Blaze operates on weekly epochs with a fixed schedule and strict locking rules to ensure fair and transparent voting.
Epoch Schedule
Epoch start: Sunday at 00:00 UTC
Each epoch runs for one full week
Voting & Pass Locking Rules
When You Vote
Once you submit votes during an epoch, those votes are permanently locked for that epoch
Passes used for voting are also locked and cannot be deactivated or unstaked until the epoch ends
Votes cannot be reset or reduced after submission
Lock Window (Final Hour)
During the final 1 hour before the epoch ends, the system enters a lock state.
Disabled Actions
❌ Activating or deactivating passes (staking / unstaking)
❌ Submitting or changing votes
What You Can Do
Before the Lock Window
✅ Submit votes
✅ Increase your vote allocation
✅ Keep your existing votes unchanged (they carry forward automatically)
During the Lock Window
✅ View your current votes and rankings
❌ Change or submit votes
❌ Activate or deactivate passes