How to Launch a Token Presale: A TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 Checklist

With TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 days away, many founders are asking the same question: is now the time to launch a token presale, and what has to be in place first? Here is a six-step checklist, drawn from how we help teams launch at Web3Payments.

If you are in Singapore on 7–8 October, you can work through it with our team on Booth PB5-13. If you are not, the checklist still applies, and the same team can take you through it remotely.

The order matters. Each step feeds the next, and skipping ahead is how launches end up with a polished page and an unfinished plan.

1. Start with tokenomics, not the website

Decide supply, allocation, vesting and staking before anything is built. Contributors read tokenomics closely, and the structure shapes how they see your project. Our Concierge Presale & Staking Suite starts with advisory and tokenomics, including vesting, staking and launch planning, so the structure is settled before contracts are deployed.

2. Put audited smart contracts you own behind the raise

Your contracts are what contributors are trusting. Through our partnership with CredShields, audited smart contracts sit alongside our presale infrastructure, and you own the contracts you launch. The platform is non-custodial, and transactions are traceable on the network you choose. With $750m in transactions enabled across the platform, these contracts have handled real volume.

3. Make it easy to pay

Friction costs contributions. The embedded widget accepts card and crypto payments with real-time wallet settlement, supports 500+ crypto currencies and works with any secure on-chain wallet. From taking payment to claiming tokens after the raise, the smart contracts handle the whole flow, and 118+ countries are supported. A custom branded presale page, built for conversion, sits around it. Teams that need to move faster can use rapid deployment widgets built on a proprietary factory contract, with Angular and React SDKs, and go live within days.

4. Plan staking and claims before launch day

Staking gives contributors a reason to stay involved after the raise. Every Concierge package includes a staking dashboard where you set rewards per block, lock periods and vesting schedules. It can launch on any EVM network or Solana, and users can claim rewards at any point once the claim window opens. Settle these details now, because they are the first thing your community will ask about.

5. Line up listings and partners early

A presale is the first step, not the last. Listing.Help gives founders a more coordinated path from presale to exchange and data-platform listings, and our partner network covers legal, marketing and security. CryptoSwift, a regulated European payment service provider, helps bridge traditional finance and Web3.

6. Choose your timing

Timing will not rescue a weak project, but it can give a strong one more attention. US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in about $2.39 billion in the week ending 25 September, their biggest weekly total since October 2025, according to The Block. Bitcoin remains well below its October 2025 high, so this is a recovery, not a peak.

With the Concierge suite live in under three weeks, a project that starts talking at TOKEN2049 can be in market well inside the year. We have written about the cost of wait-and-see for teams weighing this decision.

The checklist in short

• Tokenomics agreed: supply, allocation, vesting and staking.

• Audited smart contracts that you own.

• A payment flow for card and crypto, wrapped in a presale page built to convert.

• A staking and claims plan, on the network you choose.

• Listing and partner routes lined up.

• A launch date that makes the most of the attention available.

Bring your checklist to Booth PB5-13

We exhibited last year as a Silver Sponsor and we are back for 2026. Bring your draft tokenomics, your timeline and your hardest questions, and our team will work through them with you. It also helps to arrive knowing which network you prefer, how contributors will pay and which listings you are aiming for.

At a glance

• Event: TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026

• Dates: Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 October 2026

• Venue: Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956

• Booth: PB5-13

• Book a meeting: contact our team before the event

If a presale or TGE is on your roadmap, book a meeting in advance so your time in Singapore is planned.

Disclaimer: This article discusses market trends, token launches and infrastructure as operational and technology topics, not as financial services. Web3Payments provides non-custodial infrastructure and tools for Web3 projects and does not offer financial, custodial, brokerage, exchange or investment services. Every token project event is owned and controlled by its founders. This content is for information only and is not legal, regulatory, financial or investment advice. Virtual assets are high risk and you may lose all of your capital. Please do your own research.

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