How it works.
DENOMINATION is a direct launchpad. You create a token on Pump in one signed transaction, and it is paired with one platform token, Denomination. There’s no fundraising round, no allocation and nothing to claim later.
- 01
Launch
A creator enters the token’s details, reviews exactly what will be created, and signs.
- 02
Trade
The token trades against Denomination right away: on its Pump bonding curve, then in its PumpSwap pool.
- 03
Collect
Each trade pays a creator fee in Denomination. Those fees are collected into that token’s own custody account and tracked separately.
Denomination
Denomination is the quote token for every launch. Tokens launched here are priced in Denomination, and their creator fees are paid in Denomination. Denomination itself is a normal Pump token, paired with SOL.
New launches are open while Denomination is on its bonding curve or in its PumpSwap pool. In the short gap after Denomination’s curve completes, before its pool opens, launches pause.
Denomination’s own creator fees, from trades of Denomination itself, go to a separate Denomination treasury. They never fund a launched token’s account, and launched tokens’ fees never flow into the treasury.
Launching a token
| Details | Name, symbol, image (static PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 2 MiB), an optional description and links. |
|---|---|
| Review | The service publishes your image and metadata and returns an immutable review. It covers the new mint, the Denomination pairing, the token’s custody account and the most the launch can cost. The review expires after ten minutes. |
| Sign | Your wallet signs twice: once to approve that exact review, then the launch transaction. Your browser checks the transaction against the review before asking. |
| Confirm | The service submits the signed transaction. The launch counts only once it finalizes and the token is admitted to the platform registry. |
The launch creates no initial buy and doesn’t use Mayhem mode. The token’s starting price is set with a pricing simulation in Denomination. That isn’t a purchase of Denomination or a deposit to any treasury.
The new token’s mint key is created in your browser and lives only in that tab until you sign. If you reload before signing, start a fresh review. Signing grants no right to withdraw collected Denomination or change policy.
Trading
| Bonding curve | The token trades on its Pump bonding curve, priced in Denomination. |
|---|---|
| Awaiting migration | The curve is complete and trading pauses until the token’s PumpSwap pool opens. |
| PumpSwap pool | The token trades in its canonical PumpSwap pool against Denomination. |
Trading happens on Pump/PumpSwap, outside DENOMINATION. On public deployments, the token page links to its market. DENOMINATION handles launching and fee accounting.
Fees & custody
Each launched token has its own custody account. Creator fees from that token’s trades are already Denomination. They’re swept from Pump’s fee vaults and collected into that account automatically. Collection is permissionless and goes to a fixed destination; it doesn’t grant anyone spending rights.
Collecting fees is not a market purchase. Nothing is bought, sold, burned, staked or distributed. How collected Denomination will be used hasn’t been decided; for now it accumulates in each token’s account.
Reading the numbers
Each token page separates figures that are easy to confuse. They’re never added together.
| Qualified Denomination collected | Finalized collections into this token’s account that trace back to its own fees. This is the headline number. |
|---|---|
| Held in custody now | The account’s current Denomination balance. It can differ from what was collected, for example because of donations. |
| Creator fees observed | Fees seen on this token’s trades, including ones not yet swept and collected. |
| Uncertified inflow | Denomination in the account that can’t be traced to this token’s fees, such as donations or another creator’s fees. Excluded from collected Denomination. |
| Keeper network costs | SOL paid by the separate keeper wallet that runs collection. Never paid from custody. |
| Coverage | The finalized slot range the figures were read from. “Unavailable” means the history couldn’t be read. It doesn’t mean zero. |
Statuses
| Outcome unresolved | Submitted but not yet finalized. Expiry alone doesn’t prove it didn’t land, so it’s never replaced, only checked or resent exactly. |
|---|---|
| Finalized | Confirmed at finalized commitment. A launch is then admitted to the registry and appears in Tokens. |
| Failed on-chain | It landed and failed. Nothing was created. |
| Expired, never landed | Verified absent from finalized history. You can start a new review. |
| Rejected | The service refused the signed transaction, for example because it didn’t match the review. |
What this doesn’t do
No crowdfunding, contribution window, shared allocation or token claims. No holder rewards, buybacks or extra market purchases. Fee use is deferred and not yet decided.
Questions
Why is my token not in the list yet?+
Tokens appear only after the launch finalizes and is admitted. Check its status on the Launch page.
What if my launch seems stuck?+
Don’t sign a new one. Use “Resend saved transaction” on the status screen. It resends the exact transaction you already signed and can’t create a second token.
Can I recover a launch from another browser?+
Yes. Use the intent ID on the Launch page. Resending needs the signed transaction, which is saved only in the original browser.
Where can I trade?+
On Pump: on the bonding curve first, then in the PumpSwap pool. Each token page links to its market on public deployments.