What Is Hooked? Getting to Know the Solana Launchpad with Transfer Hooks

Sniper bots buy up tokens in seconds, whales sell all at once, and creators can only hope their community survives. Hooked tries to answer that old problem in another way: rules are embedded directly into the token via transfer hooks. This Solana launchpad claims to be the first transfer hook-based token launcher on Meteora.

Key Takeaways

• Hooked is a Solana launchpad that embeds rules, such as ownership limits and sell limits, into Token-2022 tokens. Transactions that violate the rules automatically fail.
• Every trade on the Hooked curve is charged a 1% platform fee. 85% is used to buy and burn HOOKED tokens, and 15% goes to development.
• As of October 5, 2026, HOOKED is around US$0.00799 with a market cap of US$7.61 million, down about 30% in 24 hours. The risk is high.

What Is Hooked?

Hooked, or HookedPad, is a token launchpad on the Solana network. According to the official Hooked site, creators choose one rule when launching a token, for example "no wallet may hold more than 1% of the supply." That rule is then enforced on every transfer.

How it is enforced is what sets it apart. Hooked documentation states there is no bot to trust and no site that can stop enforcing the rules, because the check runs inside the transfer on Solana. If a transfer violates the rule, the transaction fails.

The platform also has its own token, namely HOOKED. The official X account @Hoookedpad announced the launchpad launch on September 28, 2026, on Meteora. 

Based on its official page, the following is the contract address of the HOOKED token: C1mBfBoDkwWfd6uTFZp62ARHLjeVp3bDpCDMfMZtPngE. To avoid mistakes, you should verify and match it again with the official token address. 

Want to monitor other crypto assets while researching Solana tokens? Register first at Bittime, a crypto asset platform supervised by OJK.

How Hooked Works: Transfer Hook on Every Transaction

Tokens on Hooked use the Token-2022 standard with the transfer hook extension. The token mint points to a program, and Solana calls that program on every transfer, whether buy, sell, or send between wallets. The program can read who the sender and receiver are, the amount, and the balance held, then reject the transaction if necessary.

Several important points according to its official documentation:

• One hook per token. Most tokens use one rule. Combined rules are available with certain limitations.
• Cannot be turned off. Neither the creator nor Hooked can turn off the rule after launch. The only exception is curve graduation (explained below).
• Keys stay with the user. Hooked states it does not hold any keys and every step is signed by the user's wallet.

Most rules only require the token's on-chain configuration, so they can be traded on DEXs or routers that support the Token-2022 transfer hook. Some rules require Hooked's own swap route.

Read Also: BIS Reveals New Potential for XRP Ledger in the Digital Financial System

Types of Rules Creators Can Choose

The official Hooked site states there are 39 rules that can be launched, spread across 30 hook programs on Solana mainnet. The site also claims 17 rules have been proven to work in live Meteora swaps. This claim comes from the site itself and has not been verified by a third party.

Rules are grouped by function. Some examples:

• Fair launch: Max per wallet limits the balance of a single wallet. Sniper-fee cap rejects purchases that pay priority fees or Jito tips above the limit during the launch window. Anti-bundle limits the number of trades per block.
• When selling is allowed: Anti-dump caps and Graduated sell caps limit sell size. Holder vesting unlocks tokens gradually from the first purchase.
• Where and when trading: Market hours make the token tradable only Monday through Friday, 09:30 to 16:00 New York time, like stocks.
• Who gets paid: Buyer rewards gives rewards to buyers from a vault funded by the creator. King of the Hill gives the title of "king" to the largest purchase, which according to the official X account receives around 0.5% of every trade in SOL.
• Custom rules: Custom hook creates rules with AI assistance, which are permanently stored on the blockchain at launch.

Read Also: Popular Tokenized Stocks 2026: Tech Stocks Become Investors' Favorite

How to Launch a Token on Hooked

According to Hooked documentation, launching a token consists of four steps:

1. Fill in token data. Name, ticker, and image (required), plus optional description and links. Fixed supply of 1,000,000,000 tokens.
2. Choose a rule. The launcher explains each setting in simple numbers as you change it.
3. Choose a curve. Graduating (default) or permanent, along with the starting market cap and graduation market cap in dollars.
4. Sign. The wallet signs the metadata upload, token creation and Meteora pool creation, rule activation, and token listing in Hooked's directory.

The cost is around 0.1 SOL for rent and network fees, plus costs funded by certain rules, such as the Buyer rewards vault. If one step fails, pressing the Launch button again will continue from the stage where it stopped.

