The Foundry
The Foundry is MintCraft's community rewards vault. When bots and snipers pay high fees at token launch, those excess fees flow into The Foundry and get distributed to the community.
TL;DR: Bots fund diamond hands. You can get a cut.
How Fees Work
Base Fee (3%)
The standard 3% trading fee is split between:
| Recipient | Share |
|---|---|
| Meteora Protocol | 20% |
| Platform (locked LP) | 31% of remaining 80% |
| Creator (locked LP) | 69% of remaining 80% |
Sniper Fee Excess (Above 3%)
When sniper protection is enabled, launch fees can be set from 1% to 99%. Everything above the base 3% goes directly to The Foundry.
Example: Token launches with 50% sniper fee
- 3% → Normal LP split (see above)
- 47% → 100% to The Foundry
The sniper fee decays over time (configurable, default ~2 hours) until it reaches the base 3%.
Foundry Distribution
THE FOUNDRY
├── 10% → Platform
└── 90% → Community
├── 50% → Foundry Key Holders (equal split)
└── 50% → MINT-AU Stakers (pro-rata)90% of all Foundry revenue goes back to the community. Bots literally fund diamond hands.
How to Get Your Cut
Option 1: Get a Foundry Key
Foundry Keys give you an equal share of 50% of all Foundry distributions. There are 4 paths to earn one:
| Path | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Creator Key | Ember cNFT + Based cNFT + ~$25 in MINT |
| Trader Key | Trader cNFT + ~$30 in MINT |
| Diamond Key | 3x Diamond Hands cNFT + ~$50 in MINT |
| LP Key | LP Provider cNFT + ~$30 in MINT |
How to Earn cNFTs
cNFTs are achievement tokens that prove your on-chain activity:
| cNFT | How to Earn |
|---|---|
| Ember | Generate $5M volume in 7 days |
| Based | Hold a token for 90 consecutive days |
| Trader | Generate $1M volume OR pay $10K in fees |
| Diamond Hands | Hold $1K+ for 90 days with zero sells |
| LP Provider | Provide $10K+ liquidity for 90 days |
Option 2: Stake MINT-AU
Stake MINT-AU tokens to receive a pro-rata share of 50% of all Foundry distributions. The more you stake relative to total staked, the bigger your cut.
Other Foundry Revenue Sources
The Foundry collects from multiple sources beyond sniper fees:
| Source | Foundry Share |
|---|---|
| Sniper fees (excess above 3%) | 100% |
| Crafting (badge minting) | 50% of MINT used |
| cNFT transfers | 50% of transfer fee |
| Profile customization | 100% |
| Token name reservations | 100% |
| Visibility boosts | 100% |
| Prediction market fees | 5% of pool |
| Guild creation | 100% |
Why This Matters
Traditional platforms keep all the sniper fees for themselves. MintCraft gives 90% back to the community.
- Bots pay high fees → Fees go to Foundry
- Foundry distributes → Community earns
- You hold a key or stake → You get paid
It's that simple. Every bot that tries to snipe a launch is funding your bags.
Market Cap-Based Fee Scaling
After the sniper period ends, fees scale based on market cap:
| Market Cap | Pool Fee |
|---|---|
| $0 - $1M | 3.00% |
| $1M - $10M | 2.00% |
| $10M - $100M | 1.50% |
| $100M - $1B | 1.00% |
| $1B - $10B | 0.50% |
| $10B+ | 0.25% |
Lower fees at higher market caps = better trading experience as tokens mature.
Quick Summary
- Sniper fees above 3% → 100% to The Foundry
- The Foundry → 90% to community, 10% to platform
- Community split → 50% to Foundry Key holders, 50% to MINT-AU stakers
- Get your cut → Earn a Foundry Key (via crafting) or stake MINT-AU
Bots fund diamond hands. That's the MintCraft way.