> 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/token-launch.md).

# Token Launch

Launching a token on ZeroTick takes a few minutes and no code. In its first release (V0), ZeroTick deploys every token through a professionally audited third-party bonding curve, so your token can go live on any supported chain and start trading right away. This section explains how a V0 launch works, where you can launch, and what arrives in later versions.

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V0 launches run on audited third-party bonding curve providers (Meteora, Doppler, and Nad.fun). ZeroTick's own fairness protections, such as anti-bot and anti-whale, are not part of V0. They arrive with ZeroTick's own launch contracts in V1 and V2. See [Bonding Curve Protections](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch/bonding-curve-protections) for the full list.
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### How launching works

Launching happens in a three-step wizard, opened from the **Launch Token** button in the top navigation.

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#### Review how it works

The first screen, How It Works, explains how a V0 launch works. Agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to continue.
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#### Configure your token

Set your token's name, symbol, logo, description, total supply, and base chain, then add optional links for your website and socials. ZeroTick selects the audited bonding curve provider for your chosen chain automatically. On most chains there is nothing to pick; on Monad you can choose between Nad.fun and Doppler.
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#### Review and deploy

Check your configuration and the fee breakdown, then deploy. Your token goes live on its bonding curve immediately: there is no scheduling or delay, and it is tradable the moment it deploys.
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Once your token is live, it trades on its bonding curve and later graduates to a decentralized exchange. See [ZeroTick Bonding Curve](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch/zerotick-bonding-curve) for how the curve prices a token and how graduation works.

### Where you can launch

In V0 you can launch on four chains. Each chain uses one audited bonding curve provider, and Monad lets you choose.

| Chain    | Bonding curve provider |
| -------- | ---------------------- |
| Solana   | Meteora                |
| Ethereum | Doppler                |
| Base     | Doppler                |
| Monad    | Nad.fun or Doppler     |

Other chains are not launchable in V0, and support for more chains arrives in later versions.

You do not need to hold the launch chain's asset for people to buy your token. Buyers on any supported chain can trade into its bonding curve, and cross-chain trading stays available after the token graduates. See [Cross-chain trading](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/trading/cross-chain-trading) for how that works.

### What is live now, and what comes next

V0 keeps launching to the essentials: deploy on an audited curve, then let it trade and graduate. The larger launch toolkit ships in later versions.

| Live in V0                                                                     | Arrives in a later version                                                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Launch on Solana, Ethereum, Base, and Monad through audited third-party curves | ZeroTick's own launch contracts (V1)                                               |
| Automatic graduation to a DEX once the curve fills                             | Fairness protections, including anti-bot, anti-whale, and anti-insider (V1 and V2) |
| Immediate launch, tradable the moment it deploys                               | Token allocation and vesting schedules, in Advanced Launch (V1)                    |
| Cross-chain buy-in from any supported chain                                    | Scheduled launches (V1)                                                            |

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A V0 launch runs on a plain bonding curve with no built-in fairness protections yet. It behaves like any unprotected bonding curve, so assess your own risk before you launch or buy. [Bonding Curve Protections](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch/bonding-curve-protections) explains what ships in V1 and V2.
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### Costs

ZeroTick does not charge a fee to create a token. You pay only the on-chain cost to deploy, which is network gas plus, on some chains, a small provider deploy cost. Trading fees apply once your token is live and differ on the bonding curve and after graduation, and creators can earn a share of the trading fees their token generates. See [Fees & Pricing](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/fees-and-pricing) for the current breakdown.

### 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>ZeroTick Bonding Curve</strong></td><td>How the bonding curve prices a token and graduates it to a DEX.</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>Bonding Curve Protections</strong></td><td>The fairness protections and the version each one arrives in.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch/bonding-curve-protections">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/token-launch/bonding-curve-protections</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Launch a token</strong></td><td>Step by step: create and deploy your token with the V0 wizard.</td><td><a href="https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/launch-a-token">https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/user-guides/launch-a-token</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Fees &#x26; Pricing</strong></td><td>Launch costs and trading fees on the curve and after graduation.</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></tbody></table>