Photofin
Off in --:-- Enter a coin

One race

every hour

on Solana

Off in

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rounds end on the UTC hour

Hourly editionPrinted on the hourA launchpad for Solana coinsFree to read
Next wire in --:--Purse this hour: 0 SOLLeading: —Places paid: threeRanked by: volume within the hourFee share: locked at launchSettles: once per hourCustody: none, you signPayouts: onchain, with an explorer link

New coins race every hour. The top three by volume split the purse.

A launchpad on Solana with a race on the hour. Creators fund the purse with a share of their coins’ fees; the market does the running.

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Photo-finish photograph of one Photofin hour An illustration of one round. Left: five coins in racing silks leave the starting stalls; each launch sends a share of creator fees along a red line into the purse at the top right. The coins roll right; the further right, the more trading volume. At the green wire, the end of the hour, the three coins furthest right wear rosettes for first, second and third and are paid from the purse; fourth and fifth get no share. The coins are an example field, for illustration only. ABCDE ABCDE 1st2nd3rd4th: no share5th: no share THE PURSE the hour EXAMPLE FIELD · ILLUSTRATION ONLY LESS VOLUME ← → MORE VOLUME THE WIRE

1The entry

A creator launches a coin and signs with their own wallet. It runs in its own silks.

2The purse

At launch they commit a share of the coin’s creator fees to the purse. Locked at launch.

3The running

For sixty minutes the field trades. Ranked by volume: further right, more volume.

4The wire

The hour ends. The top three split the purse, paid onchain with an explorer link.

4th & 5th: nothing.
that’s racing.

  1. 1The entry. A creator launches a coin and signs with their own wallet. It runs in its own silks.
  2. 2The purse. At launch they commit a share of the coin’s creator fees to the purse. Locked at launch.
  3. 3The running. For sixty minutes the field trades. Coins are ranked by volume.
  4. 4The wire. The hour ends. The top three split the purse, paid onchain with an explorer link.

Step 1 of 4The entry

A creator launches a coin.

The creator starts the coin through Photofin and signs the launch with their own wallet. Every coin runs in its own racing silks, drawn from its name, so it is easy to pick out on the board.

Conditions

  • You sign every transaction yourself.
  • Photofin holds no private keys and no funds.

same name, same silks.
choose it like you mean it.

Step 2 of 4The purse

A share of its fees goes in the purse.

At launch, the creator chooses a share of the coin's creator fees and commits it to the purse: the prize pool of the hour. The purse is made only of these committed shares.

Conditions

  • The share is locked at launch.
  • It can't be raised or lowered afterwards.

nothing committed,
nothing to split.

Step 3 of 4The running

For one hour, volume decides.

Rounds run on a clock, one per hour. During the hour traders buy and sell, and coins are ranked by trading volume. The order keeps moving until the clock runs out.

TOTE · THIS HOURRANKED BY VOLUME

  1. 1COIN B
  2. 2COIN E
  3. 3COIN C
  4. 4COIN A
  5. 5COIN D

EXAMPLE FIELD · ILLUSTRATION ONLY

Conditions

  • Ranking uses trading volume within the hour, nothing else.
  • Each fee contribution is counted once, by its unique source signature.

until the wire, every
standing reads Estimated.

4th, 5th and the rest: no share.

Step 4 of 4The wire

At the wire, the top three are paid.

When the hour ends (the wire), the three coins with the most volume split that hour's purse. Each payout is recorded onchain and listed on Results with a block-explorer link.

Conditions

  • Each hour settles once.
  • Payout status reads Estimated, Final, Sent, then Confirmed.

Payout status, in order

  1. 1EstimatedThe hour is still running and the order can change.
  2. 2FinalThe clock has ended and the order is fixed.
  3. 3SentThe payout transaction has been submitted.
  4. 4ConfirmedThe payout is recorded onchain.

every payout has a link.
check it. we'd check it.

The form, in agate

Conditions of the race.

Every rule an hour runs on. None of them changes from one hour to the next.

Distance
One hour, with a countdown to the end (the wire)
Ranking
Trading volume within the hour
Places paid
Three: first, second and third by volume
Purse
Shares of creator fees committed by launchers
Fee share
Chosen by the creator at launch; locked from then on
Counting
Each fee contribution once, by its unique source signature
Settlement
Once per hour
Payout record
Onchain, with a block-explorer link on Results
Custody
None. You sign with your own wallet; the site holds no keys or funds

read it twice.
the stewards do.

Fixed and moving parts

What is fixed, and what moves.

Printed in ink

Fixed. It reads the same every hour.

  • The fee share a creator committed, from launch onward
  • Ranking by trading volume within the hour
  • Three places share the purse
  • One settlement per hour
  • Each fee contribution counted once

Pencilled in

Moves during the hour.

  • The standings, until the hour ends (status: Estimated)
  • The size of the purse, as shared fees arrive during the hour
  • Which coins are in the field this hour
  • The countdown to the wire

NoticePosted by the stewards

What is not guaranteed.

Read this before you launch or trade.

  1. 1

    Memecoins are volatile.

    Prices can fall to zero. Nothing on this site is financial advice.

  2. 2

    No place is guaranteed.

    Only the top three by volume share the purse; fourth place and below receive nothing from it.

  3. 3

    The purse can be small.

    It holds only the fee shares launchers committed. With none, there is nothing to split.

  4. 4

    A locked share stays locked.

    The fee share can't be changed after launch, even if you change your mind.

  5. 5

    Onchain is final.

    Transactions you sign can't be reversed. Check what you sign.

  6. 6

    Your wallet is yours to protect.

    Photofin never asks for a private key or seed phrase.

Questions, answered

Letters to the racing editor.

Sir, What is Photofin, in one line?

The racing editor replies: A Solana launchpad that runs a race every hour: launched coins compete on trading volume, and the top three split a purse made of the creator fees their launchers chose to share.

Sir, Who pays into the purse?

The racing editor replies: Only creators, through the share of creator fees they commit when they launch. The share is locked at launch.

Sir, How are coins ranked?

The racing editor replies: By trading volume within the hour. Each fee contribution is counted once, by its unique source signature.

Sir, When does a round end?

The racing editor replies: Every hour has a countdown. When it reaches zero (the wire), the order is final and the hour settles once.

Sir, How do I check a payout?

The racing editor replies: Every payout is recorded onchain and listed on Results with a link to a block explorer.

Sir, Does Photofin hold my funds or keys?

The racing editor replies: No. You launch and sign with your own wallet. The site holds no funds and no private keys.

The full rulesRules of racingOverview · Scoring · The purse · Closing an hour · Payout status · RulesOpen the booklet

short answers.
long ones in the booklet.

Now

This hour, as it stands.

Live figures come only from the onchain record. With nothing recorded, they stay empty.

Wire in--:--
Purse this hour0 SOL
Volume this hour0 SOL
Leading now—
Coins launched—
Hours settled—
SOL paid out0 SOL
  1. 1lane open
  2. 2lane open
  3. 3lane open

No coins in this hour yet. The first coin to trade takes lane one.

Recent launches

No launches yet.

The newest coin is listed here first, in its own silks.

All entries

Latest settlement

No settled hour yet.

Each payout appears with its explorer link.

All results

empty means empty.
we don’t pad the card.

The finish

A new race starts on the hour.

Launch with your own wallet, lock your fee share, and race for the top three.

Enter a coinRead the rules

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The site holds no funds and no keys; you sign every transaction yourself.
Memecoins are volatile and speculative. Nothing here is financial advice.