Understand what you are looking at
Read the coin page as separate layers of lifecycle, project context, community activity and market facts.
TL;DR
- Start with lifecycle: it tells you whether a market exists and where a future trade would route.
- Treat description, artwork and links as creator-supplied context; the coin address is the permanent identifier.
- Compare price and summary statistics with trades and holder distribution in the same timeframe.
Trading is currently paused
Buying and selling are paused across Orbit Moon for the first four days so creators can prepare their projects and communities. On Day 4, the platform-wide pause ends; each creator chooses when their coin opens. A lifecycle label alone does not mean trading is active.
A market screener can tell you what the chart is doing. An Orbit Moon coin page can also show the project’s identity, lifecycle, holders, creator economy, profiles, community activity and live place around it. The extra context helps only when each signal keeps its own job.
Begin with lifecycle
| Stage | What it means |
|---|---|
| Draft | No coin contract or public market exists |
| Coming soon | The coin is deployed, but its launch curve has not opened |
| Bonding | Buying and selling route through the coin’s bonding curve |
| Graduating | The target has been reached and the market is transitioning |
| Graduated | Trading routes through the coin’s Uniswap V4 pool |
| Sunset | Ordinary trading is closed and an available exit or claim flow is shown instead |
A platform-wide pause does not change the underlying stage. A bonding coin remains bonding even while its trade control is unavailable.
Read the evidence in layers
Permanent and creator-supplied identity
Check the contract address, name and ticker first. Then read the description, category, artwork and verified links. Link verification demonstrates control of a destination; it does not validate every claim published there.
The creator can change the description, artwork and links after launch. The coin address cannot change, so use it when exact identity matters.
Market and ownership facts
Price, market cap, volume, buys, sells and holder count answer different questions. NA or a dash means Orbit cannot make that measurement for the selected context; it does not mean zero.
Use Trades for recorded activity, Holders for distribution and wallet context, and Fees and distribution for the intended fee split. Read them in the same timeframe as the chart.
Open a public profile when you need to understand the person behind visible activity. Performance and holdings can add context where their privacy settings allow it; they do not turn that person into an endorsement.
Project and community context
About, venue, stream, Updates and Holder Chat help explain what people are doing and saying. They do not prove the project is safe or the market is healthy.
Good to know
Familiar artwork, an active Coin Pod or a verified link can create confidence without changing liquidity or concentration. Social activity is context, not safety proof.
Common questions
Why can a bonding coin still have no trade button?
Lifecycle and platform availability are different. The coin remains in its on-chain stage while Orbit’s current trading pause prevents execution.
Which identifier should I share to distinguish similar coins?
Share and verify the contract address. Names, tickers, artwork and descriptions can be similar, and most presentation fields can change.
Where can I learn the future quote checks?
First read Know what your trade will cost, then use Make your first trade as preparation for when trading returns.