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Core Concepts

Understanding the key components of an Etch token launch.

Token Lifecycle

When you create a launch, Etch orchestrates multiple on-chain operations:

Supply Distribution

Your token’s total supply is distributed based on your configuration:

AllocationDescription
ReserveTokens held for vesting, DAO treasury, or liquidity
CirculatingTokens available immediately (totalSupply - reserve)

Reserve Breakdown

The reservePercent is further divided:

  • Vesting: Tokens locked in Streamflow contracts
  • Liquidity: Tokens paired with SOL in Meteora pools
  • Treasury: Tokens held in DAO treasury

Example with 20% reserve on 1B supply:

Total Supply:        1,000,000,000
├── Circulating:       800,000,000 (80%)
└── Reserve:           200,000,000 (20%)
    ├── Vesting:       100,000,000 (50% of reserve)
    ├── Liquidity:      50,000,000 (25% of reserve)
    └── Treasury:       50,000,000 (25% of reserve)

Key Integrations

Streamflow (Vesting)

Streamflow  provides battle-tested token vesting infrastructure:

  • Cliff periods (tokens fully locked)
  • Linear unlock schedules
  • Cancellable or non-cancellable streams
  • Claimable by beneficiary

Realms (Governance)

Realms  is the standard for Solana DAOs:

  • Community token-based voting
  • Proposal creation and voting
  • Treasury management
  • Multi-sig execution

Meteora (Liquidity)

Meteora  provides dynamic AMM pools:

  • Concentrated liquidity
  • Fee earning for LPs
  • Low slippage trades

Metaplex (Metadata)

Metaplex  provides the token metadata standard:

  • Name, symbol, image
  • Custom attributes
  • Off-chain JSON metadata
  • On-chain metadata account
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