When does Frozen Balance trigger?
Frozen Balance activates only when all three conditions are met:1
The buyer is the holder's direct personal invitee
Not a spillover placement or a deeper network participant — specifically a person the holder personally invited.
2
The event is the invitee's first NFT purchase or Autobuy
Manual repeat purchases and upgrades by the same invitee are not covered — see the section on repeat purchases below.
3
The Sponsor Bonus exceeds the holder's remaining Protocol Reward Cap
If the remaining Protocol Reward Cap can absorb the full amount, no freeze occurs — the reward is credited under the standard rules.
How does the commission amount split?
- The amount within the remaining Protocol Reward Cap is credited under the current 75/20/5 split.
- The excess above the cap is placed in Frozen Balance for 72 hours.
What happens during the 72-hour window?
- You upgrade your NFT
- Autobuy is enabled
- You miss the deadline
If an eligible higher-tier NFT provides sufficient Protocol Reward Cap, the buffered amount is released and credited under the standard split. The released amount reduces the new NFT’s remaining cap.
Repeat Purchases from the Same Invitee
Frozen Balance covers the qualifying first purchase and Autobuy events. Manual repeat purchases and upgrades by the same invitee follow the standard partner-reward, missed-reward, and compression rules.High-Volume Scenario — Routing Through the Structure
For network-depth activity, the Protocol Reward Cap and Autobuy rules are applied first. Any remaining amount that cannot be credited is routed according to the active compression rules. Frozen Balance does not activate when the source is Partner Network Distribution rather than a qualifying direct first purchase or Autobuy.Frozen Balance Parameters (On-Chain)
See also: Protocol Reward Cap on the NFT Ecosystem page, Payment Priority in Architecture.