How CointStart Works
The complete guide to launching and trading tokens on CointStart.
Step by Step
1. Create Your Token
Choose a name, ticker symbol, and upload an image. Pay a creation fee of 0.019 BNB. Your token is instantly deployed on BNB Smart Chain with 1 Billion total supply. 60% goes to the bonding curve for public trading, 40% is allocated for vesting (dev, platform, exchange, airdrop).
2. Trade on Bonding Curve
Anyone can buy and sell immediately. The price is determined by a Virtual Constant-Product AMM — price goes up as more people buy, and goes down when they sell. The smart contract is the market maker — no need for liquidity providers.
3. Community Grows
As more people discover and trade the token, the market cap increases. When 80%+ tokens are sold, the token enters "King of the Hill" status and appears highlighted on the leaderboard. Comments, social sharing, and community building drive interest.
4. Graduation
When 100% of bonding curve tokens are sold (600M tokens), the token graduates. Trading on the bonding curve is locked. After a 1-hour timelock, the platform withdraws the BNB reserve and remaining tokens, then migrates the token to a CEX listing for wider exposure.
Bonding Curve Mechanism
CointStart uses a Virtual Constant-Product AMM (similar to Uniswap's x*y=k formula, but with virtual reserves). This creates a predictable price curve without needing any initial liquidity.
Price = virtualBNB / virtualTokens
Price increases as virtualBNB grows (from buys) and virtualTokens shrinks.
tokensOut = virtualTokens × bnbIn / (virtualBNB + bnbIn)
How many tokens you receive when buying.
- Buying — price goes up, early buyers get lower prices
- Selling — price goes down, you always have liquidity to sell
- ~15x price increase from first buy to graduation
Tokenomics
Every token created on CointStart has the same fair distribution:
600,000,000 tokens available for anyone to buy and sell.
150,000,000 tokens reserved for CEX listing after graduation.
100,000,000 tokens for the token creator, with vesting cliff.
Platform operations (10%) and community airdrops (5%).
Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 tokens per token. Non-bonding-curve allocations are locked in a TokenVesting contract with cliff periods to prevent dumping.
Market Cap
Market Cap = Current Price × Total Supply (1B). It changes in real-time as people buy and sell.
| Stage | Tokens Sold | Est. Market Cap | Price Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch (0%) | 0 | ~$37K | 1x |
| Mid (50%) | 300M | ~$110K | ~3x |
| King of Hill (80%) | 480M | ~$260K | ~7x |
| Graduation (100%) | 600M | ~$550K | ~15x |
* Estimates based on 50 BNB virtual reserve and BNB price ~$600. Actual values depend on market conditions.
Fee Structure
| Fee Type | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Token Creation | 0.019 BNB | One-time fee to create and deploy your token. |
| Buy Fee | 0.75% | Applied on each buy transaction. |
| Sell Fee | 0.75% | Applied on each sell transaction. |
| Creator Buy Fee | 1% | Fee for creator during exclusive buy window. |
| Graduation Fee | 1.5% | Applied on reserve when token graduates. |
Creator Revenue Share: 25% of all trading fees (buy/sell) go back to the token creator. Creators can claim their earned fees anytime from the FeeManager contract.
Graduation Process
All 600M curve tokens sold
Bonding curve is fully completed. Token is marked as "Graduated".
Trading locked on bonding curve
No more buying or selling on the bonding curve. Price is frozen.
1-hour timelock period
Security timelock before reserve withdrawal. Prevents flash exploits.
Reserve + tokens withdrawn
Platform withdraws the BNB reserve and any remaining tokens atomically.
CEX Listing
Token is listed on a centralized exchange partner for wider trading and exposure.
Creator Exclusive Window
When a new token is created, the creator gets an exclusive buy window — a short period where only the creator can buy the token. This allows creators to secure their initial position at the lowest price before public trading begins. After the window expires, anyone can trade.
Security
Fair Launch
60% of supply goes to bonding curve for public trading. No presale, no hidden allocation.
Anti-Rug Pull
Bonding curve locks on graduation. Vesting contracts lock team tokens with cliff periods.
Ownable2Step
All contracts use 2-step ownership transfer. Owner cannot be changed without confirmation.
Reentrancy Protection
All state changes happen before external calls (CEI pattern). ReentrancyGuard on all critical functions.