How it works

Private launches

Launch a token without showing everyone how much you hold.

The problem with creator wallets

On a normal launchpad, the creator's first buy is the most-watched transaction on the token. Everyone knows exactly how much the creator holds, and every move that wallet makes afterwards is read as a signal — a small sale to cover costs can look like the creator walking away.

Launching privately

Normal launchPrivate launch on Ztonk
Launch transactionFrom your walletFrom your private wallet, funded through the shield
Your first buyVisible, tied to youMade by that same unlinked wallet
How much the creator holdsPublicUnknown
Creator rewardsPaid to the launch walletClaimable to any address you choose

Fund your private wallet through the shield, then switch on Launch privately. The launch and your first buy are signed by the private wallet; your main wallet never appears.

Collecting rewards privately

Creators earn a share of every trade. On Ztonk you can claim those rewards to any address, not just the one that launched the token — for example straight into a fresh wallet, or back into the shield.

Launching from a fresh wallet

The token itself records which wallet launched it. With Launch privately that's your private wallet, and its only funding is a shield withdrawal submitted by the relayer — nothing traceable to you.

What this doesn't hide
The launch itself is public: the token, its name, and the wallet that created it. What's hidden is whether that wallet is you, and how much of the supply you hold. See What stays private.