Introduction
Nioc is the first pump.fun coin its holders can rewrite. Its name, ticker, image, description, links and even what product it points at can all change after launch, by holder vote, without moving to a new mint.
Holders change the coin through two levers: the coin's DEX Screener profile, which is where most traders meet a coin, and the coin's own pump.fun metadata, which pump.fun, wallets and explorers read. On every other pump.fun coin the metadata is locked at launch. Nioc is built on Shaw's open-source version of pump.fun, which let us keep the right to update it and put that right behind a holder vote.
Quick start
- Connect a wallet. Open Wallet and connect Phantom, Solflare or Backpack. This only shares your address.
- Hold $NIOC. Your balance is your voting power. The real contract address is only ever posted on this site.
- Propose or vote. Suggest a new name, ticker, image, description or link, or vote on what other holders proposed.
- Watch it change. When a vote passes and executes, the new identity shows up on pump.fun and DEX Screener. The Explorer keeps every version.
Status
At $NIOC's launch: proposals, voting and execution for $NIOC itself. The Explorer starts tracking versions from v0.
After that: "Editable launch" mode, so anyone can launch their own holder-editable coin from this site.
The contract address will be posted on this site first. If anyone offers $NIOC, a presale or an "early access" deposit before then, it isn't us.
What can change
| Part of the coin | Changed through | Where people see it |
|---|---|---|
| Name | pump.fun metadata | pump.fun, wallets, explorers, DEX Screener |
| Ticker | pump.fun metadata | pump.fun, wallets, explorers, DEX Screener |
| Image | Both levers | Everywhere the coin has an icon |
| Header banner | DEX Screener profile | DEX Screener |
| Description | Both levers | pump.fun, DEX Screener |
| Website, X, Telegram | Both levers | pump.fun, DEX Screener |
| The product | Description and website | Wherever the coin's links point |
What never changes
- The mint address. One contract for the coin's whole life.
- Supply. No vote can mint, burn or move anyone's tokens.
- Balances. Your bag is yours. Voting never touches it.
- The bonding curve and pool. Trading works the same before and after every edit.
- History. Every trade, and every past version, stays on chain and in the Explorer.
Proposing an edit
Any holder can propose an edit. A proposal names one part of the coin and its new value, for example "set the ticker to FROG" or "set the image to this file". Images are pinned to IPFS when the proposal is made, so voters see exactly what they're voting on.
One proposal changes one thing. A full rebrand is a bundle of proposals voted on together, so a good new name doesn't get dragged down by a bad new image.
Voting
Your vote weighs as much as your $NIOC balance, measured at the moment the proposal opens. Buying after a proposal opens doesn't add votes to it, which stops anyone from buying a vote, flipping the coin and selling.
Voting is a signed message. It doesn't move tokens and doesn't cost a network fee.
Executing
When a vote passes and the waiting period ends, anyone can execute it. Execution does two things:
- writes the new metadata for the coin, so pump.fun, wallets and explorers pick up the new identity,
- submits the matching DEX Screener profile update.
The version number goes up by one, and the Explorer records the old value, the new value and the vote.
// one edit, end to end holder : propose(field = "symbol", value = "FROG") holders : vote(yes | no) // weighted by balance at open anyone : execute(proposal) // after the vote passes + timelock program : update_metadata(uri = ipfs://…/v4.json) project : dexscreener.update_profile(v4) explorer : version 3 -> 4
Default rules
These are the starting rules. Holders can vote to change them, with a higher bar than an ordinary edit.
| Rule | Default | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Voting window | 24 hours | Long enough for every time zone |
| Quorum | 5% of supply votes | A handful of wallets can't rename the coin overnight |
| To pass | More than 50% yes | Simple majority of votes cast |
| Timelock | 6 hours after passing | Time to spot a bad edit before it goes live |
| Changing these rules | 66% yes, 10% quorum | The rules should be harder to change than the name |
Lever 1: DEX Screener
DEX Screener is where most traders actually look at a coin, and its token profile (icon, header banner, description and links) is set by the project behind the coin, not by the chain. For Nioc, the project submits whatever the holders voted for, and nothing else.
DEX Screener reviews profile updates before they appear, so the profile can lag the on-chain metadata by a few hours. The Explorer's sync panel shows when both levers match.
