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How to Bid on Sealed-Bid Auctions

The Basics

  1. Head to axis.finance and click “Launch App” in the top-right hand corner. Keep in mind that this currently links to our testnet dApp.
  2. Connect your wallet by clicking “Connect” in the top-right hand corner.
  3. Click on any live Sealed-Bid Auction to view the token launch information as displayed above.

UI Explained

EMP Auction Testnet

  • Target Raise: The amount of tokens received by the seller if all of the supply is sold at the minimum price.
  • Min Raise: The minimum amount of quote tokens to be received if the auction concludes successfully
  • Min Price: The minimum amount of quote tokens the seller wants per payout token.
  • Tokens Available: The total amount of tokens being auctioned.
  • Sale Type: Sales can be public or private with allowlists.
  • Min Price FDV: The estimated Full Diluted Valuation (FDV) of the auctioned token if the auction concludes succesfully at the minimum price.
  • Total Supply: The token's current total supply. Please note that tokens may be mintable and as such the Total Supply displayed may not be final.
  • Auctioned Supply: The percentage of the token's current total supply being auctioned.
  • Vesting: Whether the auctioned token has any vesting before it can be fully claimed.

Bidding Process

  1. Navigate to the "Place your Bid" section on the right.
  2. Enter the amount of tokens you wish to pay under “Spend Amount”.
  3. Enter the maximum amount of quote tokens you are willing to pay per base token in the "Bid Price" section. As an example, if the quote token is USDC and the base token is ABC, then a bid price of 50 means 50 USDC per ABC.
  4. The minimum amount of base tokens you will receive if your bid is successul is shown below the "Bid Price". You will receive more if the auction clears at a lower price.
  5. You should now be able to approve the protocol to spend the configured amount and submit your bid. Note this will require 2 transactions. (Approval and Bidding)

Bidding Tips

  • To make an educated bid, participants can calculate the initial fully-diluted-value or market cap by multiplying their rate by auction’s total capacity.
  • Check for additional auction features like vesting terms or callbacks.
  • Always check if the auction has a curator.
  • Make sure your rate next to “Bid Price” is higher than the minimum price. The higher the rate, the more likely your bid will win. However, bid your true price to avoid overpaying.
  • You can place multiple bids per auction.
  • Bids are encrypted when submitted to the contract. We also store all of your bid's price locally in your browser storage so you can review them at anytime. Your info will not be seen by other users, nor you will be able to see other users' bid prices.

Claiming Process

  1. After the auction ends, return to the auction page to check if your bid won. A settlement chart will provide more details.
  2. If your bid won, click the button to claim your tokens (vesting terms may apply).
  3. If your bid did not win, click the button to claim your refund.