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# Yap Campaigns

YAP campaigns incentivize real human attention on X. Projects lock rewards in on-chain escrow, and creators and discoverers earn as they find and create content that drives mindshare.

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### What Are YAP Campaigns? <a href="#what-are-yap-campaigns" id="what-are-yap-campaigns"></a>

**YAP campaigns** (short for "You're a Person" or attention campaigns) incentivize real human attention on X. When a project runs a YAP campaign, it:

1. Locks rewards in an **on-chain escrow vault**
2. Sets which projects or topics the campaign targets
3. Lets creators and discoverers earn as they find and create content that matches

The key difference from traditional marketing: **rewards are locked before the campaign starts**. No pinky-promises. If you earn, you get paid.

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### Post-TGE YAP Campaigns <a href="#post-tge-yap-campaigns" id="post-tge-yap-campaigns"></a>

**Post-TGE** means your token has already launched. Post-TGE projects can:

1. Go to **Campaigns** on [kotofi.fun](https://kotofi.fun/)
2. Create a new campaign
3. Set duration, reward pool, and target projects/topics
4. **Lock funds in the escrow vault** — required before launch
5. Launch. Discoverers and creators start earning immediately.

If you launched on the launchpad, you can create a post-TGE YAP campaign for your token project directly—the launchpad is integrated with the YAP platform.

Campaigns run until the end date or until funds are depleted, depending on configuration.

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### Pre-TGE YAP Campaigns <a href="#pre-tge-yap-campaigns" id="pre-tge-yap-campaigns"></a>

If your token hasn't launched yet, you can still run a **pre-TGE YAP campaign** to build buzz before TGE. Setup is done in partnership with Kotofi.

**Reach out:** <contact@kotofi.fun>

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### On-Chain Escrow <a href="#on-chain-escrow" id="on-chain-escrow"></a>

Kotofi uses **Solana smart contracts** for campaign escrow. When a project creates a campaign:

* Rewards are locked in a vault on-chain
* No one can withdraw them until the campaign ends and payouts are processed
* Creators and discoverers receive payouts according to the campaign rules

This gives everyone confidence: projects can't pull the rug, and earners know the funds are real.

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### Why YAP Campaigns Matter <a href="#why-yap-campaigns-matter" id="why-yap-campaigns-matter"></a>

YAP campaigns turn X attention into measurable, rewarded activity. Instead of paying for ads or bots, projects pay for real mindshare—and because everything is backed by on-chain escrow, the system is trustless. No one has to trust a central party to pay out. The code and the chain enforce it.