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Gas-as-a-Service · Technical Reference


$METHANE is infrastructure for the Fartcoin ecosystem. It turns idle creator fees from any pump.fun token into leveraged FART exposure via Lavarage — creating persistent buy pressure while generating yield for holders.

Every mechanic is on-chain and verifiable. No custody, no pooling, no trust assumptions beyond the smart contracts themselves.

ProtocolLavarage (spot leverage)
UnderlyingFartcoin (FART)
Leverage5× (configurable via governance)
CollateralSOL (direct deposit)
Agent WalletFXf5...TKd
Cycle FrequencyEvery 15 minutes
Min Claim0.05 SOL

The pipeline is a four-stage autonomous loop. No human intervention required after initial setup.

Stage 1: Collect

Agent monitors creator fee wallet every 15 minutes
Claims accumulated fees when balance exceeds 0.05 SOL threshold
All claims are logged to Redis with transaction signatures

Stage 2: Split

70% allocated to leveraged FART position
30% allocated to buyback reserve
Split ratios are configurable via governance

Stage 3: Leverage

SOL collateral deposited directly to Lavarage
Lavarage borrows additional SOL and buys real FART tokens on-chain
Position opened at configured leverage (default: 5×)
MEV protection via Astralane/Jito bundles

Stage 4: Hold

Position accrues value as FART price moves
Agent monitors liquidation risk, interest costs, and PnL
Automatic take-profit at +15% triggers burn mechanism
Auto-close if borrowing costs exceed projected returns
pipeline-flow.pseudo
// Every 15 minutes
fees = claim_creator_fees()
if fees < 0.05 SOL → skip

long_amount = fees × 0.70
reserve     = fees × 0.30

position = lavarage.open({
  collateral: long_amount,
  leverage:   5,
  asset:      FART,
  slippage:   1%
})

log(position, redis)

Lavarage provides spot leverage — borrowing SOL against your collateral and using it to buy real tokens on-chain. Unlike perpetual futures (synthetic exposure), this creates actual buy pressure on the underlying asset.

ProtocolLavarage
TypeSpot leverage (real tokens)
FART Offers9 active pools
Max Leverage7.47×
Borrowing APR~99%
Liquidation ModeSELL (auto-unwind)
CollateralSOL or USDC

Why Lavarage over Drift?

Real buy pressure — Lavarage buys actual FART tokens vs. Drift's synthetic perpetuals
Permissionless — any SPL token with liquidity can be traded
Simpler flow — SOL direct collateral, no USDC swap needed
Crisis resilient — decoupled from single protocol risk

Position Data Available

Entry price, current price, mark price
Unrealized PnL (USD), ROI percentage
Liquidation price, current LTV
Effective leverage, interest accrued
Daily interest cost

Burn on Rip

When the FART position hits +15% unrealized PnL, the agent takes partial profit and uses the 30% buyback allocation to purchase $METHANE tokens — then sends them to the Solana null address, permanently removing them from supply.

Trigger+15% unrealized PnL
Burn Amount0.5% total supply per event
Source30% buyback allocation
DestinationSolana null address (permanent)

Profit Distribution (The Blowoff)

At major PnL milestones (2×, 5×, 10×), the agent realizes 30% of gains and distributes directly to the top 500 $METHANE holders via SPL token transfer.

Milestones2×, 5×, 10× PnL
Payout30% realized gains
EligibleTop 500 holders
DeliveryDirect SPL transfer

Governance (Critical Mass)

As $METHANE market cap grows, governance power scales. Early holders get outsized voting influence through SPL Realms.

$100K MC3× vote weight
$500K MC5× vote weight
$1M MC7× vote weight
PlatformSPL Realms
Quorum24 hours

All endpoints are public and return JSON. No authentication required.

GET /api/position

Returns live position data from the Lavarage API and pipeline statistics from Redis.

response.json
{
  "live": true,
  "venue": "lavarage",
  "agentWallet": "FXf5jhkD7Hoyr...Q6TKd",
  "position": {
    "hasPosition": true,
    "count": 1,
    "positions": [{
      "side": "LONG",
      "entryPrice": 0.1805,
      "currentPrice": 0.1923,
      "unrealizedPnl": 12.45,
      "roiPercent": 6.53,
      "liquidationPrice": 0.0412,
      "effectiveLeverage": 4.89,
      "dailyInterestCost": 0.0034
    }],
    "totals": { "collateral": 0.5, "pnl": 12.45 }
  },
  "stats": {
    "totalClaimed": 2.5400,
    "cycleCount": 47,
    "longCount": 12,
    "pendingBuyback": 0.7620
  }
}

GET /api/fart-price

Current FART price from Pyth Network oracle.

response.json
{
  "price": "0.1805715803",
  "source": "pyth",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-09T12:37:41.013Z"
}

GET /api/logs

Recent agent activity log entries from Redis.

response.json
{
  "logs": [
    {
      "type": "CYCLE",
      "message": "Cycle complete — 0.12 SOL → 5× FART long",
      "timestamp": "2026-04-09T12:30:00Z",
      "txSignature": "5xK7m..."
    }
  ]
}

$METHANE involves real financial risk. This section is not a disclaimer — it's a technical assessment of what can go wrong.

Liquidation Risk

At 5× leverage, a ~20% drop in FART price approaches liquidation
Lavarage auto-sells the position (SELL liquidation mode)
Agent re-enters after 1h cooldown at reduced 3× leverage

Borrowing Costs

~99% APR on borrowed SOL — this is the cost of leverage
Interest is deducted from collateral continuously
In sideways markets, interest erodes the position
Agent auto-closes if costs exceed projected returns

Smart Contract Risk

Lavarage contracts are permissionless and audited, but not risk-free
Jupiter swap routing carries standard DEX risk
Pipeline agent code is open-source and verifiable

Market Risk

FART is a memecoin — high volatility, potential for rapid drawdowns
Leverage amplifies both gains and losses
Liquidity conditions may affect execution quality

What happens if FART goes to zero?
Can I withdraw my fees once routed?
How is this different from just buying FART?
Is the agent code open-source?
What if Lavarage goes down?
Who controls the agent wallet?
What's the minimum to participate?
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