Launching a Grid

How to create a tile grid for your Solana token and earn from every buyout — forever.

Launching a Grid

How grids are created on-chain.

Any Solana SPL token can have a Gridsteal tile grid. You call the launch_coin instruction with the token mint address, metadata, and a starting tile price. The grid is live immediately — tiles are claimable in the same block.

launch_coin Parameters

mintSPL token mint address (one grid per mint)

nameToken name (shown in grid browser)

symbolToken ticker e.g. PEPE

uriMetadata JSON or image URI

starting_priceInitial price per tile in lamports

One grid per mint — permanently

Each SPL mint can only have one GridState PDA. Calling launch_coin twice on the same mint will fail at the account init constraint.

Creator is set at launch — cannot change

The creator field in GridState is set once at launch_coin time and is immutable. All future 5% creator fees flow to this wallet forever.

No ongoing cost

After paying Solana account rent for GridState and Vault at launch, there are zero recurring fees. Revenue is purely passive from that point on.

Image can be updated within 10 minutes

After launching a grid, the creator has a 10-minute window to update the grid image on Gridsteal's interface if the original upload didn't look right.

Creator Revenue

How and when creators earn.

Every time a tile in your grid is bought out, you receive 5% of the tile's listed price directly to your wallet — in the same transaction. No claiming required. The more active your grid (more buyouts at higher prices), the more you earn passively.

Creator Fee — Per Buyout

Amount5% of the tile's listed price at buyout time

DeliveryDirect wallet transfer in the buyout tx

Claiming neededNo — arrives automatically

Applies toEvery buyout in your grid, forever

First claimsNo fee — first claims are free for buyers

Revenue Projection — 100 tiles, 1.00 SOL average price

1 buyout / day~0.05 SOL/day → ~18 SOL/year

5 buyouts / day~0.25 SOL/day → ~91 SOL/year

20 buyouts / day~1.00 SOL/day → ~365 SOL/year

⚡ Creator revenue scales with tile price. If tiles in your grid trade at 5 SOL each, every buyout pays 0.25 SOL directly to you. High-value grids generate significant passive income with zero maintenance.

Starting Price Strategy

Setting the right initial tile price.

The starting price sets the entry point for first claimers. It defines the initial tax rate and the floor for buyout fee generation. It is also the reset price when tiles are abandoned — so it doubles as the minimum floor for tile resets. Choose carefully.

Starting Price Trade-offs

Too low (e.g. 0.005 SOL)High accessibility, very low creator fees per buyout

Too high (e.g. 10+ SOL)Low initial participation, high revenue per buyout

Sweet spotDepends on your token's community size and conviction

0.05–0.20 SOL — community launches

Good for meme coins with a large retail audience. Low barrier fills the grid quickly. Price appreciation comes from organic activity.

0.5–2.00 SOL — established projects

Better for tokens with committed holders willing to stake meaningful SOL. Higher creator fees per buyout from day one.

5.00+ SOL — prestige / high-value

Reserved for premium grids where individual tile ownership has collector or status value. Very high passive revenue per buyout event.

⚠ starting_price is stored in GridState and used as the reset price when tiles are abandoned. It cannot be changed after launch — choose carefully.

Inject Rewards

Boosting holder earnings manually.

Creators (or anyone) can call inject_rewards to manually seed the grid's accumulator with SOL. This instantly boosts rewards for all current tile holders proportional to their deposit.

Reward campaigns

Inject SOL to reward holders during token launches, community milestones, or token buyback events.

Grid bootstrapping

New grids have no buyout history yet. Injecting rewards early makes tiles immediately attractive to claim.

Anyone can inject

Not limited to the creator — partners, whales, or protocols can inject rewards into any grid.

See launch_coin in the contract reference