Launch a token

Launching takes one transaction. The form has four steps and a live preview on the right that shows exactly what will go on-chain. Nothing is sent until you press Launch token and confirm in your wallet.

#The four steps

1. 1

   Token

   Name, ticker, logo, description and links. This is what people see on the board.
2. 2

   Pair with

   The asset people buy your token with: AVAX, USDC or an approved tokenized stock.
3. 3

   Hooks

   Pick a preset or build your own mix of hook blocks, then tune each one.
4. 4

   Fees and first buy

   Set your fee on every trade, the pool fee, and optionally buy first.

#Token details

Uploading a logo

Drop an image on the logo box or press Upload image. The file is stored on the AvaxHook server and its permanent link is written into your token. The same image always gets the same link, so re-uploading is harmless. You can also paste a link to an image hosted anywhere, including IPFS.

#Choosing a pair

Every curve starts at the same market cap and graduates at the same market cap in US dollars. When you launch, those amounts are converted into the asset you picked at the current price, so the raise is the same in dollars whatever you pair with. Each option on the form shows how much it raises to graduate.

#Picking hooks

Presets are ready-made mixes. Choosing one fills in every setting; changing anything after that switches you to a custom mix. Hooks live in three folders, Protection, Fees and Rewards & burn. Point at a hook to read what it does and click it to add or remove it. Each added hook shows its settings below the folders.

#Fees and first buy

Your fee is a share of every buy and sell, from 0% to 10%, on top of the fixed protocol fee. Base pool fee is the Uniswap LP fee once the pool opens, earned by the locked liquidity, which pays you. A first buy lets you buy in the same transaction as the launch; it counts toward anti-snipe limits like anyone else's.