launchpads
Every story this desk has filed under launchpads, most recent first.
The launch system behind Bundle Cat will let teams sell a share of a token's opening bundle before it launches, with the supply locked and the buyers paid in fees. A tradable launch curve and a curator program for VCs and incubators come in the same release. On Mosh's own figures, 83 percent of its coins are still trading two weeks after reaching the pool, against 6 percent of comparable Pons coins.
Pump.fun Now Lets You Price a New Coin in Tesla, and 93 Pairs Are Live
The launchpad opened quote assets beyond SOL and USDC on Wednesday, including tokenized Nvidia, Tesla and the S&P 500. Half the revenue from the new pairs is routed to a buyback-and-burn contract.
The Stock-Paired Launchpad Trade Jumps Chains, and Solana Now Has One Too
StonkFun, a Solana launchpad that pairs new tokens against stock exposure, integrated with Raydium's LaunchLab on Saturday. Its STONK token rose 250 percent to a $140m market capitalisation, according to The Block.
A Token Factory Collected Nearly $6m of Fees in a Day, Then Uniswap Labs Bought Its Token
Pons, the memecoin launchpad on Robinhood Chain, out-earned Pump, Hyperliquid and the chain it runs on. Four weeks after putting a rival launchpad on the same network, Uniswap Labs bought PONS.
Robinhood Chain Ranks Second by DEX Volume, and a Launchpad Is Taking the Fees
The two-month-old Arbitrum network sat second among all chains by 24-hour decentralised exchange volume, ahead of Ethereum, BNB Chain and Base, with Pons collecting roughly two-thirds of launchpad fees.
A Death Notice Became a Token Launch Within Hours, and Then a Rug Pull
A cluster of memecoins referencing Dolly Parton appeared after news of her death, with buyers hit by rug pulls, according to Crypto Briefing. The playbook is now fast enough to be automated.
Printr Winds Down and Cancels the Token It Promised
The omnichain launchpad says it will cease operations by 31 August, with no token generation event and no airdrop, having raised $4.5m last October and booked 84% of its lifetime fees in one month.