Markets

The Pond Markets is a platform that allows creators to engage with the Pond community and launch tokens to help achieve their dreams. You will propose your project, get community feedback, and commit to milestones for you project’s success.

However, Pond Markets is more than just a token launch platform. It's a community-driven accelerator where passionate builders connect with supporters who believe in grassroots innovation. Here, you'll propose your project, engage with thoughtful community feedback, and commit to meaningful milestones that demonstrate real progress toward your goals.

We believe in empowering founders with heart, persistence, and integrity. If you're building something that matters, we want to help you succeed.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to use the Markets.

Step 1: Create a Pond Account

Visit cryptopond.xyz, click Markets, and sign up. You can sign in directly with Google for convenience. Once registered, notify your Pond contact of your email address.

Step 2: Create Project

In the Pond Markets, click Create to start the process. You can save your work as a draft and complete it later—there's no need to fill everything in at once.

Step 3: Finish the Proposal and Submit

Most parts of the proposal form are self-explanatory, but here are some important clarifications. Please reach out if you have any questions.

• Project Info

  • Ticker: Symbol of your project token to be launched.
  • Seeding goal: Maximum limit is $100,000 currently.
  • Project description: A concise elevator pitch of your project.

• Project Plan

  

  • This is the most important part of the proposal. Under Final deliverables, provide clear descriptions of the product you'll deliver at project completion. It doesn't need to be perfect, and we actually prefer a realistic, minimal viable product (MVP). List all features and functions you commit to delivering. Note that 25% of your project tokens will begin unlocking only after you deliver the product as outlined in your proposal.

• Development Milestones

  • For now, your target amount from community contribution will be transferred to you immediately after the token auction completes successfully; however, breaking down your final deliverable into several milestones helps both you and the community track development progress.

• Token Milestones and Tokenomics are currently filled with default values and cannot be modified. It might subject to change in the future. Please contact us if you have any questions about these parameters.

Step 4: Respond to Community Feedback

Once submitted, your project proposal enters a 3-day "Proposed" phase for community review. Monitor the Discussion section on your project's detail page, where you can interact with the community and address their feedback.

Step 5: Seeding & Start Building

After community review, your project enters the Seeding phase and a project token is launched (see Project Token Explained for token details). During this phase, 37.5% of project tokens will be allocated for seeding. The seeding target includes both your project target amount and the liquidity pool requirement (automatically calculated). The seeding phase lasts for 24 hours—if successful, you'll receive your community contributions at the end and can begin building!

Step 6: Communicate Development Progress

Share your progress regularly in the project's Discussion area, particularly when reaching major milestones. This helps you gather valuable early feedback from potential users and builds trust with your community. Demonstrating your commitment not only guides development but can positively influence your token's market value.

Step 7: Deliver and Accelerate

After delivering the product outlined in your proposal, Pond Accelerator will help with distribution, marketing, and operations. Your project token allocation begins to unlock during this phase (see Project Token Explained for the unlocking schedule). You'll then iterate on your product and collaborate with Pond to take it to the next level.