Lever 2: pump.fun metadata
Every Solana token has a metadata record: a name, a symbol and a link to a JSON file with the image, description and socials. pump.fun, wallets and explorers all read it.
On a normal pump.fun launch, the right to update that record (the "update authority") is given up at launch, so the coin's identity is frozen forever. Nioc keeps the update authority, but gives it to the holder-vote program instead of a person. No dev wallet can use it. Only an executed vote can.
Built on Shaw's open-source pump.fun
pump.fun's own launch flow doesn't let a coin keep its update authority, which is why no pump.fun coin has ever been able to change. Shaw's open-source version of pump.fun gave us the same bonding-curve launch with code we can read and change, so we could keep the authority and hand it to the holders behind a vote.
Because the base is open source, anyone can check exactly what the launch does with the update authority.
VAMPs
A vamp is when someone launches a copy of a coin under a new name or narrative to pull its liquidity and attention away. It happens because coins can't change: when the meta moves, the only way to follow it is a new mint, and whoever launches that mint first wins, usually not the original holders.
Nioc is the final answer to VAMPs. When the narrative moves, holders vote and the coin moves with it, on the same mint, with the same holders and the same chart history. A copy offers nothing the original can't already become.
Launching
The Launch page creates a coin on pump.fun. You provide a name (up to 32 characters), a ticker (up to 10 letters or numbers), a description, an image and optional links, and choose an optional dev buy.
Classic launch
A normal pump.fun launch with Nioc as the form. Metadata is locked at launch like every other pump.fun coin.
Editable launch (coming after $NIOC)
Your coin launches with its update authority held by a holder-vote program, so your holders get the same power as $NIOC holders.
What you sign
One transaction. It moves only the SOL you chose for the dev buy plus fees, and never gives Nioc control of your wallet.
Guardrails
Holders can change the coin into almost anything, with a few limits that protect them:
- No impersonation. Edits that copy another project's name, logo or links to mislead traders are not executed.
- No harmful links. Links are checked before they go live. Drainers and phishing pages are refused.
- Platform rules apply. pump.fun and DEX Screener can refuse content under their own rules, whatever the vote says.
- Timelock. Every passed edit waits before it goes live, so holders can spot problems.
Security
- The update authority belongs to the holder-vote program, not to a person.
- The program can only update metadata. It has no power over tokens, supply or the pool.
- Nioc will never ask for your seed phrase, and voting never asks you to approve a transfer.
- The only real contract address is the one posted on this site.
Roadmap
- Now: this site, the launch form and the Explorer preview.
- $NIOC launch: v0 goes live, with proposals, votes and execution for $NIOC.
- Editable launch: anyone can launch a holder-editable coin from this site.
- Live sync: the Explorer reads both levers on chain and from DEX Screener in real time.
Glossary
- Mint
- The token's address on Solana. Nioc's never changes.
- Metadata
- The coin's name, ticker and link to its image, description and socials.
- Update authority
- The right to change the metadata. Given up on normal pump.fun coins, held by the holder vote on Nioc.
- Lever
- A place holders can change the coin: the DEX Screener profile or the pump.fun metadata.
- Version
- The coin's identity at a point in time. v0 is launch. Each executed edit adds one.
- Proposal
- A suggested change to one part of the coin.
- Quorum
- The share of supply that must vote for a result to count.
- Timelock
- The wait between a vote passing and the edit going live.
- Vamp
- A copycat launch that drains a coin's liquidity and attention.
Questions
Can the dev change the coin on their own?
No. The update authority belongs to the holder-vote program. Only an executed vote can use it.
Will my tokens move when the coin changes?
No. Your balance, the supply and the pool are untouched. Only the coin's name, image, story and links change.
Does the chart reset after a rename?
No. It's the same mint, so DEX Screener and pump.fun keep the full trading history.
Can holders change it back?
Yes. Any earlier version can be proposed again like any other edit.
Why can't other pump.fun coins do this?
Their update authority is given up at launch, so their metadata is frozen forever. Nioc is built on Shaw's open-source pump.fun so it could keep that authority and put it behind a vote.
Does voting cost anything?
No. A vote is a signed message, not a transaction. See Fees.