<PageSchema path="/tutorials/launch-a-token" title="How to Launch a Token on Arc" description="Launch your own token on Arc Mainnet with Biscotti Finance in five steps. 1 USDC fee, fixed 1B supply and liquidity locked forever." />

# How to Launch a Token on Arc \[Five steps, about two minutes]

**You need:** a wallet on Arc Mainnet with about **1.3 USDC** (the 1 USDC
launch fee plus gas), and more if you want to make the first buy.
[Set one up](/arc-mainnet).

:::steps
### Open the launchpad

Go to [biscotti.finance/launchpad](https://biscotti.finance/launchpad), press
**Launch a token** and connect your wallet.

![The Biscotti launchpad on Arc Mainnet](/tutorials/launch-open.webp)

### Name your token

Enter a name and a symbol. The supply is fixed at 1,000,000,000.

Then set how it launches:

* **Creator fee mode:** where your 70% of trading fees goes.
  [Fee modes](/launchpad/fees)
* **Moon mode:** on for faster early price moves, off for Standard.
  [Curves](/launchpad/curves)

![The launch form with the live preview](/tutorials/launch-basics.webp)

### Add details and your first buy

Both are optional. Add a logo, description and links. Enter an amount under
**Buy your token at launch** to be the first buyer, in the same transaction.

![Project details and the opening buy](/tutorials/launch-details.webp)

### Review and confirm

Press **Launch token** (or **Launch and buy**). Check the details, then
**Confirm launch**. The window walks through each step. Approve each in your wallet:

* **Approve USDC**, only with a first buy
* **Verify your wallet**, a free signature, only if you added details
* **Launch**, the launch itself
* **Save token details**, your logo and links

![The review window with every step listed](/tutorials/launch-review.webp)

### Your token is live

It trades right away. Press **View your token** to open its page.

![Launch complete: the token is live](/tutorials/launch-success.webp)
:::

:::warning[These can't change after launch]
Name, symbol and launch curve are final. The fee mode can only move forward.
Logo, description and links can be edited later from your token's page.
:::

Screenshots show an example token, BREW. Learn more:
[how the launchpad works](/launchpad) · [safety](/launchpad/safety)
