FAQ

General

Is Makina live on mainnet? No. Makina runs on Robinhood Chain Testnet only. Testnet tokens and ETH have no value. See Before mainnet.

Which wallets work? Browser wallets (such as MetaMask or Rabby) and mobile wallets through WalletConnect. Your wallet needs to be on Robinhood Chain Testnet; the app offers to switch networks for you.

Does Makina ever ask for my seed phrase? Never. If anything asks for it, it isn't Makina.

Launching

What does a launch cost? On testnet there is no launch fee, so you only pay gas, plus your first buy if you make one. See Current settings.

Can I buy my own token at launch? Yes, in the same transaction, up to 80 million tokens (8% of supply), without the launch-window tax. See First buy.

Why does my token address end in fac7? Every Makina token address does. The app searches for a deployment salt that produces it, which is why Prepare takes a moment. It makes real Makina tokens easy to recognise.

What's the difference between a community and a project launch? A project launch requires you to prove you own the GitHub repository first; a community launch doesn't. Both use the same contracts. See Community and project launches.

Can I change the name, symbol or settings after launch? No. They're fixed when the token is created.

Trading

Why is the price different for every buy? The price follows the bonding curve: each buy raises it and each sell lowers it.

Why did a buy right after a launch cost so much more? The launch-window tax. It starts at about 50% of the payment on testnet and falls to zero within 30 seconds. See Launch-window tax.

Can I always sell? Before graduation, yes: the curve always holds enough to buy back every token sold, minus the 1% fee. After graduation you sell into the pool at its current price.

What does slippage mean here? Your trade fails instead of filling if the price moves past the minimum you accepted. The app sets the minimum from your slippage setting.

Graduation and fees

When does a token graduate? When all 800 million curve tokens are sold. The 5 ETH reserve and 200 million kept tokens then seed a Uniswap v4 pool. See Graduation.

Can anyone pull the liquidity? No. The pool position is locked in a vault with no withdrawal function, and it only grows from fees.

How much is the fee and where does it go? 1% of every trade: builder 25%, launcher 10%, platform 65% on the curve; after graduation, 20% goes back into the locked liquidity and the platform share drops to 45%. See Fees.

I launched a token. How do I get my launcher fees? Open the Earnings page in the app and claim. They accumulate in the token's fee escrow until you do.

I'm the builder of a project someone launched a token for. Can I get the builder fees? Verify your GitHub repository on the Verify page and endorse the token. The builder share is already building up for that token, but builder payouts are not enabled yet. See Builder verification.

Mosh

What is a Mosh raise? A launch where supporters fund the token before trading starts, built on the Mosh protocol. If the raise misses its target, depositors get their ETH back. See Mosh raises.