Snipe, Bundle, or Both? Choosing a Buy Mode for Your Launch

Every launch starts with the same choice: how do the wallets beyond your dev wallet actually buy in? There are four honest answers, and picking the wrong one for what you're actually trying to do is an easy mistake to make once, since the names sound similar and the outcomes aren't.

Bundle: guaranteed, but capped

Bundle wallets buy atomically with your dev wallet in the same Jito bundle — same block as creation, or the whole thing doesn't land. That guarantee comes from a real limit: a Jito bundle tops out at five transactions total, which after the tip transaction leaves room for the dev wallet plus three more. We cap Bundle mode at three wallets for exactly that reason — it's the largest number that keeps the atomic, same-block guarantee intact.

Snipe: fast, but not guaranteed

Snipe wallets buy immediately after the bundle lands, as their own independent transactions. They're not in the same block, and they're not protected from anyone else trying to buy in that same window — they're just moving as fast as the rest of the system can send them. Up to twenty of them, since there's no five-transaction ceiling forcing a smaller number here.

Both: what it actually buys you

Combine the two and you get the atomic core (dev plus up to three bundle wallets) plus a wider net of fast follow-up buys right after. It's not "twenty-three wallets all guaranteed together" — it's three guaranteed, and up to twenty more that are fast but not guaranteed. Worth being precise about, since conflating the two overstates what you're actually getting.

Dev Buy Only: the honest default

Just the dev wallet, nothing else. Not a lesser option — for a lot of launches it's the correct one, especially if you're testing configuration or don't want the added complexity of multiple wallets showing up in early holder data.

Picking one

• Need guaranteed same-block execution and can live with three extra wallets? Bundle.
• Want to capture more supply and can accept it's a speed race, not a guarantee? Snipe.
• Want both the guaranteed core and the wider net? Both.
• Testing, or deliberately keeping the launch simple? Dev Buy Only.

All four are the same choice on the Launch flow — pick one before assigning specific wallets and amounts.