How Thunder works
New to Stablechain or bonding-curve launches? Start here.
What is Stablechain?
Stablechain is a Layer-1 blockchain (chain ID 988) whose native gas coin is a dollar-stable unit, USDT0. It's EVM-compatible with sub-second finality. Because you pay gas in a stablecoin, transaction costs are predictable — no volatile gas token to worry about.
What is USDT0?
USDT0 is Stablechain's native coin — the way ETH is native to Ethereum, USDT0 is native to Stablechain. Roughly 1 USDT0 ≈ 1 US dollar. You use it both to pay gas and to buy tokens on Thunder. Every price and amount on Thunder is denominated in USDT0.
How to buy a token
- Connect a wallet and add the Stablechain network (chain 988).
- Fund it with USDT0 (via a bridge or exchange).
- Pick a token from the Feed.
- Enter an amount, review the quote (and slippage), and hit Buy.
- Confirm in your wallet — you receive the tokens instantly.
Selling works the same way, in reverse.
The bonding curve & graduation
Every token launches on a bonding curve: the price rises automatically as more is bought (and falls as people sell). There's no pre-sale and no team allocation on the curve. When a token raises 69,000 USDT0, it graduates — its liquidity migrates to the DYORSwap DEX and the LP tokens are burned (locked forever). From then on it trades on the DEX.
Fees
- Launch: 2 USDT0 to create a token.
- Trading: 1% per buy or sell — 0.6% to the platform, 0.4% to the token's creator.
- Graduation: free — liquidity is seeded and locked automatically.
What to watch out for
- Memecoins are extremely volatile and speculative. You can lose your entire stake.
- Only spend what you can afford to lose. Nothing here is financial advice.
- Anyone can launch a token — a familiar name or logo means nothing. Do your own research.
- Check the bonding progress, holders, and socials. Be cautious of tokens where the creator holds a large share.
- Thunder can't guarantee any token's value or that a project is legitimate.
- Always confirm you're on the real site before connecting a wallet or signing.