Fair Launch · FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Did Malairte have a premine or founder allocation?
No. Malairte launched with no premine, no ICO, no private sale, and no coins set aside for founders, advisors, or a treasury. Every MLRT in existence was mined on open hardware starting from the public genesis block. You do not have to take this on trust - the genesis block and the early chain are public, so anyone running a node can verify that no large balances were created before mining began.
What exactly is a fair launch?
A fair launch is a way of starting a cryptocurrency so that nobody gets a hidden head start. There is no premine, no ICO, no private sale, and no founder or team allocation. From the public genesis block onward, every coin is produced the same way: by mining on hardware anyone can run. Malairte launched this way. The term describes the origin and process of the coin, not its value or any expected outcome. It is a statement about how coins entered circulation, which you can verify on the chain rather than something you have to take on trust.
Did Malairte have a premine?
No. Malairte had no premine. No coins were created before the public could mine, and no large balances were credited to founder or team addresses in the genesis block. Every MLRT in existence traces back through an unbroken chain of mined blocks to a clean public genesis. You do not have to take this on faith. You can inspect the genesis block, read the early blocks, and reconcile circulating supply against the number of mined blocks to confirm it yourself. The verification how-to guides in this pillar walk through each step so the claim rests on the public record.
How can I verify the fair launch myself?
Use the open chain and open source. First, inspect the genesis block and confirm it contains no large insider balance. Second, read the early blocks and confirm each pays only the standard block reward. Third, reconcile circulating supply against mined blocks times the block reward; the numbers should match. Fourth, read the project documentation for any mention of allocation, sale, or treasury, of which there should be none. Fifth, cross-check with a second independent tool. If all of these line up, you have verified the fair launch yourself rather than trusting a press release.
Why are premines considered a red flag?
A premine concentrates coins with insiders before the public can participate, creating a starting imbalance. It can mean a handful of addresses hold a large share of supply from day one, that insiders profit without contributing ongoing work, and that the network is more easily influenced by large holders. Even when a premine is disclosed honestly, the structural effect remains: it is a head start the public never had. Fair-launch projects like Malairte avoid the structure entirely. A premine is not always fraud, but it is always an imbalance baked in at the origin.
What is the genesis block and why does it matter?
The genesis block is the first block of a blockchain, the point where the coin history officially begins. It matters for a fair launch because it marks the start of emission. If coins existed before the genesis block, the launch was not fair. If they did not, the chain proves the honest starting point. Malairte's genesis block carries no pre-loaded treasury or insider allocation; it only establishes the network rules and the difficulty. Because it is hard-coded and cannot be quietly rewritten without every node rejecting the change, it serves as a permanent, auditable anchor for the fair-launch claim.
Is a fair launch a promise that the coin will be valuable?
No, and this site makes no claims about value, price, or returns. A fair launch is a statement about origin and process: how the coin entered the world and how it is issued. It says nothing about future demand or market outcomes, which no launch model can control. Fairness here means there was no premine, no sale, and no insider allocation, and that emission follows a fixed public schedule. Those are facts about the coin's structure that you can verify. Whatever happens in markets afterward is separate, unpredictable, and outside the scope of the fair-launch idea.
How does the supply schedule stay transparent?
Malairte's supply schedule is written into the protocol and visible in the open source code. It defines the block reward, how that reward tapers or halves over time, the block interval, and any cap on total supply. Because the rules are enforced by every node, no single person can quietly mint extra coins or change the emission. You can read the schedule in the source, then reconcile it against the live chain by comparing reported circulating supply to the number of mined blocks times the reward. When those line up, you have confirmed that the coded schedule is the one the network actually enforces.
Why does no founder or team allocation matter for decentralization?
When no coins are set aside for founders, team, or investors, supply accrues to the people who actually mine the network rather than to a pre-selected list. That spreads coins across many independent participants instead of concentrating them at creation. Broad distribution makes it harder for any small group to dominate markets or governance, which supports a more decentralized network. No launch model guarantees permanent decentralization, since coins can still consolidate over time. But starting with no allocation gives decentralization the best possible initial conditions, which is why Malairte chose a no-allocation fair launch.
Did Malairte hold an ICO or private sale?
No. Malairte was never funded by selling coins to the public or to insiders. There was no ICO, no IDO, no presale, no seed round, and no private allocation. Coins only ever came from mining. You can confirm this by reading the project documentation for any mention of a sale, by inspecting the early chain for mass distribution out of a sale wallet (which you will not find), and by reconciling circulating supply with what mining alone produces. A token sale would inject coins that mining cannot account for, and no such gap exists in Malairte's history.
How do I tell a fair coin from a premined one?
Put them side by side on a few axes. Check whether the genesis block is clean or credits large founder balances. Reconcile each coin's circulating supply against mined blocks; a gap points to a premine. Read each project's documentation for disclosed allocations, treasuries, or token sales. Look at early address concentration, since premined coins often show a few dominant wallets. Finally, check whether new coins can only come from mining or whether a team keeps a mint function. A fair emission like Malairte passes each test; a premined coin fails one or more, usually obviously once laid out.