How to choose a crypto launchpad

Launchpads differ less in their features than in who carries the risk. Whether you are launching a token or backing one, these eight questions show where your money actually goes and what happens if things go wrong.

Eight questions, side by side

Question	What to look for	On ZASH
When does the team get the money raised?	Paid in parts as work is delivered, not all at once when the sale ends.	85% sits in a vault and is released milestone by milestone after token holders vote.
Can the liquidity be pulled?	Burned pool tokens, not a lock that expires.	The pool's liquidity tokens are burned when the raise succeeds.
When can the team sell its tokens?	A cliff, vesting, and a link to delivery.	No tokens at launch, a cliff of at least 180 days, and nothing claimable until every milestone passes.
Who approves launches?	Clear rules applied the same way to everyone.	Nobody. The app checks the rules and the contracts enforce them.
What happens if a project fails?	Refunds that no one can block.	Investors claim refunds from what is left in the vault; under the contracts as deployed, nobody can block them.
Who can change the contracts?	A multisig and a public waiting period.	Upgrades: 2 of 3 signers and a public 48-hour wait. On Solana one signer can pause new raises in an emergency, never refunds or claims.
What does it cost?	Fees stated up front, for both sides.	No launch fee, 2.5% of each contribution, 1% on swaps made on a project page.
Which chains and currencies?	The chain your community already uses, and stablecoins.	BNB Chain (USDT, USDC, BNB) and Solana (USDC, USDT).

Red flags on any launchpad

The sale contract sends the money straight to the team's wallet.
Liquidity is "locked" for a few months instead of burned.
A large team allocation unlocks at launch or soon after.
One wallet can upgrade, pause or mint without any delay or second signer.
There is no refund path if the project stops delivering.
Fees for founders or investors only show up after you commit.

If you are launching a token

A launchpad that pays you everything up front is easier in the short term, but investors know that and price in the risk. Milestone-based funding asks more of you, since you plan milestones you can prove, and in return it gives investors a reason to trust a new team. Read Before you launch to see what that involves.

If you are investing

No launchpad removes the risk that a project fails or its token falls. What a good one does is limit how much a team can take before it delivers, and give you a way back when it doesn't. Look at a project's milestones first, because they decide when the team gets paid. Find and evaluate a project has a checklist.

Questions

What is a crypto launchpad?

A platform where new projects sell their tokens to early investors before or as the token starts trading. It usually handles the sale, the token distribution and the first trading pool.

What makes a launchpad safe?

Rules enforced by contracts rather than promises: escrowed funds, liquidity that can't be pulled, team tokens tied to delivery, refunds, and no single key that can change the contracts quietly.

Do I need to hold a launchpad token to take part on ZASH?

No. Anyone can contribute to a raise in the project's currency. Sign in with email or Google and ZASH creates a wallet for you.