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A hub is a long-term community home for your token. This guide walks through how to deploy a hub on Bound and choose the right tier for your project or community.

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What You Need Before Launching

Before deploying a hub, you should have:
  • A token you want to build a community around
  • A clear idea of what commitment means for your community
  • An understanding of how (or if) you want to reward participation
You do not need:
  • Custom smart contracts
  • A staking backend
  • A complex incentive program

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Step 1: Choose a Hub Tier

Bound offers different hub tiers to support communities at different stages. Your tier determines:
  • Fee configuration options
  • Revenue sharing on deposit fees
  • Performance fee rates
  • Access to featured placements and badges

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Choosing the Right Tier

Base
Best for new projects and early communities testing engagement. Bound
Designed for growing communities that want more control over fees and economics. Prime
Built for established ecosystems that want full control and maximum alignment. You can upgrade tiers over time.

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Step 2: Deploy Your Hub

Deploying a hub is permissionless. To deploy:
  1. Select your hub tier
  2. Define the token that can be bound
  3. Confirm deployment
Deployment:
  • Is on-chain
  • Does not give Bound custody of funds
  • Creates a dedicated hub tied to your token
Once deployed, your hub is live.

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Step 3: Configure Reward Cycles (Optional)

Reward cycles are optional and fully configurable. You may choose to:
  • Run no reward cycles
  • Run occasional cycles
  • Run recurring cycles
Reward cycles allow you to:
  • Distribute rewards
  • Recognize long-term supporters
  • Reinforce alignment over time
All reward logic is enforced by smart contracts.

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Step 4: Define Community Logic

Beyond rewards, hubs can define how participation is recognized. This may include:
  • Reputation and leaderboard logic
  • Status titles or recognition
  • Access to perks or experiences
These mechanisms help transform holders into members.

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Step 5: Launch & Communicate

Once your hub is live:
  • Share it with your community
  • Explain what binding means
  • Set expectations clearly around rewards and commitment
Successful hubs are transparent and consistent.

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Important Things to Understand

  • You do not control user funds
  • You cannot change binding balances retroactively
  • Fees and parameters are constrained by tier and smart contracts
  • Users participate at their own discretion
Bound provides infrastructure — not discretion over funds.
Launching a hub lets you turn token holders into a visible, long-term community.