Fjord Foundry
Token sale platform for liquidity bootstrapping pools and fixed-price sales on EVM chains; closed to US persons.
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Fjord Foundry key facts
| Category | Token presale platform |
|---|---|
| Chains | Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain and other EVM chains; Solana for some sales |
| Platforms | Web |
| Custody | Non-custodial |
| Fees | Buyers: 2% swap fee; sale creators: 5% of the total raised |
| US availability | Not available: the terms say all pools except Sweeper Pools are not offered to persons or entities that reside in, are citizens of, are incorporated in or have a registered office in the United States |
| Chains | Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Base, Blast, Sonic; Solana for some sales |
| Token | FJO |
FJO token
- Price
- $0.0081 -1.3% 24h
- Market cap
- $452,840
- Fully diluted value
- $703,306
Market data: CoinGecko, updated Nov 10, 2026. Educational content, not financial advice.
What is Fjord Foundry?
Fjord Foundry is a token sale platform for liquidity bootstrapping pools (LBPs) and fixed-price sales. Its homepage lists $1B+ raised and 100k+ participants. Buyers pay a 2% swap fee and sale creators pay 5% of the total raised. Its terms bar US residents, citizens and companies from all pools except Sweeper Pools.
How Fjord Foundry works
Fjord runs three sale formats: liquidity bootstrapping pools, fixed-price sales and tiered sales.
In an LBP the price starts high and falls over time as the pool's weight ratio shifts, so you choose when the price looks fair to you. Some pools are marked "LBP Type - Buy Only", which means you can buy but not sell back into the pool.
Each sale page shows its per-wallet maximum, minimum contribution and soft and hard caps. If the minimum raise is not met, contributions are refunded. Tokens are never sent during a sale; you claim them any time after it ends, as long as you still control the wallet you used. When a project adds vesting, tokens stream through Sablier and you get a link to your stream. Partnered sales are reviewed by a launch partner, while unvetted sales are indexed automatically from the blockchain and need a risk acknowledgment.
How to start with Fjord Foundry
- You need an EVM wallet such as MetaMask, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet or any WalletConnect wallet, and hardware wallets work through those.
- Through the Axelar integration you can pay with any liquid ERC-20 on a supported EVM chain, and it is swapped into the sale currency, often USDC or WETH.
- Solana sales cannot use cross-chain swaps, so you would bridge first.
- Fjord does no KYC itself.
- For whitelisted sales the project runs KYC with its own provider and uploads approved wallets, and creators can geofence countries.
- For US users the key limit is in the terms: all pools except Sweeper Pools are closed to US residents, citizens and companies.
Fjord Foundry fees and limits
- Buyers pay a 2% swap fee on each contribution, added during purchase.
- Sale creators pay 5% of the total raised in the collateral token, sent to Fjord automatically when the sale ends.
You also pay gas on the chain the sale runs on.
Risks to know before using Fjord Foundry
- Fjord's docs say the tokens you receive might go to 0 and that it is not liable for losses.
- Unvetted sales have no review by Fjord or anyone else, and even partnered sales carry no guarantee.
- Because the LBP price falls by design, buying early can mean paying more than later buyers.
- Liquidity after the sale is the project's job: Fjord only advises creators to seed a DEX pool, so a token can have no trading market once claiming opens.
- The participant docs were last updated about a year ago.
Fjord Foundry usage
From DefiLlama (fees users paid), updated Nov 10, 2026.
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Fjord Foundry pros and cons
- Buy with any liquid ERC-20; Axelar swaps it into the sale currency
- No expiry on claiming tokens after a sale
- Fee schedule stated in its docs: 2% for buyers, 5% for sale creators
- Terms bar US persons from all pools except Sweeper Pools
- Fjord does no KYC itself; vetting is left to each project
- Docs pages were last updated about a year ago
Fjord Foundry FAQ
What is Fjord Foundry?
Fjord Foundry is a token sale platform for liquidity bootstrapping pools (LBPs) and fixed-price sales. Its homepage lists $1B+ raised and 100k+ participants. Buyers pay a 2% swap fee and sale creators pay 5% of the total raised. Its terms bar US residents, citizens and companies from all pools except Sweeper Pools.
Which chains does Fjord Foundry support?
Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain and other EVM chains; Solana for some sales.
How much does Fjord Foundry cost?
Buyers: 2% swap fee; sale creators: 5% of the total raised, according to Fjord Foundry’s own page (checked Sep 26, 2026).
Does Fjord Foundry have a token?
Yes, FJO. Its market cap was $452,840 on CoinGecko on Nov 10, 2026. Educational content, not financial advice.
Is Fjord Foundry available in the US?
Not available: the terms say all pools except Sweeper Pools are not offered to persons or entities that reside in, are citizens of, are incorporated in or have a registered office in the United States, according to Fjord Foundry’s own page (checked Sep 26, 2026).
Does Fjord Foundry hold my funds?
No. Fjord Foundry is non-custodial: you keep your funds in your own wallet and sign each transaction.
Sources
How this page works
Sources: Fjord Foundry: official site, Fjord Foundry: FAQs for creators, Fjord Foundry: Terms of Use. Data as of Sep 26, 2026.
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