FAQ
❓ What is a token merge?
A token merge combines liquidity, holders, and narrative from multiple tokens into a single ecosystem—usually anchored around a dominant “mother” token. This creates deeper liquidity, a stronger shared story, and less fragmentation in the market.
❓ What do “mother” and “child” tokens mean?
In the context of a merge:
Mother Token: The dominant or target token. It’s the ecosystem that other tokens are merging into.
Child Token: The merging token that gets deprecated, swapped, or burned as it joins the mother ecosystem.
❓ Why would a project want to merge with another?
Merging benefits for both sides:
Combines fragmented liquidity into one powerful pool
Strengthens and extends a unified narrative
Revives struggling or ghost projects
Helps communities scale without launching new tokens from scratch
❓ Who decides if a merge happens?
Merges are community-driven. Token holders propose and vote on merge deals using incentive markets. No centralized approval is needed—everything is governed by decentralized consensus and game-theoretic alignment.
❓ What are the mechanics of a merge?
There are two merge options:
Swap & Burn: Child tokens are swapped for mother tokens. The received mother tokens are then burned, reducing the total supply and increasing scarcity.
Burn Only: Child tokens are simply burned without any swap. This is often used as a symbolic gesture or when the child's tokens hold little value. The child contributors then become holders of the mother token.
The choice is made by the community.
❓ What are Incentive markets?
Incentive Markets are open campaigns created to attract other communities to merge. They work like this:
Token X holders pool X tokens as an incentive.
They invite Token Y holders to abandon their token and commit liquidity into Token X.
Token Y holders can also respond with their own counter-market.
The process is open, decentralized, and powered by governance and rewards—not centralized deals.
❓ Isn’t this just token acquisition or a hostile takeover?
No. Token merges are permissionless and transparent. Both sides can participate, negotiate, and vote. There’s no coercion—only aligned incentives. Think of it as coopetition: competitive incentives, but collaborative outcomes.
❓ What happens to the child tokens after a merge?
Depending on the merge type:
In Swap & Burn, child tokens are swapped, and the received mother tokens are burned.
In Burn Only, the child tokens are just destroyed.
In both cases, the child token project is considered deprecated, and liquidity is redirected to the mother ecosystem.
❓ What’s stopping malicious projects from gaming the system?
To protect against bad actors, merges incorporate:
Scam Scores to assess project reputation
Governance filters to reject suspicious market proposals
Community review and counter-markets to offer better alternatives
Nothing is forced—communities must vote and opt in to any proposed merge.
❓ How do you handle governance across two separate token communities?
Each community can vote independently on merge proposals. The merge only proceeds if both sides reach a consensus.
❓ Is this only for meme tokens?
No. Meme tokens are a strong early use case due to their narrative-driven nature and fast-moving communities. But the merge protocol applies to:
DeFi primitives
Gaming tokens
DAOs
Theme-aligned ecosystems (e.g., green energy, AI, etc.)
Anywhere there’s fragmentation and narrative overlap, merges can help.
❓ How is this different from token migration or swaps?
Token migration is typically a one-way move within a single project (e.g., upgrading to a new version of the same token). Token merges are multi-party, community-driven unions across different ecosystems—with optional incentives and strategic burn mechanics.
❓ What do market creators gain from starting a merge market? Market creators receive a percentage of the mother tokens generated during a Swap & Burn merge. This rewards early organizers for rallying liquidity and driving consolidation.
Additionally, they earn Merge Points, which will be used in future airdrops, governance participation, or exclusive protocol benefits.
❓Who earns Merge Points, and how are they distributed? Merge Points are distributed to:
Market creators (for initiating and successfully executing a merge)
Depositors of mother tokens
Depositors of child tokens Points are only issued and distributed proportionally when a merge is successful.
❓What are Merge Points used for? Merge Points are a reputation and reward layer in the ecosystem. Initially, they will be redeemable for:
Airdrop eligibility
Priority access to future features
Solution-native rewards
We’ll reveal more use cases as the solution evolves.
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