Token Launch: Modes, Fees and Risks

Fair, Instant and Crowd Launch

The modes differ in how the first market is established. Availability and exact parameters depend on the selected network and current OpenFair capabilities. Confirm the live configuration instead of relying on a copied fee or threshold.

Robinhood: ETH or a stock-token pair

On Robinhood Chain, the terminal can pair a launch with ETH or an eligible stock token from OpenFair's current asset list. The selected asset determines the units used for launch fees, funding goals and market amounts. Network gas is still paid in ETH.

• Select the pair before setting amounts. A goal of 10 stock tokens is not a goal of 10 ETH or 10 dollars.
• Review the quote-asset contract and balance. Token approvals are separate wallet requests; verify the spender and allowance.
• An issuer pause, blocklist or stale price feed can prevent creation, trading or other actions. A displayed USD value is not an executable quote.
• Your new token does not become a company share merely because its pool is paired with a stock token.

Crowd Launch: funding before trading

Token Crowd Launch collects contributions against fixed on-chain terms before a token market opens. It is currently available on Arc and Robinhood Chain, not Stable. For new campaigns, creator proceeds can vest over 1–730 whole days; existing campaigns keep their original contract terms. Set the goals and deadline, then review pool allocation and author vesting in the CATCO launch terminal.

• The minimum goal is tested against eligible contributions, excluding the creator side's own money. The maximum goal limits the raise.
• A successful settlement is not a live pool. Trading starts only after the pool is seeded; participant claims follow the contract's state.
• A failed raise follows its refund rules. If a pool is written off, review the available redemption path rather than assuming trading will begin.
• Issuer freezes can extend the effective deadline. Redemption values can change as escrow matures; neither a displayed floor nor a refund path guarantees full recovery.

CATCO displays the campaign state and links to OpenFair for contributions, claims, refunds and redemption. Read the current terms before each action.

Before connecting a wallet

• Prepare a factual name, ticker, supply and project description. Check rights to the name and artwork.
• Use an image and working links that meet the form's current limits. Uploaded metadata may become public or persist outside CATCO.
• Identify the selected blockchain and whether the flow uses mainnet or testnet. Mainnet assets can have real value; testnet assets are not an investment.
• Review the fee denomination and available balance for both deployment charges and network gas.
• Consider legal, tax and disclosure obligations before publicly offering or promoting a token.

A deliberate review sequence

1. Open token creation, choose a network and inspect the modes currently supported. On Robinhood Chain, also select ETH or an eligible stock-token pair.
2. Enter metadata and allocation choices. Review every recipient and public link.
3. Request the current quote. If capabilities or quoting are unavailable, wait rather than treating an old estimate as current.
4. Check the final configuration against the quote and any simulation result. A successful simulation is not a guarantee of execution.
5. In the wallet, verify the network, contract interaction, value being sent and estimated gas. Reject anything you do not understand.
6. After submission, inspect the transaction in the relevant block explorer. A submitted request is not yet a confirmed deployment.