# Yapper Launchpad FAQs

### **Introducing Yapper Launchpad**

Kaito is introducing a new Yapper Leaderboard launching mechanism: **Yapper Launchpad.**

Since the launch of Yaps, we have received overwhelming support from the community, for which we are forever grateful. Given the physical capacity constraint, and with the hope of building a more accessible and more inclusive network - collectively with the yappers and all other stakeholders in the ecosystem - we are taking the first step towards a more fun, and more community-centric launching mechanism.

* First, we want every yapper to be able to participate, regardless of whether you have earned any Yaps to date, and be directly involved in the launch process
* As of February, we expanded to include onchain representations in the Kaito ecosystem — Genesis NFTs and KAITO (via staked KAITO, sKAITO)
* In doing so, we also hope this new mechanism will help us more efficiently prioritize our development pipeline

We’ve designed the Launchpad mechanism such that it starts with Pre-TGE projects, where information asymmetry can be the biggest and market consensus is needed the most. 

We will continue working with post-TGE projects who are interested in implementing a long-term, ongoing reward program for their respective community members, so stay tuned on more exciting launches outside the launchpad!

* **How does the launchpad work?**

The Yapper Launchpad is a platform where the Kaito community decides which Yapper Leaderboard to launch next.

The launchpad operates on a continuous basis. Each week, three projects from the launchpad are selected for a Yapper Leaderboard launch. At the end of each voting period on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, the project with the highest total votes proceeds to have their Yapper Leaderboard launch 7 days later.

* **How does the Kaito community participate?** 

The Kaito community - Kaito Yappers and Kaito Holders - participate by voting with their Yaps, Smart Followers, Genesis NFTs, and KAITO (via sKAITO).

* **Kaito Yappers**: Yappers vote using their **Yaps** and **Smart Followers**. 
* **Kaito Holders**: Holders vote using their Genesis NFTs and KAITO (via sKAITO). 

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