{"version":1,"id":"aqua","title":"Aqua","summary":"Aqua is a projects-and-protocols that operated on Solana as a community-driven trading bot and token launchpad that provided holder rewards, buybacks and jackpot mechanics, an AI building studio, and liquidity-first token launches.","content":"**Aqua** is a [Solana](https://iq.wiki/wiki/solana)-based token launchpad that uses direct [Orca Whirlpool](https://iq.wiki/wiki/orca) markets for newly issued Token-2022 tokens. The protocol combines token launches, holder rewards, market governance, [DEX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-exchange) funding, and a creation workspace for websites, applications, and other community assets. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-bwghic5b1s) \n\n## Overview\n\nAqua is a [Solana](https://iq.wiki/wiki/solana) token launchpad that uses direct [Orca Whirlpool](https://iq.wiki/wiki/orca) markets rather than a separate bonding curve or virtual reserve system. Creators launch fixed-supply Token-2022 coins paired with [SOL](https://iq.wiki/wiki/solana-sol), supported tokenized stocks, or eligible custom tokens, and use the selected pair asset for holder rewards. The AQUA program validates launch parameters, records the market, and manages fee allocation, while [Orca](https://iq.wiki/wiki/orca) handles swaps and pool vaults. Aqua does not retain part of a token’s supply for later sale, and half of the collected transfer-fee stream is allocated to holders of the launched token, with rewards depending on trading volume, collected fees, conversion conditions, and eligible holder weight.\n\nThe protocol uses [Solana](https://iq.wiki/wiki/solana) accounts and transactions to represent the launch [mint](https://iq.wiki/wiki/minting), metadata reference, [Orca](https://iq.wiki/wiki/orca) pool and vaults, permanent position lock, AQUA market account, fee vault, creator lock, and reward epochs. A backend prepares transactions and operates the settlement keeper, but wallet actions such as launching, trading, locking, and claiming require user signatures. Token supply and mint authority, Whirlpool addresses, permanent locks, fee harvests, allocation withdrawals, and reward funding can therefore be verified on-chain. Each reward epoch also publishes its Merkle root and funded amount on-chain. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-1b6lj9kwkf) \n\n## Features\n\n### Atlantis Studio\n\nAtlantis Studio is Aqua’s creation workspace for developing websites, applications, mini-games, artwork, and other community assets around a token. It combines project conversations, files, artwork, code, and website previews in one workspace, with optional surveys to clarify design or feature requirements. The Studio currently gives each wallet a shared $10 AI generation budget across projects; unused reservations are released, and the budget isn't reset when projects are deleted. Projects can use a backend when required, with separate frontend and backend exports available, while creators retain control over proposed file changes and can export projects for independent hosting.\n\nThe Studio also includes a publishing system for websites hosted on aquafamily.fun. Creators can keep changes private until publishing, configure public variables such as token contract addresses and backend URLs, and optionally enable a launch setting that fills connected contract and trading fields after a confirmed token launch. Website publishing and token launches have separate statuses, so you can retry failed website updates without affecting the token launch. Public variables are visible to website visitors and therefore should not include private keys or other secrets, while AQUA market-data integrations can use the public AQUA API without a custom backend. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-bwghic5b1s)  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-1b6lj9kwkf) \n\n![](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/Qmf2pwV1Rwv4B6aP5fM6HSjkXDV9Dq9xeBKZqtZR2xZiU8)\n\n### DEX Funding Mode\n\nDEX Funding Mode allows a market to fund its [DEX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-exchange) Screener profile from incoming market rewards rather than relying on an individual community member. Holders vote on the exact profile information to be submitted, including the description, banner, website, X, and Telegram links. Once a Fund Dex proposal is approved, 80% of incoming market rewards is reserved toward the standard $300 profile target while the remaining 20% continues through the market’s selected holder-reward mode. After the funding target is reached and the required checks are completed, AQUA submits the approved information to DEX Screener.\n\nDEX funding also includes Update Dex and Community Takeover processes for existing profiles. An approved Update Dex proposal can replace the profile details while preserving funds already reserved for the campaign, while an externally controlled profile can use a separate $200 funding route for a DEX Screener community takeover. DEX Boost proposals allow holders to allocate 5%, 10%, 20%, or no incoming market rewards toward a paid DEX profile, with the selected share reserved for the campaign and unused funds returned to holder rewards. AQUA can also initiate automatic mini-funding campaigns based on verified trading activity, with separate mechanisms for unpaid profiles and paid profiles; these campaigns remain subject to funding limits, activity checks, expiration rules, and holder-approved governance. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-bwghic5b1s)  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-1b6lj9kwkf) \n\n### Community Governance\n\nAQUA’s community governance system allows token holders to vote on market administration, [DEX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-exchange) settings, community boosts, and developer changes. Holder-created proposals require the proposer to hold at least 0.5% of the market’s total token supply, while voting requires at least 0.1% in both current and time-weighted holdings. Fund Dex and Update Dex proposals require more than 50% of eligible voting power to be cast and remain open for 15 minutes, while DEX Boost proposals select the option with the highest eligible voting weight and Community Takeover proposals remain open for 24 hours and require more than 50% approval. Voting weight combines token holdings with holding duration, with no minimum turnout requirement.\n\nCommunity Boost allows eligible holders to select a live market to receive a configured share of AQUA platform fees for the following 24-hour period. Holders can vote from the Community Boost interface, change or remove their vote before the round closes, and voting weight is based on average AQUA holdings during the round, subject to the current balance. Community Takeover proposals can designate a new developer wallet when the existing team has abandoned a market, with the proposal identifying the proposed developer, wallet, supporting evidence, and transition plan. Approval records the holder mandate, while wallet authority and fee-destination changes occur only after the required on-chain execution is verified. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-bwghic5b1s) \n\n![](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmdENSGuA7qsZbJ2qDrjUMBXaGSD2sBTrntt3Eh25dSf7o)\n\n## Token\n\nAQUA has a fixed supply of 1 billion tokens, with the full supply committed to liquidity and no protocol-held token reserve. The protocol applies a 2% default fee on eligible trades and transfers, settled in [SOL](https://iq.wiki/wiki/solana-sol), with half allocated to holder rewards and half to the platform. Holder rewards are settled in [SOL](https://iq.wiki/wiki/solana-sol) and, at the end of each reward epoch, converted into the selected tokenized stock for markets using stock pairs, while [SOL](https://iq.wiki/wiki/solana-sol)-paired markets distribute [SOL](https://iq.wiki/wiki/solana-sol) directly. The platform share is divided equally between token buybacks and the treasury, although an active qualifying creator lock can redirect up to the treasury portion to the creator without affecting holder rewards or buybacks. 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