We’ve spent weeks reading launchpad feedback, and one complaint keeps coming up…
Sorry if this is a long post. My post on here from a few days ago reaffirmed my point
Over the past few weeks I’ve been spending a lot of time reading discussions across Reddit, X, and crypto communities about the current state of token launchpads.
The same themes keep appearing.
“Everyone is anonymous.”
“There’s no accountability.”
“The incentives reward launching, not building.”
“You never know who’s behind a token.”
“Good builders and serial ruggers look exactly the same.”
It has always been like this tbh
Interesting thing is that most people aren’t asking for more restrictions. They’re asking for better signals.
A way to know who’s worth trusting before they buy.
That got me thinking. What if launchpads stayed permissionless, but trust had to be earned?
Imagine if every creator carried an on-chain reputation that followed them across launches.
Not based on followers.
Not based on paid verification.
But based on things like:
previous launches
holder retention
liquidity commitment
community growth
whether projects actually survived
Instead of every launch starting from zero, builders would build a reputation over time.
I’m curious:
If you could design launchpads from scratch, what would you change first?
Everybody is praising Ansem for bringing back volume on chain, but what happens after 2 months when most have rountripped by losing to rugs on the same platform people still expect an airdrop from, which we all know isn’t coming btw.