The Web3 space is a whirlwind of innovation, opportunity, and—let’s be honest—plenty of chaos. At LaunchXpress, we’ve been navigating this wild frontier with a clear mission: to create a community-driven platform on Solana that empowers real developers, fosters governance, and shares profits back with the community to keep the wheel turning. Today, we’re excited to share our journey so far, the challenges we’ve faced, and why we’re different—plus a deep dive into our tokenomics and DAO vision.

The Struggle to Build Trust in Web3

When we started LaunchXpress, we knew trust would be our biggest hurdle. The Web3 world can be a tough place to navigate—rug pulls, scams, and bad actors have left many communities wary. As a new project, we had to prove our commitment not just with words, but with actions. It wasn’t easy. In the early days, we often faced overwhelming community influence—every step was scrutinized, and sometimes the feedback felt like too much to handle. But we learned a crucial lesson: if we stay true to our word, remain transparent, and focus on building amazing tools, the community will start to respect us. It took countless hours engaging on platforms like Telegram, and X, answering questions, and showing up for livestreams to build that connection. Trust isn’t given in Web3—it’s earned, and through consistency and delivering value, we’re working hard to earn it.

Launching $XPRS: A Token for Governance and Growth

To support our platform’s vision, we launched our token, $XPRS, on May 2, 2025, via Pump.fun. Why Pump.fun? Our “Rock Solid” launch feature, which ensures rug-proof and scam-proof token launches, wasn’t ready at the time. Specifically, the time delay function and proxy pool mechanism—designed to prevent offline manipulation and early purchases by sniper bots—needed more work. So, we leaned on Pump.fun’s trusted bonding curve with burned LP tokens for a secure launch while we finalized our tool. The $XPRS token isn’t just another crypto asset—it’s the fuel for our broader platform’s governance and growth. It powers LaunchXpress fees, offers discounts, and will enable DAO voting on Realms, where the community will decide everything from platform features to treasury use.

Our token creator, currently live at token.launch-xpress.fun/create-coin, is a simple tool that allows users to create tokens for 0.04 SOL (~$6.80). This tool is just the first step—a foundational piece of our wider LaunchXpress platform, which will soon include advanced features like tokenomics calculators, anti-sniper bot protection, and analytics dashboards, all shaped by community input.

Our tokenomics reflect our commitment to sustainability:

• • Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 $XPRS

• • Dev Allocation: 17.37% (173,700,000 $XPRS), with 8% (80,000,000 $XPRS) vested yesterday, May 4, 2025, over 3 years with the first unlock after 1.5 years using Smithii’s audited vesting contracts (see the certificate here).

• • Treasury: 8% (80,000,000 $XPRS) will be escrowed in a multi-sig DAO wallet upon migration, governed by community votes.

• • Airdrops: 0.46% (4,600,000 $XPRS) distributed for giveaways and VIP DAO access, with 0.91% remaining.

• • Security: Pump.fun’s revoked authorities, burned LP tokens, and Smithii’s vesting ensure a rug-pull-proof setup.

This vesting schedule—locking 8% of our dev allocation for 3 years with the first unlock after 1.5 years—is a huge commitment. If we were bad actors, we’d have taken the funds and disappeared by now. Instead, we’re here, building for the long haul, and we hope our community sees the difference.

Why LaunchXpress Stands Out

LaunchXpress isn’t just a token launch platform—it’s a community-driven ecosystem built on Solana, with our token creator as a starting point. Our broader platform will incentivize real developers to create tools, software, and features, with profits shared back to the community. Here’s how it will work:

• • Platform fees (1% of 0.04 SOL per token creation) will be redistributed as SOL rewards to active DAO participants, ensuring the community benefits.

• • The DAO, which will go live upon migration along with the treasury, will let users govern everything—no $XPRS tokens needed for voting. Your platform activity (like creating tokens) will earn you voting power on Solana’s Realms protocol.

We’re excited to share that our “Rock Solid” launch tool will be ready this week—once we trust its execution is flawless. This tool, which we showcased during our May 2 livestream, ensures rug-proof and scam-proof launches by locking tokens and SOL in escrow, using a proxy pool to block early purchases, and enforcing an LP burn before trading begins on Raydium. Creators can set a delay period (24 hours to 6 months) to prepare their project, and investors can trust that 80-100% of the supply is secured in the liquidity pool. While we’re building this tool to create a fair and secure launch environment, we hope the percentage of launchers using it stay true to the ethics they preach to us—building a trustworthy Web3 space starts with all of us.

The community will decide what we build next for the wider platform: tokenomics calculators, anti-sniper bot protection, analytics dashboards, or marketing tools. The treasury, funded by dev allocations and 20% of platform fees upon migration, will support these projects, ensuring LaunchXpress evolves with your vision.

The DAO: Power to the Community (Coming Soon)

Our DAO will be the heart of LaunchXpress. It will go live upon migration, along with the treasury, empowering users to take control. Once active, you’ll be able to vote on:

• • Treasury Use: How to spend funds (development, marketing, rewards).

• • Platform Fees: Adjust the 0.04 SOL fee to balance accessibility and growth.

• • New Features: From analytics dashboards to custom burn schedules, you decide.

Benefits of governing will include 10-20% discounts on token creation fees, profit sharing, and exclusive rewards like SOL airdrops or VIP access. You’ll be able to join the DAO at launch-xpress.fun once it’s live, helping shape the future of Web3 software with us.

Looking Ahead

We’re live on Pump.fun all week, burning and vesting as promised, and our “Rock Solid” launch tool will be ready soon—once we’re confident in its execution. Our journey is just beginning, and we’re committed to building LaunchXpress into the leading Web3 hub on Solana—together with our community. Our token creator is just the start; the wider platform, along with the DAO and treasury, will grow with your input into a powerful suite of tools for Web3 innovation upon migration. Follow us on X @LaunchXpressFun, Telegram, Discord, and more for updates, and join our livestreams to see our progress in real time.

We hope our actions—vesting 8% of our allocation, planning a transparent DAO, and perfecting the “Rock Solid” launch tool—show why we’re different. Let’s keep the wheel turning, together!