> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.feel.cash/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.feel.cash/launch/ticker-protection.md).

# Ticker and slug protection

Learn how Feel.cash protects new tickers and slugs, when protection expires, and why the chain and contract remain a coin’s definitive identity.

Feel.cash protects fresh launches from immediate ticker copies while keeping contract addresses as the final source of truth.

## The 48-hour rule

Ticker checks apply across supported launch chains.

* One- and two-character tickers are reserved.
* On X, three- through twelve-character tickers do not have a follower-count restriction. [Chain sponsorship has separate account requirements](/launch/x-launcher.md#x-launch-eligibility).
* New tickers are protected for **48 hours** after launch.
* A coin that reaches at least **$100,000 all-time-high market cap** keeps permanent ticker protection.

After 48 hours, a ticker below the threshold can be used by another launch. This limits immediate copycat or vamp launches without granting permanent ownership to every inactive ticker.

Ticker protection is not verification or endorsement.

## Slugs and URLs

Every coin receives its own page:

```
https://feel.cash/:slug
```

When the preferred slug already exists, Feel.cash assigns a deterministic suffix such as `-1` or `-2`. A later coin can never take over an existing coin's URL.

## Reserved before deployment

Feel.cash reserves the ticker and slug before payment and deployment. The same reservation is reused if a launch needs to retry, preventing two concurrent requests from claiming the same identity.

Always verify a coin with its chain and full contract address. Official Feel.cash launch addresses end in `fee1`.