# Quickstart Guides Participating in a launch on the Bio Protocol is a straightforward process designed to be fair, transparent, and community-driven. This guide will walk you through the key steps, from preparing for the sale to understanding how to engage with the project post-launch. This section contains the following guides: * [**Buying Bio Ecosystem Tokens**](/bio/descientists/quickstart-guides/buy-bio-ecosystem-tokens.md): A step-by-step guide to acquiring tokens in the Bio ecosystem using fiat currency (USD, EUR etc.). * [**Funding Your Participation**](/bio/descientists/quickstart-guides/fund.md): A step-by-step guide to acquiring and committing the `$USDC` needed to invest in a project. * [**How to Stake $BIO**](/bio/descientists/quickstart-guides/bio-staking-guide.md): Learn how to stake/unstake $BIO. * [**How to Bridge $BIO**](/bio/descientists/quickstart-guides/bridge-bio.md): Instructions on how to move your `$BIO` tokens to the Base network to participate in launches. * [**Providing Liquidity Post-Launch**](/bio/descientists/quickstart-guides/provide-liquidity.md): Learn how to support a project's long-term health by providing additional liquidity after the initial launch. ## The Ignition Sale Model All projects on Bio Protocol V2 currently launch through a **Ignition sale**. This means the price per token is set from the beginning, creating a predictable and clear process for everyone. * **Denomination:** All sales are denominated in `$USDC`. * **Success Condition:** A launch is only successful if the total amount of `$USDC` committed by the community meets or exceeds the project's funding goal. If the goal isn't met, all participants are fully refunded. ## How to Participate: A Two-Step Process To join a sale, you need to complete two key actions: 1. **Commit $USDC:** You must commit the amount of `$USDC` you wish to invest. 2. **Pledge BioXP:** You can optionally spend your accumulated [BioXP points](/bio/introduction/bio-protocol-v2/staking-and-vebio/bioxp.md) to secure the right to an allocation. If a sale is subscribed, higher BioXP = larger allocation priority. BioXP is earned by contributing to the ecosystem, such as by staking `$BIO`. Your final allocation of the project's tokens is determined by the number of BioXP points you pledge relative to the total points pledged by all other participants. Over-pledging increases your chances of obtaining the max allocation (1% of the total supply). ## Understanding Your Allocation Launches are often oversubscribed, meaning the community commits more USDC than the project's target. In this case, your final allocation is calculated pro-rata based on your share of the total BioXP pledged, up to a maximum cap. The final allocation is determined by the following formula: `user_allocation = min((user_points / total_points_pledged) * tokens_for_sale, 0.005 * tokens_for_sale)` Where: * `user_points` is the amount of BioXP you pledged. * `total_points_pledged` is the total BioXP pledged by all participants. * `tokens_for_sale` is the total number of tokens available in the launch. **Key Rules:** * **Max Allocation:** To ensure fair distribution, no single user can purchase more than 1**%** of the total token supply being sold. * **Refunds:** If you commit more `$USDC` than your final allocation allows, the excess `$USDC` and any unused BioXP are automatically returned to you. Ready to get started? The next page will detail how to fund your participation. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.bio.xyz/bio/descientists/quickstart-guides.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.