Launchpad
A platform for deploying new tokens with standard contracts and built-in liquidity.
Definition
Launchpads package the steps of launching a token: contract templates, liquidity bootstrapping, sometimes KYC and basic checks. Pump.fun, Moonshot, and Daos.fun on Solana; PinkSale, DxSale on BSC; Fjord on Ethereum. They let anyone ship a token in minutes.
That low barrier is the point and the problem. Reputable launchpads reduce deploy-time risk (standard contract, auto-LP, sometimes locked liquidity). They don't vet projects. Thousands of tokens launch daily; 99% are dead inside a week.
Examples
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Pump.fun ships hundreds of tokens a day — signal-to-noise is brutal.
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Launchpad auto-locks LP for 90 days, which kills the simplest rug vector.
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KYC'd launchpad adds a tiny amount of accountability. Tiny.
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