# Entry times by network

How long it takes for a pair to appear on the trending list after a window opens, per network, and how to plan around it.

There is a gap between opening a window and the pair appearing on the board. The board reads activity
over a rolling period, so new volume has to accumulate before the ranking changes.

## Typical entry time by network

| Network | Typical entry | Open the window ahead of news by |
| --------- | ------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Avalanche | 11 min | 20 minutes |
| Polygon | 13 min | 20 minutes |
| Ethereum | 14 min | 20 minutes |
| Arbitrum | 16 min | 25 minutes |
| BNB Chain | 18 min | 30 minutes |
| Base | 21 min | 25 minutes |
| Solana | 27 min | 40 minutes |

The third column adds margin on top, because a board that happens to be unusually busy that hour
takes longer. Opening early costs nothing; opening late means your announcement lands before the pair
is visible.

## Why the fastest chain is the slowest board

Solana settles blocks in under a second and has the longest entry time of the seven. That is not a
contradiction — entry speed tracks how contested a board is, not how fast the chain is.

Every other pair on Solana is competing for the same places, so it takes more accumulated activity to
climb into the list. Avalanche settles more slowly and enters faster, because its board is the quietest
of the set.

Read the figures as competition, not latency. A busier board is a slower board.
More on running a Solana window.

## What moves your own figure

- The hour you launch. A board is more contested during peak trading hours.

- Market conditions. During a market-wide rally everything takes longer.

- Pool depth. A thin pool is paced more gently, which can add a little time.

- Where the pair starts. A pair with existing activity has less ground to cover.

## Planning a window around an event

Take your chain's figure, add the margin from the table, and open the window that far before the
announcement. On Solana that means roughly 40 minutes ahead; on the quieter EVM boards, about 20.

Scheduling a start time lets you set this precisely rather than watching
a clock.

## These are averages, not promises

Entry time is the one figure here that genuinely varies. What the package commits to is the number of
hours your pair spends on the list — not how quickly it gets there, and not
what position it holds.

## Questions

**How long until my pair appears on the trending list?**

It depends on how contested the board is. Typical entry runs about 11 minutes on Avalanche, 13 on Polygon, 14 on Ethereum, 16 on Arbitrum, 18 on BNB Chain, 21 on Base and 27 on Solana.

**Why does Solana take longest when it is the fastest chain?**

Entry speed tracks competition rather than block time. Solana has the busiest board in crypto, so more accumulated activity is needed to climb into the list.

**Do the paid hours start when I launch or when the pair appears?**

When you launch. The window is the block of time you bought, and entry happens inside it.

**How far ahead of an announcement should I open the window?**

Roughly your chain figure plus a margin: about 20 minutes on the quieter EVM boards, 25 to 30 on Base and BNB Chain, and about 40 on Solana.