Overview

Stargram launches tokens on pump.fun with a Telegram @handle written into the token's metadata at mint time. The attribution is permanent — it cannot be edited, redirected, or revoked. As the token trades, pump.fun pays creator fees; Stargram claims them on a schedule and delivers the creator's share as Telegram Stars. The recipient needs no wallet, no login, and never has to know about crypto to receive value.

Fee split — 80 / 20

Every dollar of claimed creator fees is split the moment it's swept:

claimed creator fees (SOL, valued in USD)
├── 80%  → creator's Star balance
│         accrues per handle, pays out via Fragment
│         at the 50-Star minimum (~$0.75 per clip)
└── 20%  → $STARGRAM buyback pool
          market-buys $STARGRAM on pump.fun once
          the pool reaches $5

Buybacks executed to date: $6 · $2.4 pooled, pending execution

$STARGRAM buybacks

20% of all protocol fee flow buys $STARGRAM on the open market via the same PumpPortal rail used for everything else (action: buy, pool: auto — works on the bonding curve and on PumpSwap after graduation). Buybacks are batched at a $5 minimum so gas never eats the flow. Every buyback is recorded with its transaction signature, so the flow is fully auditable on-chain: more tokens launched → more trading → more fees → more Stars for creators and more $STARGRAM bought.

Launching

The launch form queues a mint. The engine uploads the token image + metadata (including the Telegram attribution) to pump.fun's IPFS, asks PumpPortal to build the mint transaction, signs it locally, and submits it. Private keys never touch the browser or any third-party server. The handle is validated against t.me before minting — launches pointed at nonexistent usernames are rejected.

Getting paid (creators)

You don't do anything. Stars arrive from Fragment — Telegram's official marketplace — addressed to your username. Stars fund Telegram's creator monetization: they convert to rewards and TON withdrawals through Telegram itself. If someone launched a token pointing at you, your accrued balance and full gift history are on your /u/yourhandle page.

The rails (all verified)

fee claim   PumpPortal trade-local collectCreatorFee
            unsigned tx built remotely, signed locally
mint        pump.fun IPFS metadata + PumpPortal create
buyback     PumpPortal trade-local buy (pool: auto)
stars       Fragment — buys Stars for ANY username,
            paid in TON, no recipient action needed
pricing     CoinGecko SOL/USD at sweep time

run it yourself:  py engine\stargram.py verify