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Every mechanism in Ponzu is designed with the investor in mind. The goal is founder-investor alignment, not through coercion, but through economics. Nothing is locked. You can claim your tokens anytime, get a refund anytime or sell your position. But every exit is designed so that leaving doesn’t create sell pressure on the token. Refunds return ETH. Positions are NFTs you sell on secondary, not tokens you dump on retail. The result is a token economy where the most profitable strategy is also the most aligned one.

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Why Ponzu is different

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90% refund before launch

During the presale, you can claim a 90% refund on what you paid, anytime before launch. You’re either graduating with the project or getting your money back. No locked capital, permissionless refunds.

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Presale TAFTs

TAFT is a Transferable Agreements for Future Tokens. Your presale allocation is a Ponzu Bottle NFT. If the presale has reached $500K and you bought in at $100K, you have a choice: get a $90k refund, or sell the Ponzu Bottle on secondary. New owner inherits allocation, token claim, refund option and any ETH rewards.

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Conviction is rewarded.

After launch, you can claim your tokens anytime. But you can only claim once. Claim early, keep a fraction, leave the rest for those who stayed. Waiting to the end gives you 100% allocation, plus a share of everything the impatient left behind.

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Tokens can’t die in minutes

Every single token was paid for. No team allocation, no advisor tokens, no treasury overhang. 69% presold with diamond hand vesting, 31% as liquidity. Zero circulating at launch. Even with 10 day vesting, there is only 0.4% vested in the first hour, not enough to dump below the presale price.

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Lifetime rewards

All fees flow through the Distributor to the presale. Swap fees add to your presale claim, even after vesting. Withdraw ETH anytime, but tokens you can only claim once.

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Before you buy

The contracts prevent rug pulls using vesting. They do not prevent bad products. Evaluate the team and the traction the same way you would any investment. The 90% refund means you can exit with most of your capital if your thesis changes before launch. Vesting gives more time, but doesn’t prevent it from falling below your initial contribution
Before launch: 10%. After launch: 100% if the token goes to zero, minus any ETH rewards already claimed.
Yes. Linear pricing means your token price is the average price along the price curve.
Team abandonment. The team can stop building after launch. Contracts enforce token mechanics, not team effort. Evaluate the team, not just the structure.Price decline. There’s always a pool to sell into. It doesn’t guarantee the price.Low trading volume. ETH rewards come from swap fees. A project with no trading volume generates no ETH rewards.

The Presale

Linear pricing, refunds, and how presale positions work.