Liport is an open launchpad for new tokens on Solana. Anyone can launch. That also means every risk that comes with trading freshly issued on-chain assets applies here, often more sharply than on a curated exchange. Read this page before putting capital at risk.
Total loss is the baseline expectation
Most tokens launched on any open launchpad lose most or all of their value, often within hours of deployment. Liport is no exception. Treat any single coin like a lottery ticket. Size your position so losing the whole thing would not hurt you.
Specific risks
Creator abandonment
A creator can stop engaging with their token at any moment. The token will keep trading, but the momentum and attention usually go away with them. The on-chain mechanics do not change. The community just stops showing up.
Impersonation and copycats
Anyone can launch a token called “Pepe” or “Official Project X” with any image. Liport moderates metadata where it can. You are still responsible for checking that a coin you trust is actually the one you think it is. Use the mint address, not the name.
Market manipulation
On low-volume tokens, a few coordinated wallets can move price a lot. Be skeptical of sudden pumps with no obvious trigger, especially early on the curve.
Smart contract risk
Liport uses Raydium’s LaunchLab and CPMM programs. These are audited and well-used. No smart contract is guaranteed bug-free. Platform-level code has been reviewed internally but may have undiscovered issues.
Graduation edge cases
There is a short window around graduation where the curve is closing and the CPMM pool is forming. Liport pauses trading briefly during that window. On rare occasions a trade submitted just before the pause can revert.
RPC and indexing lag
Everything on the Liport frontend depends on RPC reads and indexing. Values can be a few seconds stale. For large trades, confirm on an explorer before acting on what Liport shows.
Wallet and device security
The most common source of lost funds in DeFi is compromised wallets. Phishing sites, malicious extensions, drained seed phrases. Liport cannot protect you from those. Use a hardware wallet for serious balances. Never paste your seed into anything.
Regulatory risk
Token launchpads sit in a legal gray area in many places. The Terms exclude residents of the United States, the United Kingdom and other restricted countries. Your ability to use Liport, claim rewards or off-ramp proceeds may be limited where you live. Know the rules that apply to you. See Terms of Service for the full list.
What the platform can and cannot do
Can. Remove platform-level metadata (name, image, socials) that breaks the Terms. Flag and deprioritise obvious scams. Pause trading during critical upgrades.
Cannot. Stop a token from existing on Solana once it has deployed. Recover your funds after a scam. Reverse trades. Change fixed economic parameters after launch.
Before you put capital at risk
- Decide in advance how much you are willing to lose on a single trade.
- Verify mint addresses against multiple sources: the token page, the creator’s profile, socials they have controlled for a while.
- Start small on any unfamiliar coin.
- Prefer graduated tokens if you want more depth and standard AMM behaviour.
None of this is investment advice. It is a list of practices that cut down on common mistakes. The risk, the reward and the decision are yours.