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Fair launch on Solana, step by step

A fair launch means nobody can buy in before the crowd — because the token doesn't exist yet. Here's exactly how that works on Solana with Fuze.

What you're setting up

A Fuze fair launch on Solana has three parts: a goal (how much SOL needs to be committed), a countdown (how long buyers have to commit it), and a per-wallet cap (the most any single buyer can take of the raise). Buyers send SOL to an on-chain escrow — a program-derived address with no private key — while the countdown runs. The pump.fun token doesn't exist yet, so there's nothing for a bot to snipe.

Step by step

  1. Connect a Solana wallet (Phantom or Solflare).
  2. Name your token and symbol, and upload the image/metadata pump.fun needs.
  3. Set your goal in SOL, the countdown length, and the per-wallet cap.
  4. Set your creator allocation's unlock delay — a pure cliff (releases in full after the delay, no drip).
  5. Sign once to create the launch, then share the link. Buyers commit SOL until the goal fills or the clock runs out.
  6. On fill, Fuze's keeper (or anyone) triggers detonation: one transaction creates the pump.fun token, buys the full allocation at a single price, and pays every buyer their pro-rata share.
  7. Didn't fill? 99% of every commit refunds automatically — 1% covers the refund transaction.

Live right now

6 Solana launches filled, 24 total buyers, 14.05 SOL raised, 2.02 SOL refunded from 11 that didn't fill (fill rate 35.3%). Small numbers — Fuze is early — pulled live from litfuze.fun/api/launches, as of 2026-08-05.

Verify it yourself

The Fuze program is DHg9pwsK6WQguPK8siju5GJRbsE36oLv6eiAqMynYWW4, public on Solana. Any token whose creation transaction's outer program is that id came from a Fuze launch — check litfuze.fun/api/attest/<mint> for the full proof (creator, goal, buyer count, how distribution happened), no auth required.

Start a fair launch

FAQ

How long can the countdown run?

You set it when you create the launch — there's no fixed platform default; pick whatever window gives your community time to commit.

What happens to my SOL if I commit and the goal doesn't fill?

It refunds automatically — 99% back, with 1% covering the refund transaction cost. No goal, no token, no risk of a half-filled launch.

Can the creator buy a big chunk cheaply before anyone else?

No — the per-wallet cap applies to every buyer, including the creator, and there's no way to buy before the crowd because the token doesn't exist until the goal fills.