Launchpads
PONS
A bonding curve with a graduation, and a fee split that actually pays the creator. Where you sit on the curve is the whole trade.
Non-custodialFree to launchRobinhood Chain
The short answer
PONS is one of the most active memecoin launchpads on Robinhood Chain. Tokens price along a bonding curve and graduate into a real pool once the curve completes, and the 1% trading fee splits 70/30 in the creator's favour rather than going entirely to the protocol. That split is what gives launching here an economy, and it is also what attracts volume farming – a fee stream funded by circular trading looks identical to one funded by demand until you check.
Use it when
- You trade the earliest part of a launch and can read a curve
- You are launching and the 70% fee share is the reason
- You want a venue with enough activity that graduations actually happen
- You accept that the position is non-custodial and entirely your own risk
Skip it when
- You are buying late on a curve without checking where on it you are
- You want to hold – a curve is an early market, not a place to sit
- You cannot size a position for total loss
- You are relying on the launchpad to have vetted anything
What you are actually paying for
1% on trades, split 70/30 between the creator and the protocol. Non-custodial, so there is nothing else to pay and nothing held. The real cost on a curve is position: the price you pay is decided entirely by who bought before you, and that is not a fee you can negotiate.
Setting it up
- Read the curve before buying. Where a token sits on it decides what you are actually paying.
- Check the deployer's other launches on the explorer. Serial deployers are a pattern.
- Understand graduation – what happens to liquidity when the curve completes is the thing that matters.
- If you are launching, price your expectations off the 70/30 split rather than off volume.
- Size for total loss. Most launches on any launchpad go to zero.
Specifications
- Chains
- Robinhood Chain
- Runs on
- Web app
- Fees
- 1% on trades, split 70/30 creator/protocol
- Custody
- Non-custodial
- Price
- Free to launch
- Setup
- Easy
What can go wrong
- A bonding curve means the price you pay depends entirely on who bought before you
- Creator fee streams can be funded by circular trading – volume is not demand
- Graduation is a mechanism, not a guarantee that liquidity stays
PONS FAQ
How does the PONS fee split work?
Trades carry a 1% fee, of which 70% goes to the token's creator and 30% to the protocol. It makes launching a business rather than a lottery ticket, and it makes wash volume profitable, which is the part to watch.
What happens when a token graduates?
The curve completes and liquidity moves into a standard pool, at which point the token trades like any other pair. Graduation changes the mechanism, not the quality of what graduated.
Is buying early on the curve always better?
It is always cheaper, which is not the same thing. Early means you are pricing a token with no information at all; the discount is payment for that.
Alternatives
hood.funSame shape with published mechanics you can do arithmetic on.
pools.tradeNo curve – issuance straight into a Uniswap pool with locked liquidity.
Pump.funThe Solana original this category is modelled on.