# Ansem Debuts Launchpad and the z500 Onchain Index

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Aug 17, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/read/news/ansem-debuts-launchpad-and-the-z500-onchain-index*

---

Crypto trader Ansem unveiled [ansem.io](https://ansem.io/) and [z500](https://x.com/blknoiz06/status/2089381520821674132) today. The former is a new Solana token launchpad for the $ANSEM community, while the latter is an onchain index that lets projects climb a leaderboard through $ANSEM buy-and-burns. 

> [https://t.co/GStGVLjoXB](https://t.co/GStGVLjoXB)— Ansem 🐂🀄️ (@blknoiz06) [August 17, 2026](https://x.com/blknoiz06/status/2089379753098703247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## **What's the Scoop?**
- **How ansem.io works:** Teams launch tokens on pump.fun via dedicated launch wallets funded for community airdrops and gas. Projects (or community members) can pay a one-time fee to unlock "enhanced" token pages (i.e. banner, story, roadmap, updates), and can reach Gold or Diamond status + perks by burning $ANSEM, with project metrics tracked onchain and visible on Solscan.
- **How z500 works:** Participating teams airdrop a slice of their new token supply to existing $ANSEM holders, then optionally buy and burn more $ANSEM to climb the z500 leaderboard. Rank is driven by burn size and the market cap of the airdropped supply, and top-ranked projects get active promotion across Ansem's channels.
- **Why it matters:** Ansem frames this model as a fix for pump.fun's curation problem (where many tokens launch but few graduate/grow) and as a reversal of typical KOL marketing, where influencers take paid allocations and dump them rather than deliver value to holders first.
- **Zoom out:** z500 is a live test of Ansem's stated thesis that creator tokens can flip the influencer economy, turning consumers into stakeholders and brands into direct value-payers rather than sponsors, a model that, if it works here, likely gets copied fast.
---

*This article is brought to you by [NEAR](https://www.bankless.com/de/sponsor/near-1785257427?ref=read/news/ansem-debuts-launchpad-and-the-z500-onchain-index)*