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TGE (token generation event)

Also called: TGE · token launch

In shortThe moment a project's token is created and starts trading.

The TGE often comes with an airdrop and exchange listings. Prices are very volatile at launch, with low float and high FDV.

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Related terms

  • AirdropFree tokens given to users, usually as a reward for using a protocol before its token launched.
  • Token sale (ICO, IDO, IEO)Selling a new token to the public before or at launch, to raise money for the project.
  • Fully diluted valuation (FDV)What a project would be worth if every token that will ever exist were already in circulation: price × max supply.
  • Exchange listingWhen an exchange adds a token for trading.
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