GitFish

GitFish is a launchpad that turns GitHub repositories into tradable tokens on Solana, with one coin per repository and a points system in which more popular repositories cost more points to launch. Maintainers can issue coins for projects they maintain, and traders can issue coins for any repository, with the latter marked "unofficial" until claimed.

The protocol targets the open-source funding gap: grants, donations and project revenue make up only a small slice of funding, and over 96% of projects lack a sustainable funding source. V1 sold new tokens through a three-day auction before secondary trading opened; V2 shipped on Solana in October 2025 with liquidity routed through Meteora's dynamic liquidity layer. The first coin, $Linux, drew about $7.5 million in its initial auction and traded near a $10 million market cap after listing, while Linus Torvalds publicly stated he was not involved. Maintainers can claim their repository coin via GitHub OAuth and earn a 0.5% share of trading fees, with launchers receiving 0.1%.