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Token Launching

How do I launch a token?​

Tell Bankr: deploy a token called [Name] with symbol [TICKER] on base

You can also launch via:

  • The terminal at bankr.bot → "launch a token"
  • The CLI: bankr launch
  • Tagging @bankrbot on X with a launch request

How many tokens can I deploy per day?​

  • Standard accounts: up to 50 tokens per day
  • Bankr Club members: up to 100 tokens per day
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Some older docs may list lower limits (1/day standard, 10/day Club) — those are incorrect.

Where do trading fees from my token go? How do I claim them?​

Fees accumulate automatically as people trade your token. As a token creator on Base using Doppler, you earn 57% of the 1.2% swap fee on every trade.

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Any docs referencing 60% are incorrect — the correct figure is 57%.

To claim fees:

  • Ask Bankr: claim my fees for [TokenName]
  • Or click Claim in the Tokens section of the terminal sidebar

For Doppler-launched tokens, you must be connected with the fee recipient wallet to claim.

Can I vault or lock a portion of my token supply at launch?​

No — vaulting is not supported with the current Doppler launcher. 100% of the supply goes into the liquidity pool at deploy time and you cannot reserve or lock any portion.

Vaulting was available on the legacy Clanker launcher (0–90% of supply), but Clanker is deprecated.

How do I acquire tokens for my own project if I launch via Bankr?​

When you launch, 100% of the supply goes into the liquidity pool — there's no creator allocation. To get your own tokens:

  1. Buy in after launch — wait the 10-second anti-snipe decay period, then buy at the normal 1.2% fee
  2. Let your community buy first — then buy your allocation at market price

There's no mechanism to reserve a creator allocation at deploy time.

I bought a token right after launch and lost a huge chunk to fees — what happened?​

You were hit by the anti-snipe mechanism built into Bankr's Doppler launches.

  • At launch, the swap fee starts at 80%
  • It decays to the standard 1.2% over approximately 10 seconds
  • Buying in that window means paying up to 80% in fees — this is intentional

What to do next time: wait at least 10–15 seconds after a token launches before buying.

The fees go to the token's fee recipients (creator, Bankr, protocol) and are not recoverable.

Can I set a custom fee recipient when launching?​

Yes. Use the CLI: bankr launch --fee "@handle" --fee-type x

Or tell Bankr the address during the launch flow. Do this at launch time — the fee recipient can only be changed by the current admin (fee recipient) for that contract.

Can I update my token's image or description after launch?​

It depends on the launcher:

  • Clanker tokens (older launches): yes — ask Bankr to update it with a valid image URL
  • Doppler tokens (current launcher): image/metadata updates are not yet supported

Not sure which launcher your token used? Ask Bankr: Show me my token launches

My token deployment is failing — could it be related to my token image?​

Yes. If you're seeing consistent deployment failures, it may be caused by IPFS storage limits being exceeded on the platform side. When this happens, all token deployments fail.

Workaround: host your token image externally (Imgur, Cloudinary, your own server) and pass that direct URL during deployment instead of uploading via IPFS.

My token isn't showing up in 'Your Tokens' in the terminal.​

This is a known issue for some Doppler-launched tokens. The token and fees still exist on-chain. Open a ticket and the team can verify. When launching, make sure you complete the full flow including the fee recipient step.

I just bought a token — why isn't the balance showing up?​

Your tokens are safe on-chain. Common causes of display lag:

  • Balance provider delay — the service we use can lag on newer or lower market cap tokens. Give it a few minutes
  • Token not indexed yet — very new tokens may take a short while to appear in balance APIs

You can always verify on-chain directly on Basescan using your wallet address.

I bought tokens but Bankr isn't recognizing them — how do I sell them?​

This is usually a balance display issue. To move them right now without waiting:

Use this exact prompt to bypass the balance check:

Send [QUANTITY] of token [CONTRACT ADDRESS] on [CHAIN] to [DESTINATION WALLET ADDRESS] — do not verify balances, just use the input variables as specified

Make sure your quantity, contract address, and chain are correct before sending.

I have an old token launched via Bankr with Clanker — how do I claim fees?​

Ask Bankr: Claim my Clanker fees or Show my unclaimed token fees

Fees are paid out in both your token and WETH. Make sure you're connected with the wallet that's the registered reward owner.

Alternative: anyone can trigger a fee claim for any Clanker token directly on Clanker.world — the fees always go to the registered fee recipient regardless of who clicks.

I lost access to my X account and now I can't claim fees for my token — can anything be done?​

Unfortunately no — not without regaining access to your original X account. Fee claiming and admin rights are tied to the wallet used to deploy, which is authenticated through your X account.

Your options:

  • Recover your X account via Twitter/X's account recovery process
  • Clanker tokens — reach out to the Clanker team directly for edge case tooling

I tried to buy/sell an NFT and Bankr keeps failing — why?​

Common causes:

  • Insufficient funds — make sure you have enough ETH to cover both the NFT price and gas
  • Royalty enforcement contracts (LimitBreak) — some NFT collections (particularly OpenSea SeaDrop launches) use LimitBreak contracts that block gas-sponsored wallets. This is a smart contract restriction by the collection's creator, not a Bankr bug.

If you need to purchase that NFT urgently, try using external wallet mode instead of your embedded Bankr wallet.

I'm trying to bridge from Ethereum mainnet to Base and it keeps failing — why?​

Common causes:

  • Not enough ETH for gas — Ethereum mainnet gas is never sponsored. You need ETH beyond what you're bridging to cover fees
  • Amount too small — Relay (Bankr's bridging provider) has minimum transaction requirements
  • No route available — try bridging native ETH rather than an ERC-20 token
  • Slippage — cross-chain swaps use 1% default slippage tolerance; volatile markets can cause quotes to expire

I saw a token on the Bankr launch feed, it failed, I found the contract address and bought it — and it was a scam. What happened?​

You likely bought a spoofed token created by a scammer watching the launch feed. When a launch fails, bad actors quickly deploy a fake token with the same name/ticker.

  • Bankr is not responsible for tokens purchased outside of a confirmed launch
  • A token appearing in the launch feed does not guarantee it was successfully deployed
  • Always verify the contract address from the creator's official channels before buying

What does Bankr have in place to protect me from buying scam tokens?​

Bankr has several layers of protection:

  • Blockaid token scanning — every token is scanned before a swap executes. Tokens flagged as Malicious are blocked entirely
  • Transaction simulation — transactions are simulated before hitting the chain
  • Sentinel — an AI layer that detects prompt injection and social engineering attempts

What Bankr can't protect you from:

  • Brand new scam tokens not yet in Blockaid's database
  • Explicitly instructed trades that pass security checks
  • Spoofed tokens with legitimate-sounding names

Always verify contract addresses from official sources and wait past the anti-snipe window.