Baby Back
Cronos finally has an official launchpad. Cronos Launch opened on September 15, 2026 at launch.cronos.com. It is built by Cronos Labs, the team behind the Cronos chain, and it sits at the centre of the new CRO strategy. Here is how it works and what it changes for meme tokens on Cronos.
How Cronos Launch works
- Anyone can create a token. There is no application and no whitelist: you fill in your token's details and it goes live.
- Trading happens on a bonding curve. The price is set by a formula. It rises as people buy and falls as they sell, until the token "graduates".
- Every buy and every sell pays a fee. Cronos Labs commits 100% of that fee to buying CRO on the open market and burning it. CRO holders confirmed this in a governance vote in early October 2026.
- There is no Cronos Launch token. Cronos Labs says it plainly: the launchpad has no token of its own. Any "Cronos Launch token" you see advertised is not official.
Cronos Labs has not put a fee percentage on its public strategy page. Check the figure on the launchpad itself before you trade.
Graduation: what comes after the curve
Cronos Labs says tokens that graduate from Cronos Launch will later be listed automatically in Ult, its trading app that replaced the Cronos app on September 17, 2026. This is announced as a future feature, not something that was live from day one.
There is a second door, and it is not reserved for Cronos Launch. Any token that graduates on a launchpad of the Cronos network can be submitted for a Crypto.com listing review at crypto.com/en/listing. Cronos Labs names Wolfswap, Puush.fun, banger.meme, Trix and Obsidian as examples. Note the wording: it is a review, not a listing. Graduating gives a project the right to apply, not a guaranteed spot on Crypto.com.
Why it matters for Cronos memes
For years, launching a meme token on Cronos meant using a community launchpad or setting up a DEX pool yourself. An official launchpad brings three things:
- A visible starting point backed by the team that runs the chain.
- A link between meme trading and CRO. Every trade on Cronos Launch feeds the CRO buy-and-burn, so meme activity now has a direct effect on the network token.
- A path toward Ult and Crypto.com for the projects that survive the curve.
What does not change: the risks
An official launchpad is not an official endorsement. Anyone can create a token there, which means anyone can create a bad one. Most bonding-curve tokens never graduate. Many copy a trending name, and some are launched only to be dumped on the first buyers.
- Check who is behind a token and whether there is a real community, not only a ticker.
- Never trust a token because its name sounds like Cronos, Crypto.com or Ult.
- Only use links from the official site, launch.cronos.com.
- Clean up your wallet approvals regularly. Our guide How to Revoke Token and NFT Approvals on Cronos shows how.
- Read Understanding the Risks Associated with Meme Tokens and How to Avoid Scams before you ape in.
Launched a token? Put it on MemesOnCronos
Once your token trades on Cronos, you can list it on MemesOnCronos so the community can find it, follow its price and check its security report. Then see what to do next after listing.
Sources: the Cronos Labs strategy page (cronos.com/strategy) and the Cronos newsletter post "Cronos Labs Strategy Going Forward" (September 15, 2026). This article is not financial advice.
