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Printr, a token launchpad that deployed assets across eight chains from one interface, said Monday it has begun winding down and will cease all operations by Aug. 31, cancelling the token generation event and airdrop it had told users to expect.
The shutdown removes one of the few launchpads that tried to compete on chain coverage rather than on a single network, at a point when launchpad fees are concentrating into pump.fun on Solana and a handful of venues on Robinhood Chain. Printr cited the two things it could not get: money and reach.
"Over the past three months, we have pursued every option available to reach a sustainable path forward," the team wrote in a post on X. "Without the capital or the distribution backing that today's market requires, Printr is no longer sustainable."
Eighty-Four Percent In April
Printr has collected $574,468 in fees since its first day of activity on Oct. 17, 2025, according to DefiLlama. Of that, $480,790 — 84% — came in April 2026, including a single-day peak of $73,145 on April 22.
The business has not recovered since. Monthly fees fell to $42,983 in May, $10,491 in June and $1,178 in July. Printr has taken $173 in fees so far in August, and $441 over the past 30 days against $1,980 in the 30 days before that.
Staking Unwinds This Week
Starting Aug. 18, Printr said, staked positions and accrued staking fees on all supported chains will be unstaked and sent back to the wallets they came from, after which staking will be paused. Users who have not received assets by Aug. 20 were told to contact the team on Discord before Aug. 31.
The app at app.printr.money goes offline after Aug. 31 and no new tokens can be launched. Tokens already deployed through Printr remain live on their respective chains.
Raised Over $4.5 Million
Printr announced a $4.5 million raise on Oct. 21, 2025 — a $2.5 million pre-seed from Axelar, Sui Foundation, Flow Blockchain, Draper Dragon and Bitscale Capital, plus a $2 million seed extension from Mantle EcoFund, Mirana Ventures, L1D, Sfermion and Flowdesk. It also announced partnerships with Bybit's venture studio, Mantle and Byreal.
An attempt to raise from users failed four months later. Printr paused its PRINT community sale on April 30 and refunded every commitment, confirming days later that all USDC had been returned to the original Solana wallets. The token never launched.