Launch a token

Launching is two steps. First createToken on FactoryV1 deploys your ERC20 with its allocations and metadata. Then createLiquidityAndDistribution opens the Uniswap V3 pool and starts the epoch-based distribution for that token. The wizard in the app walks these same fields; this page explains what each decision means.

1. Token

Name, symbol, an initial allocation list (recipient, amount, and optional vesting start/duration), and optional on-chain metadata (description, links, avatar). Tokens are created via the TokenConfig struct; the wallet you launch with becomes the token owner and can update metadata until it is locked.

2. Market

• Starting price. Expressed as sqrtPriceX96, the Uniswap V3 price encoding. This sets where trading begins.
• Liquidity. How much participation token and distribution token you seed the pool with. For a token you already hold, you approve both amounts to the factory; leftover deposits are refunded after minting.
• Locked forever. The fee tier is fixed at 0.3% and LP tokens are minted straight to the dead address — nobody can ever withdraw this liquidity, including you.

3. Distribution

The sale side of the launch — each field maps straight onto DistributorConfig:

• Epochs. Count and duration. 100 epochs × 1 hour = a ~4 day slow sale; longer windows smooth out price discovery.
• Emission curve. How much of the supply each epoch releases: fixed, linear ramp, or exponential decay (front-loaded). See epoch-based distribution.
• Minimum participation. Filters dust entries per epoch.
• Claim delay. A cooling-off window between an epoch ending and claims unlocking.
• Allowlist (optional). Restrict early epochs to signed wallets; opens permissionlessly after the deadline.

4. Shares & hooks

When each epoch ends, its fund is released and split across configured shares. The protocol fee and the buy-back-and-burn share are injected automatically, so the shares you configure must sum to 100% − protocol fee − buy back & burn. The remaining share is the founder cut, routed to any address via TransferToHook. See buy back & burn.

5. Sign & deploy

1. Create and launch the token (owner: your connected wallet).
2. Approve the participation token and the distribution token to the factory, then submit the distribution launch transaction.
3. You receive the token and distributor addresses. Verify both on the explorer and share the distribution link — participants do the rest.