[Token launch]

End-to-End Token Launch: Tokenomics, Funding, Market Making & Listing in One Track

One modular track from 8Blocks, Fibonacci, and BingX: tokenomics audit and design, investor prep, market making, and listing. Take only the modules your project needs.

Of 542 listings on top exchanges in 2025, 79% went underwater within 90 days. 22% fell more than 80%. Only the sub-$10M FDV segment grew, averaging +35%. This isn't the market's fault. It's the gap between launches that did the work and launches that didn't.

79%

of tokens fall within 90 days of listing

8Blocks · High FDV Token Failure Study · 542 listings on top exchanges analyzed
8Blocks · Fibonacci · BingX

Four gaps where a token launch breaks

A token launch isn't one job. It's a chain: tokenomics → investors → exchange → liquidity → growth. A gap at any point costs months of work, capital already raised, and the market's trust.

Gap 1 · Tokenomics → investors

Why do funds pass after the pitch?

The model looks finished, but it doesn't survive due diligence. Utility is vague, demand has nothing behind it, and vesting doesn't hold the price through the unlock. The fund sees it on the call and no term sheet follows.

Result: the round is gone, 3–6 months to rebuild the model, competitors move ahead.

Gap 2 · Investors → exchange

Why does the listing stall after the round closes?

The round is closed and the listing will not move. The exchange turns the project away: the model is raw, no market maker is in place, the legal structure is unfinished. The listing sits in limbo with no date in sight.

Result: TGE slips by months, the market moment is gone, and early investors start pushing the team.

Gap 3 · Exchange → liquidity

Why does the token dump right after listing?

The listing goes through, and two weeks later the price is down 70%. Market making was never synced to the model: liquidity is thin, early holders exit first, and there's nobody holding the price up.

Result: community trust is broken, investors push back, and you're rebuilding tokenomics four months in.

Gap 4 · Vendors → launch

Why do five vendors derail one launch?

A tokenomics consultant, a pitch agency, a market maker, a listing agent, lawyers. Five contracts, five areas of responsibility, not one of them shared. Something gets dropped at every handoff, and there's nobody to hold accountable.

Result: months go into coordination instead of launch, and the failure belongs to everyone and no one.

Each gap costs more than the whole track

One mistake in a token launch can cost more than the entire track. Four questions below, answered with public market research from 2024–2025.

01

What did a failed round cost in 2025?

One failed round can cost a project up to a year of runway.

The average Web3 seed round in 2025 was $4M, pre-seed $2.6M. Deal count fell 34% against Q4 2024: investors were writing fewer checks, but bigger ones.

Outlier Ventures · Web3 Fundraising Q1 2025
02

How many projects die between tokenomics and listing?

More than half – and the cause is almost always the same.

53.2% of crypto projects launched since 2021 have been declared dead (11.6M projects). The main causes are weak tokenomics and a lack of readiness for exchange due diligence.

CoinGecko · Dead Coins Report 2025
03

What happens to a token after listing?

Four out of five tokens fall within the first 90 days.

The average change in token FDV 90 days after listing was −14%. Of 542 listings in 2025, 79% went underwater and 22% fell more than 80%. Only 21% held or grew their market cap.

8Blocks · High FDV Token Failure Study
04

Does a "prestige" listing protect against a drop?

The opposite – the bigger the exchange, the higher the chance of failure.

Binance listings went up in one case out of fifteen. On OKX, not one did. The only tokens that gained were the small ones, priced under $10M FDV, which averaged +35%. Where you list matters far less than what you list at.

8Blocks · High FDV Token Failure Study

Three partners. One launch track

We put strategy, investors, and listing into a single process, so each decision sets up the next stage instead of opening a new gap.

Strategy and preparation

8Blocks

Tokenomics, product logic, positioning

Auditing existing tokenomics or building a new model, working through product logic, and getting the project ready to pitch investors. A tokenomics Workshop to test the key decisions before launch. If a model already exists, we audit it and rebuild it. If it doesn't, we design one so the token supports the business instead of sitting beside it.

Investor access and liquidity

Fibonacci

Pitch sessions with funds and market making

Running pitch sessions with funds and private investors, market making, and liquidity support after listing. Together with 8Blocks, prepares the project to raise and stays with it through to the exchange.

Exchange and listing

BingX

The exchange track

BingX takes the project through its own due diligence and runs the listing from approval to launch. If a different exchange suits the project better, we open that door instead.

