LaunchLab, Raydium's New and Advanced Token Launchpad, Makes a Powerful Statement

LaunchLab goes beyond basic token creation and provides a variety of advanced features that are designed to support the long-term growth and sustainability of tokens launched on the platform.

In a direct response to Pump.fun, Raydium has delivered a platform that has elevated functionality, flexibility, and full control for developers looking to launch their tokens on the Solana blockchain. A suite of features designed to perfect the launch process.

This new platform is a substantial move from Raydium to take the lead on the Solana network and redesign how decentralized tokens are made and launched.

Introducing LaunchLab, Raydium’s all-in-one token launchpad.

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— Raydium (@RaydiumProtocol) April 16, 2025

The step is taken not long after the Raydium team had a parting of ways with Pump.fun, which has since caused a bit of an uproar in the Solana community. LaunchLab is being opened as a strategic countermeasure, an answer to the development of something like, well, Pump.fun.

What is LaunchLab?

LaunchLab is an all-in-one token launchpad that gives developers total autonomy and control over their token launches. The platform provides a smooth and efficient way to create a token, manage its supply, and control things like bonding curves and vesting schedules. LaunchLab comes packed with several other features that make the token launch process even more efficient and accessible, positioning it as the platform developers turn to when they need a comprehensive solution.

A key thing about LaunchLab is that it lets you create tokens on the fly. If you ever need to whip up a token and distribute it to the public really fast, that’s your option! LaunchLab will even take care of some of the initial liquidity for you, so there’s no way the token you’re launching can avoid getting traded unless people just don’t want to trade it. And did I mention that you can do all of this without paying a migration fee, since that’s a thing that some token creators really appreciate?

Enhanced Features for Developers

LaunchLab goes beyond basic token creation and provides a variety of advanced features that are designed to support the long-term growth and sustainability of tokens launched on the platform. These features include the following:

– Vesting schedules

– LP (Liquidity Pool) locks

– Fee-sharing models

– A referral program that can incentivize wider community engagement.

Developers now possess the capacity to craft bonding curves exactly to their liking. This allows for the establishment of evolved token price points during the launch process, which gives developers a chance to flex when and where they want the token’s price to go up or down. This price might be conditioned on how much you; or, say, the community, wants it to go up or down, which is, after all, how markets work. Evolved price points and flexing aside, another upshot of bonding curves is that they can function as templates for different sorts of basic tokenomics. They tell you what sorts of things have to happen (or not happen) if the price of a token is reliably going to evolve in a certain way.

The LP locks feature on the platform allows for liquidity to be secured, which is absolutely fundamental for ensuring the emergent stability of new tokens and their successful launch. LaunchLab comes pre-installed with a model for generating fees.

Raydium’s $RAY Token Surges

Along with the launch of LaunchLab, Raydium’s native token, $RAY, has experienced a very pronounced upward movement, increasing in value by almost 9% in the past 24 hours. This increase in price above the $RAY formerly occupied (a price point established before the much-ballyhooed split from Pump.fun) is a good signal that the community is reacting positively to Raydium’s new initiative.

The recovery of $RAY’s value comes as a result of the launch of LaunchLab, which has captured the attention of developers and investors alike. As more tokens are created and launched on the platform, the demand for $RAY is expected to increase, further contributing to its price appreciation.

🔥@RaydiumProtocol just clapped back at @pumpdotfun with the launch of a more advanced token launchpad, LaunchLab.

This new platform gives full control over supply, bonding curves, and vesting. It even allows devs to build their own apps.$RAY token is up almost 9% in 24h,… pic.twitter.com/Qvpq87Gnyh

— Sad Creator (@SadCreatorTalks) April 17, 2025

The Road Ahead for Raydium and LaunchLab

By launching LaunchLab, Raydium now finds itself in the emergence of the leader of the Solana ecosystem.

Raydium spat out the LaunchLab, now getting the developers the token and maintaining key control around that token.

Laudably, LaunchLab is not a one-off;