Open the cemetery gates slowly. Make every burial traceable before it becomes theatrical.
The safest launch path is not to publish wallet addresses immediately. Crypto Graveyard should start with a manual beta, learn from a few controlled burials, and only then graduate into automated wallet watching and public cemetery wallets.
> wallets.public = false
> tester.approval_required = true
> unsupported_tokens.auto_accept = false
> tax_claims.allowed = never
Wallet models
All three can work eventually. The trick is choosing the one that matches the project’s maturity instead of the one that feels flashiest.
Simple, but risky first
Publish one official cemetery wallet per supported chain. This is easy to understand and good for a livestream, but attribution, spam, unsupported tokens, and impersonation risk are harder to control.
Best for
Later public launch
Cleaner attribution
Generate a unique deposit address or memo per burial request. This makes matching transfers to users easier, but it requires more backend infrastructure and careful operational security.
Best for
Automation phase
Recommended starting point
Start with a request form, review the token and chain manually, then provide burial instructions only for approved early participants. It is slower, but safer while the process is still being shaped.
Best for
Private beta
Phase 0
Current state. The site explains the concept, but does not request or accept token transfers.
Phase 1
Invite a few known testers, review each burial manually, and publish sample-like memorial pages based on controlled real transactions.
Phase 2
Run wallet watchers for a small chain set and reconcile transfers into a database before publishing memorials.
Phase 3
Publish official receiving wallets after monitoring, support docs, abuse handling, and display rules are working.
The first chain should be cheap enough for testing, familiar enough for users, and easy enough to watch reliably.
Base
Low fees, Ethereum-style tooling, good candidate for early headstone and NFT work.
Polygon
Low fees and broad EVM support; good for inexpensive test burials.
Ethereum
Most recognized, but mainnet fees make it better for later or high-significance burials.
Solana
Popular and low cost, but requires a separate watcher and tooling path from EVM chains.
The burial should be public enough to be fun, but private enough that users are not accidentally doxxing their wallet history for internet points.
Which chain gets the first real test burial?
Should early testers apply before receiving instructions?
Will large claims require private documentation review?
What should happen when users send unsupported tokens?
When should a burial become eligible for the Hall of Fame?
Manual beta layer
It previews chain, token contract, wallet proof preference, pseudonym, and consent choices while keeping real transfers closed until an approved beta burial exists.