Frequently Asked Questions

CTO (Community Take Over) is a decentralized crowdfunding platform built on Solana. Communities pool SOL to fund token campaigns, elect leaders, and build communities around tokens they believe in. Think of it as Kickstarter for crypto communities.

You'll need a Solana wallet like Phantom. Connect your wallet using the button in the top right, browse campaigns, and contribute SOL to the ones you believe in. That's it — you're part of the community!

Currently we support Phantom wallet. It's available as a browser extension and mobile app. More wallet integrations are planned for the future.

The minimum contribution is 0.01 SOL. There's no maximum — contribute what you're comfortable with. Remember, your voting power is proportional to your contribution.

Each campaign has a funding goal of $305 USD (converted to SOL at the current market price). Once a campaign reaches this goal, it's marked as funded and moves to the next phase — leader election and community creation.

When a campaign reaches its goal, a few things happen:

1. Leader Election: Contributors vote for a community leader (or someone can claim leadership if no votes are cast).

2. Community Creation: The elected leader creates an X (Twitter) Community for the token.

3. Stretch Goals: If the campaign has stretch goals, excess funds go toward boosting (Dexscreener, volume bots, etc.).

4. Platform handles everything: All payments and boost purchases are managed programmatically — funds never go directly to the leader.

Stretch goals are optional milestones beyond the base funding target. They include Dexscreener Boost (+$100) and Bigger Boost + Ads (+$500). Stretch goals fill sequentially as excess funds come in. The platform handles all purchases programmatically — funds never go directly to the leader.

Overflow goals have a 14-day timer that starts when the campaign is fully funded. If overflow goals aren't executed within 14 days, any unspent overflow USDC is refunded at 90% to contributors proportionally — the same refund model as expired campaigns.

After a campaign is funded, contributors can vote for who should lead the community. Voting power is proportional to your contribution — someone who contributed 1 SOL has more weight than someone who contributed 0.1 SOL.

You can also apply as a leader candidate by submitting your X handle, making it easy for others to vote for you. If nobody votes, any contributor can claim leadership directly.

The elected or claimed leader creates and manages the X Community for the token. They set the community link, which appears on the campaign page for all contributors to join. Leaders represent the community and help drive engagement around the token. The platform handles all financial operations — leaders don't receive funds directly.

CTO has a simple fee structure:

2% referral fee is applied to all contributions. This goes to the person who referred the contributor (or back to the platform if there's no referrer).

10% platform fee is taken from Pump.Fun fees — not from your contributions. This covers operational costs and platform development.

Your contributions go directly toward funding the campaign goal.

When you contribute SOL to a campaign, the platform automatically swaps it to USDC (a dollar-pegged stablecoin) via Jupiter, Solana's leading swap aggregator. This happens instantly at the time of your contribution.

Why? SOL prices can swing 10–20% in a single day. If a campaign takes a week to fund and SOL drops 15%, everyone's contributions would be worth less — potentially not enough to hit the goal. By converting to USDC immediately, we lock in the exact dollar value of every contribution.

What this means for you:

✅ Your contribution holds its dollar value regardless of SOL price movement

✅ If the campaign expires, your refund is in USDC at the price you contributed

✅ Campaign funding progress is accurate in real dollars, not fluctuating with SOL

If a campaign expires before reaching its goal, contributors are eligible for a refund of 90% of their contribution value in USDC. Because all contributions are automatically swapped to USDC at the time of contribution, your refund amount is locked in at the price you contributed — you won't lose value due to SOL price changes. The remaining 10% covers platform operational costs and transaction fees. Refunds are processed by the admin team and sent directly to your wallet.

Share your unique referral link with others. When someone contributes to a campaign through your link, you earn a referral bonus. Check your Portfolio page for your referral link and earnings.

Campaign boosting gives your campaign extra visibility on the platform. There are three tiers:

🔥 Trending: Appears in the trending section for 24 hours.

🚀 Boosted: Higher visibility with volume boost for 48 hours.

⭐ Featured: Top-tier visibility at the top of the boosted tab for 72 hours.

Achievements are badges you earn by participating on the platform. Contribute to campaigns, create campaigns, vote for leaders, post comments, and more to unlock achievements. View your achievements on your Portfolio page.

CTO is an experimental platform. While we take security seriously — all transactions are on-chain and verifiable, and we don't hold your private keys — cryptocurrency involves inherent risk. We provide transparency features like verified transactions, contributor badges, and campaign timelines so you can make informed decisions. Always DYOR (Do Your Own Research).

Each campaign generates a unique Solana wallet. All contributions go to this wallet and are immediately swapped from SOL to USDC via Jupiter to lock in the dollar value at the time of contribution. This protects contributors from SOL price volatility while the campaign is active. The platform manages fund distribution programmatically — including stretch goal purchases, fee distribution, and payouts. Funds never go directly to the community leader. All transactions are transparent and verifiable on the Solana blockchain.

Each campaign page has a Report button. Select a reason (scam, inappropriate content, etc.) and submit your report. Our admin team reviews all reports and may remove campaigns or ban wallets that violate our terms. You can also reach out to us on X.

Campaigns that don't reach their funding goal within the set timeframe expire. When this happens, 90% of your contribution is refunded in USDC directly to your wallet. Since contributions are converted to USDC at the time you contribute, the refund reflects the dollar value you originally put in — not the current SOL price. The admin team processes refunds and expired campaigns remain visible for full transparency.