> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.surged.fun/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.surged.fun/readme.md).

# Surged

Surged is a token launchpad on [Arc](https://arc.io), Circle's chain. Anyone can launch a token in one transaction, and every token trades against USDC from its very first block.

Surged never holds your funds. Every launch, trade and claim is a transaction your own wallet signs.

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**Check the address, not the name.** Anyone can copy a name, a symbol or an image. The token address is the only thing that tells two tokens apart.
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## How it works

1. **Launch.** A creator picks a name, a symbol and an image, and the token goes live with a fixed supply.
2. **Trade.** Everyone buys and sells against a bonding curve that prices the token in USDC.
3. **Graduate.** Once the curve has collected enough USDC, the token moves into a Uniswap pool and its liquidity is locked forever.

Each step has its own page: [How a launch works](/launchpad/launches.md), [Trading and pricing](/launchpad/trading.md) and [Graduation](/launchpad/graduation.md).

## Everything is in USDC

USDC is the native coin of Arc. Prices, fees, the graduation threshold and even gas are paid in it, so a price on Surged is a price in dollars. There is no second coin to hold and no conversion to watch.

## At a glance

|                  |                                               |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Chain            | Arc mainnet, chain id `5042`                  |
| Quote asset      | USDC                                          |
| Supply per token | 1,000,000,000, fixed                          |
| Launch fee       | 1 USDC                                        |
| Trade fee        | 1%                                            |
| Graduation       | at 12,000 USDC collected                      |
| Contracts        | [Official addresses](/launchpad/addresses.md) |

## Building on Surged

The [Integration](/integration/overview.md) half of these docs is for developers: the SDK, the public api and the realtime feed. Questions go to <info@surged.fun>.


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