# Graduation Graduation is the moment a project proves real market demand and unlocks deeper, permanent liquidity. It happens automatically with no admin action required.
Graduation Flow

The graduation mechanism

### How Graduation Works A project graduates automatically when 60 SOL has been deposited into its bonding curve. That’s it. One simple, universal number. No tiers, no custom targets, and no way to game the system. Just clear proof that the market cares. ### Why 60 SOL? We wanted something simple: * Achievable. A reasonably hyped project can reach it in days. * Meaningful. It represents real capital and trading interest. * Fair. The same rule applies to every project. * Simple. Easy for everyone to understand and track. ### What Changes at Graduation #### Before Graduation * Trading on bonding curve * 5% fee on all trades * 4% flows to treasury, 1% to protocol * Building toward the 60 SOL threshold #### After Graduation * Meteora DLMM pool created automatically * Deeper and more efficient liquidity * LP position permanently locked (project can still claim fees) * Trading fees continue flowing to treasury * Increased visibility on the platform * LP position permanently locked (fees still claimable) ### The Graduation Trigger Graduation is automatic and on-chain. When the bonding curve hits 60 SOL: 1. Bonding curve trading ends 2. Reserves are transferred 3. A Meteora DLMM pool is created and seeded 4. LP position locked permanently 5. Project marked as "Graduated" on platform No human intervention. No delays. The market triggers it. ### Post-Graduation Graduation is not the end. It’s the beginning of the next phase. Post-graduation is where the real action happens. If your game has legs: * **Trading volume increases** with deeper liquidity * **Treasury keeps growing** from ongoing fees * **Community compounds** as more people discover the project * **Development accelerates** with real funding The projects that graduate and keep shipping updates will generate far more treasury funding post-graduation than they did getting there. ### FAQ **Why not let projects set their own graduation target?** Because they'd game it. Set it low to graduate fast, and graduation becomes meaningless. One universal number keeps everyone honest. **What if a project never graduates?** Trading continues on the bonding curve indefinitely. The treasury keeps growing. Some projects simply take longer. **Can graduation be reversed?** No. One-way door. Once graduated, always graduated. **What happens to my tokens at graduation?** Nothing changes for holders. Your tokens are the same. You just trade on the new Meteora pool instead of the bonding curve. **Is 60 SOL set in stone?** It is the current launch parameter. It may be reviewed in the future based on platform data, but the principle of one clear, universal threshold will remain. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://loadout.gitbook.io/product-docs/overview/graduation.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.