What is PONS?

PONS (pons.family) is a non-custodial token launchpad on Robinhood Chain: anyone can launch a fixed-supply token from their own wallet and trade it immediately. Every trade pays a 1% fee shared between the token’s creator and the platform, and most of the platform’s revenue buys the platform token PONS on the open market and burns it. PONS itself was launched through the platform, has a fixed supply of one billion, offers no governance or staking, and trades mainly on platform volume and market sentiment.

Platform overview

PONS went live on July 13, 2026, twelve days after Robinhood Chain’s public mainnet launch on July 1, 2026; the interface is operated by Pons Labs, LLC. Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum layer-2 network built on Arbitrum technology, with chain ID 4663 and ETH as its native asset.

PONS never holds user funds: every launch and every trade is an on-chain transaction your wallet signs. Within weeks of launch it became the most active launchpad on Robinhood Chain, and most tokens launched there are meme coins.

How launches work: V1 and V2

  • V1: one transaction deploys the token and its Uniswap V3 pool, and the pool’s liquidity is locked automatically. There is no bonding curve and no later migration. Every token has a fixed supply of one billion, pairs only with WETH, pays a 1% pool fee and costs 0.0005 ETH to create.
  • V2 (launched in August 2026): a token first trades on a bonding curve that holds the entire supply, so nobody can set tokens aside before trading opens. When it reaches the graduation threshold fixed at creation, the curve’s proceeds seed a Uniswap v4 pool whose liquidity is locked permanently. Launches can pair with any token the platform has approved, and creators can set a capped creator tax that cannot be raised later.
  • The official V2 docs state that public launches are closed for now, so only whitelisted addresses can create tokens, and that three audits are still in progress; treat V2 as unaudited until the reports are published.

Graduation only means a threshold was met

V1’s default graduation threshold is 4.2 ETH, and a progress line shows how close a launch is; in V2 the threshold is set at creation and nobody can change it later.

The official docs are explicit: graduation only confirms the threshold was reached. It is not a quality signal and does not guarantee future liquidity, price or an exit.

How fees are split

  • V1: every trade pays a 1% pool fee. On the active factory (from block 8991118) the creator receives 70% and the platform 30%; on the legacy factory (from block 8600612) it is 90% creator and 10% platform. Creator fees accrue in the locked liquidity position and can be claimed in the PONS interface.
  • V2: the platform takes its share first. If the creator has enabled buybacks, a slice of the remainder buys the token back; those tokens are not burned but released gradually over five years to the creator and the platform. Everything left, plus the whole creator tax, goes to the creator.

Anti-sniping rules

  • V1: buys are protected for the first two blocks after launch, and on the launch block only the creator’s initial buy can execute.
  • V2: buys open with a 99% tax that decays exponentially to zero over the first five seconds, so racing to be first is not worth it.

The PONS token

PONS is the platform’s own token. It was launched like any other token through the legacy V1 factory and has graduated, trading in the same pool. The official docs list it as the reference token; its contract and pool addresses are under “Key addresses” below.

Supply: like every V1 token, a fixed one billion with no mint function. Third-party research (Datawallet, September 2026) reports no disclosed team reserve, private sale or unlock schedule.

Where value comes from: the official docs say 80% of the platform’s fee revenue buys PONS on the open market through an automated TWAP and sends it to the burn address, permanently reducing supply; the other 20% covers infrastructure and team growth. Third-party research quotes the team as saying the 80% is not permanent. Third-party counts put the burned share at about 29% of supply in early September 2026; check the burn address balance on-chain for the current figure.

Utility: PONS gives no governance votes, staking or fee discounts. Its price mainly reflects expectations for future platform volume and buyback size, and it is extremely volatile.

Where it trades: on-chain in Uniswap pools on Robinhood Chain; third-party sources show spot listings on some centralized exchanges (such as Gate and MEXC) and perpetual contracts on some venues. Listings change, so rely on the exchange’s official announcement and check the contract address.

Main risks

  • Platform risk: the V2 contracts have not finished auditing, the team is largely pseudonymous, and rules can change with upgrades.
  • Meme-coin risk: most tokens on the platform have no fundamentals and can go to zero within minutes. Locked liquidity prevents pulling the pool, not selling by the creator or large holders.
  • PONS buybacks depend on platform volume: if meme-coin activity fades or competitors take share, fees and buybacks shrink.
  • Impersonation risk: different contracts can reuse a name, symbol and image, so only the full contract address counts.

Pre-trade checklist

  • Verify the full token, factory, pool and paired-asset addresses.
  • Check the graduation phase and pool liquidity on-chain or in the PONS app, plus your wallet’s live quote.
  • Before selling, compare your planned size with pool liquidity; the wallet quote decides the actual slippage.
  • Do not read graduation, popularity rankings or buyback policy as a safety guarantee; only put in money you can afford to lose entirely.

Key addresses (Robinhood Chain, chain ID 4663)

  • PONS token contract: 0x39dBED3a2bd333467115dE45665cC57F813C4571
  • PONS trading pool (Uniswap V3): 0x10CC6BD38112cAc182db90B6a71d8Bb5939526bA
  • V1 active factory (from block 8991118): 0xA5aAb3F0c6EeadF30Ef1D3Eb997108E976351feB
  • V1 legacy factory (from block 8600612): 0x0c37a24F5D23A486FA692d1500881d698B1F77a4
  • V2 factory: 0x7eD598BcEf8bd9Edd8C97A195C6d13f40801EC7e

Copied from the official PONS docs and rechecked on 2026-10-07. Upgrades can replace factories, so check the official docs again before trading.

Frequently asked questions

How is PONS different from pump.fun?

Both are meme-coin launchpads, but pump.fun runs on Solana and PONS on Robinhood Chain. PONS V1 skips the bonding curve and puts each token straight into a locked Uniswap pool; V2 switched to curve trading first and a pool after graduation. PONS spends most platform revenue on buying back and burning the PONS token.

What is the PONS token used for?

It currently has no governance, staking or fee-discount function. Holding PONS is effectively a bet on future platform volume: more revenue means more PONS bought back and burned, and less volume means smaller buybacks.

How do I buy PONS?

On-chain: bridge ETH to Robinhood Chain, swap through Uniswap or the PONS interface in a wallet that supports the chain, and confirm the contract is 0x39dB…4571. On a centralized exchange: first confirm the listing and which chain’s token it is in the exchange’s official announcement, then trade through that exchange.

Is a graduated token safe?

No. Graduation only means the raise reached the threshold. Liquidity is locked, but the creator and large holders can still sell, and the price can still fall sharply or go to zero.

Why doesn’t this site show live PONS data?

The site no longer maintains live PONS data pages and keeps only this guide. For a token’s price, phase and liquidity, use on-chain data and the official PONS app and analytics pages.

Sources

Official material comes first; figures only third parties report are attributed and dated. This page is not investment advice.

PONS is the token launchpad on Robinhood Chain. V1 and V2 launch mechanics, graduation and fees, plus the PONS token’s contract, supply, buyback-and-burn and risks.