# Front-loaded launch

A front-loaded launch is one where wallets outside the launch transaction buy a large share of supply in the first few blocks of trading.

Source: https://unisongo.com/learn/front-loaded · Updated 12 Nov 2026 · Unison (unisongo.com)

## How it is measured

Unison counts wallets that did not receive the coin in the launch transaction and whose first buy landed in blocks 0 to 2 of trading. On Robinhood Chain that is about the first 0.3 seconds. The share is their coins over total supply.

These wallets can be bots, or the deployer’s own wallets buying in separate transactions. The chain alone can’t tell them apart.

## How often it happens

From 20 to 27 October 2026, 693 of 8,297 non-team Pons launches (8.4%) were front-loaded. The median share bought that early was 10.7%, and 189 launches had 20% or more.

## Sources

- Unison: [Robinhood Chain team launches, October 2026](https://unisongo.com/desk/robinhood-chain/2026-10).

## Related

- [Snipe tax](https://unisongo.com/learn/snipe-tax): A snipe tax is a launchpad fee on early buys that starts high and falls to zero within seconds, so bots gain little by buying first.
- [Bundled coin](https://unisongo.com/learn/bundled-coin): A bundled coin is one whose creator bought it from several of their own wallets at launch, usually in the same block or transaction as the create.