> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.2/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.2/welcome-to-zerotick.md).

# Welcome to ZeroTick

Token trading is scattered across chains, crowded with scam projects, and shaped by bots and insiders who move first on every launch. Finding something real means checking contracts by hand, reading holder patterns, and watching price action across several blockchains at once. ZeroTick brings discovery, launching, and trading into one cross-chain platform, so you can find a project, weigh it against the rest, and trade it from a single interface and one non-custodial wallet, with no browser extension or seed phrase to set up.

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New to ZeroTick? You can go from creating an account to your first trade in a few minutes. Start with [Getting started](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/getting-started), which sets up your account and wallet for you.
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### Why ZeroTick exists

#### The problem

DeFi launches are tilted before most people arrive. Bots front-run a new token within milliseconds. Whales corner supply before regular buyers can act. Insiders get early sight of contract addresses. Bundlers batch purchases across dozens of wallets in a single block. And once a token graduates to a decentralized exchange, the same actors dump on everyone else. These are not edge cases. They happen on close to every launch, on every chain, every day. Most launchpads treat it as normal. ZeroTick does not.

#### The mission

ZeroTick exists to make launching and trading fair, transparent, and open to everyone, whatever chain you are on, whatever your wallet size, whatever your background. The aim is a market where the rules are the same for every participant.

#### How we get there

ZeroTick builds toward that in phases, each one adding stronger fairness protections on top of the last.

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#### V0, the current release

Multi-chain discovery, launching, and cross-chain trading, with launches powered by professionally audited third-party bonding-curve providers. Live from day one.
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#### V1

ZeroTick's own protections, built into the launch contract itself: anti-bot, anti-whale, anti-insider, and buy and sell limits.
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#### V2

Advanced protections that add anti-MEV, bundle protection, and execution ordering.
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For the full timeline, see the [Roadmap](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/roadmap). For exactly what the current release includes today, see [V0: Launch & Trade](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/v0-launch-and-trade).

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### Explore the platform

Browse live tokens in the [Marketplace](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/marketplace), track momentum in [Discover](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/marketplace/discover-trending-and-rankings), and trade any of them across chains. Pick a section to dive in.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Getting started</strong></td><td>Create your account and wallet, then add funds.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/getting-started">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/getting-started</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Marketplace</strong></td><td>Every token across three lifecycle columns, from new launch to graduated.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/marketplace">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/marketplace</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Trading</strong></td><td>Charts, market and limit orders, and cross-chain trades.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/trading">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/trading</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Token launch</strong></td><td>Create and deploy your own token with the three-step wizard.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Portfolio and wallet</strong></td><td>Your balances, positions, history, and profit and loss in one place.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/portfolio-and-wallet">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/portfolio-and-wallet</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Rewards and programs</strong></td><td>Earn points through tasks, quests, and competitions.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/rewards-and-programs">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/rewards-and-programs</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Step-by-step guides

Prefer to follow along click by click? The User Guides cover each task in order.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Marketplace tour</strong></td><td>A guided walk through the three columns and how to move around the page.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/marketplace-tour">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/marketplace-tour</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Deposit funds</strong></td><td>Pick a network, copy your address or scan the QR code, and receive crypto.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/deposit">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/deposit</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Placing a trade</strong></td><td>Buy or sell a token with market or limit orders.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/placing-a-trade">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/placing-a-trade</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

See every walkthrough in [User Guides](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides).

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### Supported chains

You can trade and deposit across eight chains, and launch a token on four of them.

| Action                | Chains                                                          |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trade and deposit** | Solana, Ethereum, Base, BSC, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Monad |
| **Launch a token**    | Solana, Ethereum, Base, Monad                                   |

Cross-chain trades are handled for you: pay with an asset on one chain and receive the token on another.

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Ready to start? [Create your account](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/getting-started/create-your-account) and your wallet is set up for you automatically.