it back into a bigger lock. 6. After your unlock date, WITHDRAW returns your full principal plus any unclaimed fees. Topping up an existing lock: same-or-later end date required — you can extend, never shorten.

Because it's the machine's alignment layer. Lockers are paid from real usage (WETH fees), not from inflation — THSND cannot be printed. Locked tokens also count double toward your execution tier, so serious users lock to trade cheaper. And burns permanently shrink supply while locks take float off the market — both are visible, on-chain, and this page charts them live. If you believe the venue gets used, the vault is how you sit on the fee side of that usage. If you don't, don't lock — locked means locked until expiry.

Unaudited code: the contracts are verified on Basescan but have not yet passed an independent audit (it's Phase 1 on the roadmap). Smart-contract bugs can lose funds. Locked means locked: there is no early exit, no exceptions, even if price moves against you. Variable fees: the WETH stream depends entirely on protocol usage — it can be small or zero; the APR shown is measured history, not a promise. Market risk: THSND price can go down while locked. Only lock what you can afford to leave untouched for the full duration.