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Where to trade new tokens on Robinhood Chain right after launch: Pons, curves and graduation
TrnchLabs
How new Robinhood Chain tokens trade from their first minute: launchpad bonding curves like Pons and Flap, graduation to Uniswap, and the traps of the first minutes.
Most new memecoins on Robinhood Chain start on a launchpad, much like pump.fun on Solana. Thousands launch every day. Knowing where a token trades at each stage tells you where to buy it, what you pay and what can go wrong.
Stage 1: the bonding curve
On a launchpad such as Pons or Flap, a new token trades against a bonding curve: a contract that sells and buys back the token at a price set by how much has been bought. There is no pool yet. The price moves fast with every buy and every sell, so a few early wallets can move it a lot.
Stage 2: graduation
When enough has been bought on the curve, the token graduates: its liquidity moves into a DEX pool, usually Uniswap. On Pons, that pool position goes to the launchpad locker, not to the deployer. From then on it trades like any other token, through DEX pools and aggregators.
1. Fund your wallet
Hold ETH or USDG on Robinhood Chain (chain ID 4663). No funds there yet? Bridge from Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum or Solana on trnch.fun/bridge.
2. Find the token
Open the Heat on TRNCH. New launches show up a few seconds after they start trading, curve tokens included, once TIA has screened them.
3. Check it
Open the token page or paste its address in TRNCH Analytics. Read the findings, the liquidity and the holders before you buy.
4. Swap and sign
TRNCH quotes the routers that reach the curve or the pool and shows the best route. You sign in your own wallet.
The traps of the first minutes
- Sniper fleets: dozens of wallets buy in the first seconds and sell into the next buyers.
- Bot farms: fresh wallets buy in small steps to fake demand, then all sell in the same block.
- One wallet holding a big share of the supply can crash the curve in one sell.
- Copycats: a new token with the name of a popular one.
- Deployers linked to past rugs, who launch again and again.
TIA keeps the launches that match these patterns out of the Heat, and TRNCH refuses to route into them. A token that passes is not a promise: most new tokens still fail, so size your trades for that.
FAQ
What is Pons on Robinhood Chain?
A launchpad where new tokens start on a bonding curve and graduate to a Uniswap pool when enough has been bought.
Can I buy a token before it graduates?
Yes. It trades on its bonding curve, and TRNCH can route the swap there.
Where do new tokens show up first?
On the Heat at trnch.fun/heat, a few seconds after they start trading, screened by TIA.
Why do some new tokens crash a few minutes after launch?
Early wallets, sniper fleets or bot farms sell into the buyers who follow them. TIA keeps the launches that match these patterns out of the Heat.