As for the curve, there are two options. A graduating curve moves to a regular Meteora pool when it reaches the graduation market cap, and Meteora removes the hook on the purchase that fills the curve. After that, the token trades like any other token without rules. A permanent curve never graduates, so its rules apply for as long as the token exists.

Read Also: 10+ Best AI Coins 2026: This Is the List of Artificial Intelligence-Themed Cryptos! 

Fees and HOOKED Token Buyback-Burn

Every trade on the Hooked curve is charged a 1% fee. All of it goes into the platform's "flywheel" and not to the token creator.

The flywheel runs every 10 minutes. 15% is sent to the developer wallet, and 85% is used to buy HOOKED tokens on the market and burn them. Meteora migration fees and locked liquidity fees after graduation also go into the flywheel.

This means demand for HOOKED from buybacks depends on the trading volume of tokens launched on Hooked. If launch activity is quiet, the buyback flow shrinks as well.

Read Also: 10 Largest RWA Crypto Asset Tokenizations in the World

Hooked Token (HOOKED) Market Data

Based on GMGN data as of October 5, 2026, at 09:36 WIB:

• Price: US$0.00799
• Market cap: US$7.61 million
• Liquidity: US$923.2 thousand
• 24-hour volume: US$6.2 million
• Price change: down 30.14% in 24 hours and 7.02% in one hour
• All-time high (ATH): US$0.01795, so the current price is around 55% below ATH (own calculation)

KuCoin News the day before, citing Mars Finance and Odaily based on GMGN data, reported HOOKED rose more than 110% in 24 hours. Its market cap briefly surpassed US$17 million, then around US$13.96 million. Compared with those figures, the market cap has now fallen by nearly half, although the timing is not exactly the same.

Total supply on GMGN is recorded at 952.2 million, lower than the fixed supply of 1 billion that applies to tokens on the platform. If HOOKED follows that rule, the difference of around 47.8 million tokens could come from burns. This needs to be confirmed via a block explorer.

Risks to Watch

A hook only enforces the rule chosen by the creator. It does not protect buyers from falling prices, and it does not guarantee that the project behind it is sound.

A few other things to keep in mind:

• The hook program can be upgraded. Hooked documentation acknowledges that the Hooked deploy wallet can still upgrade the hook program and calls it a trust assumption.
• There are levers for creators. For example, Max per wallet allows creators to exempt up to 15 additional wallets.
• Some rules restrict selling. In Social trading, if the supported app stops trading the token, no one can sell it.
• The platform is very new. Its official X account joined in September 2026, and team information and independent audits have not been found.
• The price is highly volatile, and HOOKED's value depends on platform volume.

Conclusion

Hooked is a Solana launchpad that moves launch rules from the creator's promises into the token itself via transfer hooks. This approach is interesting because rules are enforced at the transfer level, but most of its claims come only from its official site.

With an age of only about a week, a volatile HOOKED price, and a program that can still be upgraded, study the data carefully before making a decision.

This article is for informational purposes and is not investment advice. Crypto assets are high-risk and their value can change at any time. Market data was taken on October 5, 2026, and may change.

Check the prices of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Solana (SOL), GRAM, and BNB as well as leading memecoin DOGE. You can trade directly on Bittime!

Bittime is a licensed Digital Financial Asset Trader (PAKD) platform supervised by the Financial Services Authority — where you can buy Bitcoin in Indonesia and hundreds of other crypto assets starting from IDR 10,000. The registration process is fast, secure, and can be started today.

Track the conversion USDT to IDR and the price movements of your favorite crypto assets in real time. Everything is available in one crypto investment app that can be downloaded for free on the Play Store.

Ready to start? Register now at Bittime and execute your investment strategy with a platform trusted by millions of users in Indonesia.

FAQ

What is Hooked? 

Hooked is a token launchpad on Solana that embeds rules directly into the token via transfer hooks. Transactions that violate the rules automatically fail.

How does Hooked work? 

Tokens use the Token-2022 standard, and Solana calls the hook program on every transfer. That program can reject transactions that violate the rules.

How do you launch a token on Hooked? 

Fill in the token data, choose a rule and curve, then sign the transaction with your wallet. The cost is around 0.1 SOL, plus special costs for certain rules.

What is the HOOKED token? 

HOOKED is the token of the Hooked platform. 85% of platform fees are used to buy and burn it.

What are the risks of using Hooked? 

The hook program can still be upgraded by the Hooked deploy wallet, the platform is new, and the token price is highly volatile. Some rules can also restrict how holders sell.