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Holder Notifications
Holder notifications let verified token owners send messages directly to their token holders. Notifications are included with every plan tier, no add-ons required. Recipients must hold a minimum balance to receive messages, ensuring only genuine community members are reached.
Finding it
Open your token manager and tap Community in the bottom navigation — that's the hub for your holders. Each access tier has a Notify Holders (megaphone) button that opens the broadcast composer, pre-targeted to that tier's audience.
How It Works
- The verified owner composes a notification from a tier's notification button
- Chain Daddy confirms the sender is the registered owner of that ticker
- Recipients are filtered by on-chain balance verification ($100+ of the token)
- Message is delivered through available channels in priority order
Free for Community Members
Receiving holder notifications is free for any wallet holding $100+ of the token. No signup required, balance is verified on-chain.
Tier Limits
Notification capacity is included with every tier:
| Tier | Notifications/Week | Announcements | Updates | Alerts | Member Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 | 2/week | 4/week | Unlimited | 10,000 |
| PRO | Unlimited | 4/week | 8/week | Unlimited | 50,000 |
| Developer+ | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Member cap refers to the maximum number of verified holders who can receive each notification. If your token has more holders than your tier allows, the most recent verifications are prioritized.
See Token Plans for full pricing details.
Channel Priority
Messages reach holders through these channels, based on each recipient's preferences:
- In-App: Always delivered (default, cannot be disabled)
- Web push: Browser notifications (if the holder enabled push)
- Email: If the holder has verified an email address
- SMS: For holders who added a phone number
Recipients configure their preferred channels in their account settings. The in-app inbox always receives the message, so nothing is ever lost even if a holder has no other channel set up.
No Discord or Telegram delivery
Chain Daddy does not deliver holder notifications to Discord or Telegram DMs. Discord and Telegram are used only for community gating (token-gated access) — not as notification channels. To echo your token's events into a Discord channel you control, use Discord alert forwarding. Wallet-to-wallet messaging (XMTP) is rolling out; until it's live it falls back to email.
Verification Expiry
Holder verification is valid for 24 hours. After expiry:
- Recipients must re-verify their balance to receive the next broadcast
- This prevents sending to wallets that have sold their tokens
- Verification happens automatically when the recipient visits Chain Daddy
WARNING
If a holder sells their tokens between verification checks, they won't receive subsequent broadcasts until they re-acquire the minimum balance.
Sending a Broadcast
Step 1: Open Access Tiers
Navigate to Token Manager > Community. Your holders and access tiers are displayed here.
Step 2: Click Broadcast on a Tier
Each access tier card has a megaphone icon. Click it to open the notification compose modal pre-targeted to that tier's audience.
Step 3: Compose Message
Fill in the notification details:
| Field | Description | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Update or Alert | — |
| Audience Tiers | Select which tiers receive the message (pre-filled from the tier you clicked) | Multi-select |
| Channels | In-App (always on), plus Push, Email, and SMS | Multi-select |
| Title | Message headline | 100 characters |
| Message | Message content | 1,000 characters |
| Image URL (optional) | HTTPS image URL to include | Valid HTTPS URL |
| Link URL (optional) | URL to include with the message | Valid HTTPS URL |
Step 4: Send
Review your message and click Send. The broadcast is signed with your wallet to verify ownership, then delivered to all matching holders.
Best Practices
- Keep messages concise: short updates perform better across all channels
- Use links: drive holders to your site or announcement page for details
- Respect frequency: even if your tier allows it, avoid over-messaging
- Target specific tiers: use tier targeting to reach the right audience segment
- Time zone awareness: normal priority messages respect recipient quiet hours (10pm, 8am local)
Scheduled Notifications
Pro+ and above can schedule notifications for future delivery. When composing, toggle Schedule for later and set the date and time (at least 5 minutes ahead) — the platform sends it automatically. Scheduled notifications can be reviewed, edited, or cancelled from the notifications list until they send.