Shiftly
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How it works

Shiftly is a launchpad on Solana where every fee clocks in for one job.

What is Shiftly?

Shiftly launches tokens through a bonding-curve factory on Solana. A creator deploys a token, the public buys it from the curve, and once the curve is bought out the launch graduates into a pool whose liquidity is locked permanently.

What Shiftly adds is the vault. On a plain launchpad, creator fees go to a wallet. Here they go to a per-token vault with one job, chosen at launch: lock liquidity, buy back and burn, pay stakers, or pay holders.

Launch lifecycle

Create, trade the curve, graduate, pool. There is no path where a creator decides to do something different halfway through. Graduation happens inside whichever purchase finishes the curve. If that automatic step does not complete, anyone can push the launch forward.

Fee engines

At launch you pick one strategy. Creator fees land in a vault that belongs to that token. A cycle runs every five minutes for as long as the vault has funds for fees. Before graduation the vault can only buy on the curve; liquidity waits until there is a pool to add it to.

01Deepen: locked liquidity

After graduation, every cycle buys the token with half the fees and adds both halves to the pool as a full-range position owned by the dead address. Before graduation the fees wait in the vault.

02Burn: buyback and burn

Fees buy the token, on the curve before graduation and in the pool after it, and send every token bought to the dead address. Supply only goes down.

03Stake: staking rewards

Holders stake tokens in the vault and are paid the fees pro-rata, in the launch's pair asset. SOL for a SOL launch, the stock token for a stock pair. Unstake whenever you want.

04Share: holder dividends

Fees are paid to every wallet holding the token, pro-rata to its balance, in the launch's pair asset. No staking, no claim button.

Launching a token

  1. 01

    Fill in the details

    Upload an image (stored on IPFS), choose a name and symbol, write a description, and optionally add social links.

  2. 02

    Pick the pair asset

    Native SOL, or any asset the platform has approved: USDC, wBTC or a tokenised stock such as TSLA or SPY. Buyers pay in it, the pool pairs with it, and the vault pays out in it.

  3. 03

    Pick the terms

    Choose a fee strategy and, optionally, a creator tax up to the cap. Optionally add an opening buy and team wallets that skip the snipe tax. All of it is fixed at creation.

  4. 04

    Sign two transactions

    First a little SOL to the token's vault so it can pay fees. Then the launch itself: your wallet pays the launch fee and is the deployer, and the vault is set as the creator fee recipient. With an opening buy the launch goes through the launch-and-buy router in one transaction.

  5. 05

    Trade the curve

    Anyone can buy and sell against the curve, right from the token page. A snipe tax starts at 99% and decays to zero over five seconds.

  6. 06

    Graduate

    When the curve sells out, a pool is created and its liquidity is locked permanently. If the automatic step stalls, anyone can push graduation forward.

Programs

Shiftly talks to a small set of Solana programs. Addresses are published here when the programs go to mainnet.

Launch factoryPublished at mainnet launch
Curve programPublished at mainnet launch
Fee escrowPublished at mainnet launch
Vault programPublished at mainnet launch
Liquidity lockerPublished at mainnet launch
Launch and buy routerPublished at mainnet launch

FAQ

Is this the same as a normal launchpad?+

No. Tokens start on a bonding curve and graduate into a locked pool, like most launchpads. The difference is where creator fees go: a per-token vault with one fixed job instead of a wallet.

Which pair should I pick?+

SOL is the default and the simplest. A stock or dollar pair ties the launch to that asset: if TSLA falls, a TSLA-paired token falls with it, and its payouts are in TSLA. The list only offers assets that are approved right now.

Who holds the fees?+

Each token has its own vault wallet. Shiftly holds its key encrypted on the server, because the vault has to sign every cycle without you. The token and the launch fee never pass through Shiftly; the fees do, and every move they make is a public transaction in the token's log.

Is there a platform fee?+

Yes, a fixed share of what the vault claims, shown on every token page. The rest goes to the strategy. The underlying protocol takes its own share before fees reach the vault.

Can I change the strategy, tax or pair later?+

No. Pair, creator tax, strategy and graduation terms are fixed at creation.

What happens to fees?+

Every five minutes the vault sweeps fees from the curve or pool into escrow, claims them, and runs the strategy you picked: lock more liquidity, buy back and burn, pay stakers, or pay every holder. Payouts are in the pair asset. You do not have to press anything.

What if someone takes over the token?+

The community can move the creator fee recipient after a delay. If that happens, fees stop reaching the vault and the strategy stops. The token page warns while a takeover is pending and once fees point elsewhere.

Can the liquidity be pulled after graduation?+

No. The graduation pool is locked, and the positions the liquidity strategy adds are owned by the dead address. Not you, not the protocol, not us.

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