The issues with the Launchpad fundraising method are indeed worth considering. Looking at past issuance records, projects launched through Launchpad often fall below the pre-sale price after official trading begins, which has become a common market pattern.
Even so, we still see major platforms continuing to promote Launchpad products. What is the logic behind this? A reasonable speculation is that the platform itself gains sufficient revenue from this process—whether through trading fees, project service fees, or other forms of partnership revenue.
From the participants' perspective, early subscribers may indeed face high risks, but the revenue models for the platform and project parties are almost unaffected by the final price performance. Under this incentive structure, continuously promoting Launchpad, even with limited success rates, is obviously attractive to the platform.
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FlashLoanPrince
· 12-13 23:20
This is outrageous. Platforms profit while project losses wipe out retail investors' life savings. Who the hell would still dare to touch launchpads?
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RugPullSurvivor
· 12-12 22:55
Breaking below the pre-sale price has become routine, the tricks are too deep
The platform only pushes further after making a fortune, retail investors suffer heavy losses
Another vegetable cutter, who still dares to touch this thing
Wake up everyone, they've been profitable for a long time
Launchpad is just a tool for institutions to harvest retail investors
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BearMarketMonk
· 12-12 22:48
Basically, the platform is harvesting again and again...
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Launchpad has long been a tax on intelligence. Who is still buying?
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Every time it falls below the issuance price, isn't that a disguised way of harvesting retail investors?
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The platform makes a huge profit, while retail investors lose everything. This game is really ruthless.
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The real intention is not in the wine; the platform still charges fees. Whether it rises or falls, they are the winners.
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I just want to ask how many people have been scammed by launchpad...
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The incentive structure is so uneven that no wonder more and more people are quitting.
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After playing this trick for so many years, how are there still people falling for it?
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memecoin_therapy
· 12-12 22:45
Launchpad is just the platform's ATM machine. I've seen through it long ago. Retail investors are still fighting for it. Haha.
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Another scheme to fleece the little guys. Changing the name to keep fooling people.
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Basically, the platform makes a huge profit, retail investors take the losses. When will this cycle end?
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Dropping below the pre-sale price has become the norm. Does anyone still believe it?
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The platform doesn't care whether the project survives or dies. They've already collected the fees anyway.
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It's ridiculous. The platform has not risked a single penny. What about our money?
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That's why I never touch anything from Launchpad again.
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Unbeatable. How could the platform not continue to promote it? A business that guarantees steady profits with no risks.
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I already said Launchpad is just an IQ tax.
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WalletDivorcer
· 12-12 22:45
It's the same old story... platforms make money, retail investors take the risk, always the same script.
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Basically, it's a game of hot potato; as long as the platform doesn't lose, it's fine.
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Launchpad should have been renamed "Lettuce Harvesting Machine" long ago.
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With such a high depegging rate, there are still people rushing in. How much can they be fooled?
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Platform: We make a profit, you do whatever you want.
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Every time they say this time is different, but it ends up the same way with a drop.
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I'm really curious who is still buying this stuff...
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If there's a problem with the incentive structure, don't blame people for running away.
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Anyway, the platform has already collected the money, whether you make a profit or not doesn't matter.
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That's why I run whenever I see Launchpad now.
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MemeEchoer
· 12-12 22:42
Here comes the harvest again... I've seen through the Launchpad tricks long ago.
The platform makes money, project teams make money, and retail investors lose money—classic routine.
Breaking even has become the norm, and there are still people jumping in—really
The issues with the Launchpad fundraising method are indeed worth considering. Looking at past issuance records, projects launched through Launchpad often fall below the pre-sale price after official trading begins, which has become a common market pattern.
Even so, we still see major platforms continuing to promote Launchpad products. What is the logic behind this? A reasonable speculation is that the platform itself gains sufficient revenue from this process—whether through trading fees, project service fees, or other forms of partnership revenue.
From the participants' perspective, early subscribers may indeed face high risks, but the revenue models for the platform and project parties are almost unaffected by the final price performance. Under this incentive structure, continuously promoting Launchpad, even with limited success rates, is obviously attractive to the platform.