Build your track in 60 seconds

Six modules, each with its own fixed price and timeline. Take the whole thing or take one. Plenty of projects come to us only for market making, or only for the audit, and that is a complete engagement. You pay for what you need.

Step 1. Build your track

1–3 hours
$2,500
Details

A strategy session for early-stage projects and Web2 teams moving into Web3. We work out what the token is for, who creates demand for it, and how it fits into the product. You leave with two or three developed concepts, a recording of the session, and a written summary of the key conclusions. If you go on to build the tokenomics with us, the $2,500 comes off the project price.

10 working days
from $5,000
Details

For projects that already have a model. We go deep on emission, vesting, distribution, utility, and the defences against manipulation. You get a full report with the analysis and practical fixes, so the tokenomics works for the project's growth instead of needing to be propped up from outside.

3–7 weeks
from $18,000
Details

Building the model from scratch, or rebuilding one that did not work. We design the emission, distribution, vesting, utility, treasury, liquidity, safeguards, and price stability. What you end up with is a model the business can launch on, along with the white paper and the materials you put in front of investors.

10 working days
$2,000 – $3,500
Details

8Blocks gets the project ready for the room, Fibonacci opens the door. We shape the project around what funds are looking for, build the materials, and write the meeting to your specifics. You present to investors who work in your space. Everything up to that moment is on us.

Package options

1–3 months
$3,500 – $16,200
Details

We launch market making alongside the token model, not after it, and hold liquidity on one or two exchanges, CEX and DEX, for the length of the package. Every package includes pitch sessions.

Package options

by agreement
Custom
Details

We take the project through the exchange's due diligence and run the listing from approval to launch. BingX is our main listing partner. If a different exchange suits the project better, we open that door instead.

Select modules to see the cost and timeline

Step 2. Tell us about your project

The estimate is indicative. Final cost and timeline are fixed after an initial review of your materials. The listing module is priced separately, subject to exchange approval.

Want to discuss without calculating? Leave a short request

Workshop

1–3 hours · $2,500

Tokenomics audit

10 working days · from $5,000

Tokenomics design

3–7 weeks · from $18,000

Pitch and preparation

10 working days · $2,000 – $3,500

Market making

1–3 months · $3,500 – $16,200

Listing

by agreement · Custom

Six steps, from application to post-listing support

Come in wherever you are. Already have the tokenomics and the money raised? Go straight to listing. Building a Web2 product with no token yet? Start with the Workshop. Not sure which modules you need? The configurator will tell you.

#StageTimelineWhat happens
1Initial review24–48 hoursWe look at the application, the materials, and where the project stands. Then we work out the right track and which modules make sense. Everything gets confirmed by email.
2Tokenomics audit / design1–12 weeksWe audit what exists or build the model from scratch. Product logic and prep for the next stage run alongside it.
3Preparation1–2 weeksWe finish the materials, get the project ready for meetings with funds, and line up the partners you'll need to launch: exchange, infrastructure, legal.
4Investor pitch sessionson scheduleWe run pitch sessions with funds and private investors through Fibonacci. This is a real shot in front of investors, not a formality.
5Listingby agreementWe take the project through due diligence with BingX and coordinate the launch. If BingX isn't the right fit, we bring in another exchange through our partner network.
6Market making / post-listing supportfrom 1 monthMarket making starts the moment the token lists. We hold liquidity and stay with the project after it is live.

We do not take every project

We build a custom track for every project we take, which means we can only take on so many each month. This works best for teams that are hands-on and responsive throughout the process.

Good fit

  • Web2 teams with an MVP, moving into Web3
  • Web3 projects at MVP or near-MVP, heading toward TGE
  • Projects with tokenomics already built that need an audit before TGE
  • Teams ready to work the pitch process with investors
  • Teams considering a listing
  • Projects rebuilding tokenomics after a TGE that didn't work

Not a fit

  • An idea with no product or MVP yet
  • Teams not set up for a structured process with regular feedback
  • Anyone expecting guaranteed funding
  • Anyone expecting a guaranteed listing on a specific exchange
  • Teams unwilling to pay for the prep work upfront

Frequently asked questions

Locations and clients

Offices in Dubai and Berlin. Clients across the US, Europe, MENA and LatAm.

Our partner network

[final step]

Ready to talk through your track?

Tell us about the project, and we'll go through the application, the materials, and where you're at. You'll have a module recommendation in your inbox within 24 hours. The initial review doesn't commit you to anything.

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