Heaven Solana launchpad: review of the new AMM and Launchpad
Since pump.fun, we've seen new launchpads emerge that mimic its operating model, especially the bonding curve and graduation system. However, recently Heaven, a new Solana launchpad promising to «bring great ideas to life», has appeared and has broken away from the usual mold.
Our blog recently published the differences between Pump.fun and Letsbonk, but it is understood that both platforms have a very similar operation. But Heaven's launchpad has caught my attention because it is presented as a new model for Solanas launchpads .
This is why I have decided to do a review and understand if it is just another Pump.fun . Let's start then.
What is heaven.xyz?
Heaven.xyz is a launchpad that incorporates its own AMM protocol that adheres to the Solana ecosystem. Simply put, it allows you to create and list tokens, whether they are meme coins, solid community or company projects, utility tokens... Or any other that comes up.
Yes, by concept, it seems to be just another launchpad , but it is much more than that. Especially when we see that it has increased its share in token creation to 27.88% at the time of writing this article.
Why has this major change in predominance occurred?
Highlights of this new launchpad
The moment Pump.fun announced the "Creators Revenue" offering 0.05% of transaction fees to coin creators, an important debate arose in the community: rugers were also going to benefit from the rewards. From this point of view, it was as if Pump.fun was minimally rewarding this petty practice by rewarding all creators equally.
Even so, pump.fun maintained (and maintains) most of the dominance when it comes to meme coin launchpads. It eventually launched its own AMM to reduce the costs of migrating liquidity to Raydium and, obviously, to keep the fee money for themselves.
I am talking about something that already happened in March and May 2025 because it is important to start from this premise to understand how Heaven presents ideas that break the usual model of launchpads. Let's go deeper into its main features.
Heaven Categorization and Revenue Fees
As expected, there are no limitations for creating tokens in Solana. In addition, the tokens created are SPL 2022 and not SPL standard, which marks the first difference with the main meme coin platforms.
On the other hand, there is the issue of token categorization in Heaven, since there are three possible categories that can alternate the benefits of the coin creator. These categories and their fees are:
- Creator: Receives 1% of transaction fees. When you apply for this category, Heaven’s administrators will review your token links token verify that you are the project’s actual creator. In the meantime, your potential revenue as a creator will accumulate, but you won’t be able to access it until you are officially categorized as a “Creator.”
- Community: whoever launches the coin receives 0.1% of the total transactions. This category does not require manual review and is the appropriate label for meme coins or large community tokens.
- Locked: 100% of creator revenue goes to $LIGHT, Heaven’s token , which we’ll discuss in the next section. This category is specifically for coins whose sole purpose is to provide liquidity.
If you mark your token “Creator” and it is assigned as “Community” following review, 90% of the funds raised are burned to the “flywheel address”—a unique address for burning tokens listed on Heaven (a feature that each creator can enable for their tokens). The remaining 10% can be claimed by the person who launched the token.
This is how Heaven aims to address the revenue landscape for those involved in rug pulls rug avoid indirectly rewarding them through a launch revenue system.
Actually, I consider this to be a rather novel mechanism and one that completely changes the perception of what a launchpad usually is.
Token $LIGHT and the purchase of 100% of the revenue
$LIGHT is Heaven’s token and plays a crucial role within its ecosystem. Essentially, all rewards earned on Heaven are used to automatically purchase $LIGHT, while also being burned. This mechanism is permanent and built into the protocol, which means token supply is gradually reduced over time, thereby increasing its value.
So, if 100% of the profits go to the currency, what incentive does the team behind it have to work at Heaven? Well, it is probably the succulent 20% of the supply blocked by the team and 10% by the foundation.
It is important to mention that the $LIGHT tokens have a vesting that unlocks linearly over a 2-year period (so the full set of tokens for the team unlocks in 2027). Almost 2 million $LIGHT tokens are released every week, being the most important incentive from the creators.
The automatic purchase of 100% of the profits is a mechanism that has its own name: "The god flywheel".
Heaven implements its own AMM
Through its own AMM, Heaven does not implement a bonding curve or grading system, as was the case in Pump.fun Liquidity migration does not occur either, since all currencies have a liquidity pool when they are created.
What there is is a categorical division when exceeding a market cap of 100k USD. Above that amount, earnings for creators are reduced and the tokens appear in a special category.
This not only simplifies the creation of SPL tokens, but also reduces liquidity migration costs to 0, since the pool liquidity exists from the very beginning.
"Flywheel" and token burning.
Everything I've told you so far sounds amazing, especially because it breaks launchpads the repetitive pattern of Solana launchpads . Heaven has also developed a system it calls "Flywheel," and the idea is that every token on its platform allows the creator to activate the Flywheel Address. What does that involve?
Basically, it's a randomly generated address that is ancla token exchange other tokens and burn the main one.
Examples make things clearer: when you activate the Flywheel, your token an address. Anything sent to that address will be exchanged for the token question, and that amount will be burned directly and automatically. This is exactly what $LIGHT, the token , does and leads the way in.
Protection against sniper bots and MEV bots
Finally, Heaven applies high fees at the start of a token, which decrease linearly over a period of 6 seconds. This helps deter snipers appear immediately after the token is launched. Similarly, it incorporates anti-MEV mechanisms from the outset of token sales to prevent “sandwich” extraction by these bots.
What about Heaven Solana Launchpad fees?
We already told you about the creator's fees, but I think it is necessary to take a look at the commissions that Heaven keeps. Although 100% of these revenues are bought in $LIGHT and are burned automatically, it must be recognized that it is a low percentage in certain conditions.
If you create a memecoin Heaven and your market cap is less than $100,000, the platform takes a 1% transaction fee. If the market cap exceeds $100,000, the fee will be determined by the token category:
- If it is a token , the Heaven protocol sets a fee of 0.25%.
- If a token is minted, Heaven keeps 0.5%.
To give you an idea, I have prepared this comparative table with the fees of the main Solana launchpads so that we have a much more complete idea.
| Launchpad | Creation fee | Transaction fee | Migration fee | Creator Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaven | Free | 0.25% - 1% | Not necessary | 0.1% - 1% |
| Pump.fun | Free | 0.3% - 1% | 0.015 SOL | 0.05% |
| Letsbonk | Free | 0.25% (Raydium) - 1%. | 2 SOL approximately | 0.05% - 0.1% |
Get your 2022 token and the entire supply
Heaven uses the SPL 2022 standard in the creation of the tokens, but all the supply is kept by the platform to create the liquidity pool. This limits you if you want to make an airdrop, develop your own tokenomics or use the tokens for other more complex projects.
If you want complete control over the supply, I recommend using our Smithii dApp, specifically the tool for creating 2022 tokens on Solana. This way, you can customize the token set it up to create your own liquidity pool.
Conclusion about Heaven
Every day a new Solana protocol and launchpad appears, especially for meme coins. When this happens, most of them turn out to be cheap replicas that go nowhere. This is something that does not happen with Heaven which, with a totally innovative and very sophisticated aesthetic, adds disruptive features that point to a new era for token launching.
Only time will tell if the Heaven launchpad gets progressively more attention from more users and if we are talking about the ultimate Pump.fun competitor. Personally, I think it promises too much and benefits the entire Web3 ecosystem, besides Solana.
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