Crypto Launchpads & IDOs in Telegram Ads: DAO Maker, Polkastarter, TrustPad (2026)

Crypto Launchpads & IDOs in Sponsored Telegram Ads#

Crypto launchpads facilitate Initial DEX Offerings (IDOs) and token sales, offering retail investors early access to crypto projects. Telegram Ads Spy catalogued 75+ unique creatives from DAO Maker, Polkastarter, TrustPad, Seedify, and PinkSale across 9,000+ Telegram channels from 2024–2026.

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Leading Advertisers#

Platform	Ads	Intensity	Chain focus	Model
DAO Maker	~22	7/10	Multi-chain	Strong Holder Offering (SHO)
Polkastarter	~18	7/10	Multi-chain	Whitelist IDO
TrustPad	~14	6/10	BSC + ETH	FCFS + whitelist
Seedify	~12	6/10	BSC	Gaming/GameFi focus
PinkSale	~10	5/10	BSC	Open presales

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Key Creative Patterns#

"Get in before CEX listing" is the dominant hook — launchpad ads promise 5–50× returns by accessing tokens before exchanges. The promise of early-stage allocation at seed/private-round prices drives FOMO effectively.

DAO Maker's SHO model generates unique ad creatives: users stake USDC and receive refunds if a project underperforms. Ads lead with "Downside protection + IDO upside" — a risk-reduction framing that differentiates from pure speculation plays.

Gaming/NFT project launches via Seedify dominated the 2024 GameFi cycle. Ads showed token allocation tiers with explicit APR projections on staked launchpad tokens, appealing to DeFi yield-seekers who also wanted GameFi exposure.

PinkSale open presales run with lower entry barriers — ads target retail investors: "No whitelist. No allocation lottery. Anyone can participate." Appeals to users excluded from tier-gated platforms.

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Geographic Distribution#

English and Russian channels dominate launchpad ad volume — IDO participants skew technical and globally distributed. Chinese (zh) channels show high launchpad density, reflecting Chinese retail DeFi participation. Seedify shows elevated Southeast Asian presence (Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam) mirroring its gaming community focus.

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2025–2026 Trends#

Post-bear-market, launchpad ads shifted from "100× gains" to "curated projects with strong fundamentals" and KYC/audit messaging. DAO Maker introduced SHO v3 with on-chain reputation scoring; ads highlighted "smart money co-investment." The AI crypto agent meta in 2025–2026 brought a new wave of AI project launchpad ads, with platforms competing to be the premier AI token launchpad.

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Live data

Telegram Ads Spy archive of Telegram sponsored ads. /api/v1/ads?vertical=crypto-launchpads · CC-BY-4.0.

Related reports#

• GameFi on Telegram
• IEO/Launchpad report
• Memecoins

Citation & Methodology#

Cite as: Telegram Ads Spy Research. "Crypto Launchpads & IDOs in Telegram Ads." tgadsspy.com, 22 April 2026. CC-BY-4.0.

Methodology: Ad data extracted from Telegram Ads Spy automated ingest pipeline via gramesh /channels.getSponsored across 9,000+ channels. Classification by domain matching in ctaUrl field plus manual review. Counts represent unique deduplicated creatives, not impression frequency.

tgadsspy research (2026). Crypto Launchpads & IDOs in Telegram Ads: DAO Maker, Polkastarter, TrustPad (2026). tgadsspy.com. Retrieved from https://tgadsspy.com/blog/telegram-ads-crypto-launchpads-2026