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Tool Overview
Token launches that fail — exploited contracts, death spirals, regulatory issues — share common characteristics. This checklist addresses every documented failure mode.
Key Result
A 50-point token launch checklist covering Legal and Regulatory (securities counsel, Form D, FinCEN MSB, OFAC screening), Tokenomics (total supply, vesting, emission schedule, bear market stress test), Smart Contract (specification, test coverage 95%+, audit, re-audit), Deployment (audited commit, contract verification, multi-sig), Launch Operations (monitoring, bug bounty, incident response), and Post-Launch (bug bounty live, monitoring firing, governance forum). The most commonly skipped item: vesting contract testing — specifically cliff enforcement and linear release calculations.
Legal and Regulatory ✓
Securities counsel has analyzed the token under the Howey Test
Offering structure confirmed (Regulation D, A+, CF, or pure utility with documented analysis)
Form D prepared (if Regulation D) for filing within 15 days of first sale
FinCEN MSB classification reviewed (does token sale constitute money transmission?)
Accredited investor verification process in place (if Reg D 506(c))
Purchase agreement / subscription agreement drafted by securities counsel
OFAC sanctions screening process confirmed for all purchasers
State blue sky analysis completed
No US persons confirmation process (if Regulation S international offering)
Tokenomics ✓
Total supply defined with hard cap enforced in smart contract
Token allocation documented (team, investors, community, treasury, ecosystem)
All team allocation under vesting contract (minimum 3-year vest, 6-month cliff)
All investor allocation under vesting contract
Emission schedule modeled for 5 years
Bear market stress test completed (-70% price scenario)
Compulsory sink mechanisms designed and implemented
Emission-to-sink ratio validated (compulsory sinks absorb ≥85% of emission)
Liquidity strategy defined (initial DEX liquidity, mining incentive, POL)
Smart Contract ✓
Technical specification document completed and reviewed
Code peer-reviewed internally (not by original author)
Test coverage: 95%+ line, 90%+ branch
All token functions tested: mint, transfer, approve, burn, vesting release
Edge cases explicitly tested: max supply boundary, zero amounts, same-address transfers
Vesting contracts tested: cliff enforcement, linear release, early termination handling
Fuzz testing on all arithmetic functions
Slither analysis run and all High findings addressed
External audit completed by recognized firm
All Critical and High audit findings remediated
Re-audit confirmation received for all remediated findings
Final audit report published
Deployment ✓
Deploy from exact audited commit (no modifications after audit)
Contract verified on Etherscan/block explorer
Deployment transaction hash, contract address, block number recorded
Multi-sig set as owner (not single key)
TimelockController configured for any upgradeable components
All vesting contracts deployed and funded
Initial liquidity added to DEX
Launch Operations ✓
Monitoring configured (Tenderly alerts for large transfers, unusual patterns)
Bug bounty listed (Immunefi or similar)
Incident response plan documented
Compliance team on-call for launch day
Exchange listing communications prepared (if applicable)
Community announcement prepared (linking to audit report)
Post-Launch ✓
Immunefi bug bounty confirmed live
Smart contract monitoring alerts confirmed firing
Token holder community notifications working
Secondary market monitoring in place
Governance forum established (if governance token)
First governance proposal timeline announced