> 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/rewards-and-programs/creator-program.md).

# Creator Program

The Creator Program is how ZeroTick sets you up to earn from a token you launch. When you create a token on ZeroTick, your creator wallet is set as the beneficiary of the launchpad's own creator-fee mechanism, so you earn a share of the trading fees your token generates. Launching and growing tokens also earns reward points. This page explains what a creator earns, how it is paid, and where to track it.

### What you earn as a creator

Two benefits, and they are independent of each other:

* **A creator fee share** on your token's trades, paid to your creator wallet on-chain by the launchpad your token was created with.
* **Reward points** for launching a token and getting it to graduate, tracked in **Tasks & quests** on the **Rewards** page.

### Your creator fee share

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#### Launch your token

When you launch a token on ZeroTick, your creator wallet (the ZeroTick wallet you launch from) is set as the beneficiary of the launchpad's native creator-fee mechanism. There is no separate sign-up for the Creator Program. It is set at launch.
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#### Earn as your token trades

From then on, a share of the trading fees your token generates is paid to your creator wallet by the launchpad. The more your community trades your token, the more that share adds up.
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ZeroTick launches use audited third-party bonding-curve protocols, and the provider depends on the chain you launch on. That provider is what pays your creator fee share.

| Chain    | Bonding-curve provider                    |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| Solana   | Meteora                                   |
| Ethereum | Doppler                                   |
| Base     | Doppler                                   |
| Monad    | Doppler or nad.fun (you choose at launch) |

These are the four chains you can launch on in this version.

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The size of your creator fee share, and whether it applies during the bonding curve phase, after your token graduates, or both, depends on the launchpad you used. The specifics are shown on the [Fees & Pricing](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/fees-and-pricing) page. Nothing here is a promise of earnings.
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### How your fee share is paid

Your creator fee share is the launchpad's own creator-reward mechanism, so it is paid to your creator wallet on-chain by that launchpad. It is separate from ZeroTick's platform trading fee, which ZeroTick keeps.

In the **Rewards** area, a **Creator Rewards** card ("Revenue share from your launched tokens") is where this sits. ZeroTick's in-app reward claims are not switched on yet in this version, and your creator fee share does not depend on them, because it comes to you directly from the launchpad.

### Points for launching

Launching a token, and getting it to graduate, complete Launchpad tasks in **Tasks & quests**, which award reward points. Points are separate from your creator fee share, and they count toward your rank. See [Rewards & Quests](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/rewards-and-programs/rewards-and-quests) for how tasks, points, and claiming work.

### Launch and graduation

Every token you launch starts on a third-party bonding curve. When the curve completes, your token graduates and its trading moves to a decentralized exchange (DEX). On the Marketplace, a graduated token appears in the "Migrated" column.

ZeroTick's own bonding-curve protections, such as anti-bot and anti-whale controls, are not part of this version and arrive in a later one. For how the curve and graduation work, see [ZeroTick Bonding Curve](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch/zerotick-bonding-curve). For the protections roadmap, see [Bonding Curve Protections](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch/bonding-curve-protections). For the step-by-step launch flow, see the [Launch a token](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/launch-a-token) guide.

### Common questions

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<summary>Do I need to do anything to start earning my creator fee share?</summary>

No. Your creator wallet is set as the beneficiary at launch, so your share of your token's trading fees builds from your token's trades without any extra step.

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<summary>Does ZeroTick pay my creator fee share?</summary>

No. The creator fee share is the launchpad's own creator-reward mechanism, paid to your creator wallet on-chain by that launchpad. ZeroTick's platform trading fee is separate, and it is explained on the [Fees & Pricing](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/fees-and-pricing) page.

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<summary>What happens to my creator fee share when my token graduates?</summary>

Graduation moves your token's trading to a DEX. Whether your creator fee share applies during the bonding curve phase, after graduation, or both, depends on the launchpad you used. See [Fees & Pricing](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/fees-and-pricing) for the details.

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<summary>Does the Creator Program apply to tokens I did not launch on ZeroTick?</summary>

No. It applies to tokens you launch on ZeroTick, where your creator wallet is set as the creator at launch.

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Nothing on this page is financial advice or a promise of earnings. See the [Risk & Legal Disclaimer](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/risk-and-legal-disclaimer).

### Related pages

<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>Token Launch</strong></td><td>How launching a token on ZeroTick works.</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>Fees &#x26; Pricing</strong></td><td>The trading fees your creator share is based on.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/fees-and-pricing">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/fees-and-pricing</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>ZeroTick Bonding Curve</strong></td><td>How the curve fills and a token graduates.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch/zerotick-bonding-curve">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch/zerotick-bonding-curve</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Rewards &#x26; Quests</strong></td><td>Points, tasks, and quests across the rewards area.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/rewards-and-programs/rewards-and-quests">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/rewards-and-programs/rewards-and-quests</a></td></tr></tbody></table>