A new entry for the field guide, filled in plate by plate.
Seven steps, then one transaction. You set the token, the windows, the raise, who can join, the unlocks and the fee policy. Once the round exists, nobody can change any of it, you included.
Step 1 of 7
Name the token
Ascend deploys it at T0. Its address is fixed by the round, the name and the symbol, so participants can check it before they commit.
As wallets and explorers will show it.
The ticker, usually 3 to 6 letters.
Raise in
Commits, caps and the raise are all in USDC.
Ascend testnet’s quote tokens are mocks with no backing. Contracts count what they actually hold, never what they were told.