You have made a presale purchase, the confirmation is in your inbox, and now there is a quiet stretch where nothing seems to happen. It is natural to wonder where your coins are and what comes next.
For most crypto presales, the answer is a moment called the TGE, or Token Generation Event. It is the point where purchased tokens move from a figure on a dashboard to something you can actually hold.
This guide walks through that journey for CANDY, step by step, and covers what you can do now so the moment goes smoothly.
Key takeaways
In general terms, a Token Generation Event is the moment a project's tokens go live and are distributed. Before it, presale buyers have an allocation, a record of what they are owed. After it, tokens begin arriving in wallets according to the project's release schedule.
A TGE is often confused with a listing, but they are not always the same thing. The TGE is about tokens being created and distributed. Listing is about where and when tokens can be traded. Some projects line them up closely, while others separate them. For CANDY, any details on timing will be announced on the official channels.
It helps to picture the whole path as a timeline with three stages.
Stage 1: Purchase. You buy CANDY during one of the presale rounds, from Pre-Seed at $0.0004 through Seed, Private and Public at $0.0050. The minimum purchase is $10. Your allocation is recorded, but the coins are not yet in circulation.
Stage 2: TGE. CANDY is generated and the first portion is distributed. Buyers receive 10% of their purchased coins at this point.
Stage 3: Monthly releases. The remaining 90% is released linearly over 18 months. "Linearly" simply means in equal portions, so each month brings the same amount until everything is unlocked.
Numbers make this easier to follow. Imagine you bought 40,000 CANDY in the presale.
| Point in time | CANDY released | Total unlocked so far |
|---|---|---|
| At TGE (10%) | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Month 1 | 2,000 | 6,000 |
| Month 6 | 2,000 | 16,000 |
| Month 12 | 2,000 | 28,000 |
| Month 18 | 2,000 | 40,000 |
Here is the arithmetic behind it. 10% of 40,000 is 4,000, released at TGE. That leaves 36,000 CANDY. Divided evenly across 18 months, that is 2,000 CANDY per month. By the end of month 18, the full 40,000 has been released.
Bonus coins, such as the 20% bonus for the first 500 presale participants, may follow their own terms, so check the official details on cryptocandy.io for how they are handled.
A little preparation now saves stress later. Here is a short checklist.
Set up a wallet you control. CANDY lives on CandyChain, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 with Chain ID 2828, so familiar wallets such as MetaMask work with it. Add the network using the details published on cryptocandy.io, and store your seed phrase offline in a safe place.
Know the explorer. CandyChain's explorer is streams.candychain.io. Once tokens are distributed, you can look up your address there to confirm what has arrived.
Follow official announcements only. TGE dates, claim instructions and any related steps will come through the project's official channels. Bookmark cryptocandy.io and go there directly rather than through links in messages or comments.
Keep your records. Save your purchase confirmation and the wallet address you used. If you ever need help, these details make it far easier to resolve.
TGEs attract scammers. The pattern is depressingly common: shortly before or after a token launch, fake websites appear offering an "early claim", a "bonus airdrop" or a "wallet verification" step. They are often promoted by accounts that look like official support.
The goal is usually to get you to connect your wallet and approve a malicious transaction, or to type in your seed phrase. Either can empty a wallet in seconds.
A few firm rules help:
The TGE is where a CANDY presale allocation becomes real coins: 10% at the event, then equal monthly releases over 18 months. Getting ready is mostly about good habits: a wallet you control, CandyChain added from official details, a bookmark for cryptocandy.io and a firm refusal to use any "claim" link you did not find there yourself. And remember that receiving tokens says nothing certain about their future price, which can rise or fall.
This article is for information only and is not financial advice. Always do your own research and use official channels such as cryptocandy.io.
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