One platform wants degens trading faster than ever; the other is courting normies with Apple Pay simplicity. The memecoin industrial complex is evolving and the stakes have never been higher. On June 27, Solana-based memecoin powerhouse Pump.fun unveiled its long-awaited 2.0 upgrade, packing a suite of hyper-optimized trading tools aimed at meme traders who live … Read more
Dune analytics showed over 60% of pump.fun traders experienced losses, while 311 wallets have earned over $1 million in the last six months. According to recent data from the on-chain analytics platform Dune, more than 2.4 million wallets or around 56% of pump.fun traders have experienced losses amounting to at least $1,000 in the last … Read more
Pump.fun is introducing a new revenue-sharing model that will fuel the Solana meme coin boom. Will SOL break $295? Or is the incentive a horrible idea that will affect developers? Solana owes its success to meme coins; it’s as simple as that. The success of some of the best Solana meme coins like BONK, BOME, … Read more
The number of crypto projects that launched over the past four years has skyrocketed by over 1,500%, according to new data from the leading market aggregator CoinGecko. In a new report, CoinGecko says only 428,383 crypto projects were launched in 2021 and listed on the decentralized exchange (DEX) tracker GeckoTerminal. But by 2025, that number … Read more
Pump.fun, the memecoin launchpad on the Solana, has announced the launch of PumpSwap, a native decentralized exchange promising instant token migration, zero fees and enhanced liquidity. The Pump.fun team unveiled the new DEX platform on March 20, 2025, noting in a post on X that PumpSwap will now support all launchpad coins that “complete their … Read more
Without Pump.fun and meme coins, Solana would likely be lagging behind Ethereum and Tron. Then came meme coins like Bonk and BOME, and SOL prices turned the corner, rising from 2022 lows of around $8 to breaking all-time highs in January 2025. Pump.fun and Rise Of Meme Coins On Solana Pump.fun singlehandedly made Solana the … Read more
Trading volume on Pump.fun, a leading Solana-based token launchpad, plunged 63% in February following a string of high-profile memecoin scams that have eroded investor confidence. Pump.fun volume dropped from $119 billion in January to $44 billion in February, the lowest since October 2024, according to data from a Dune Analytics dashboard. Pump.fun’s new token launches … Read more
Pump.fun’s protocol fee revenue has plummeted by 92% as activity on the platform waned in the wake of the recent controversies. Pump.fun’s protocol fee revenue has declined by 92%, falling from its peak of $15.38 million on Jan. 25 to just $1.1 million today, according to DefiLama. This sharp decline in revenue comes as the … Read more
Pump.fun regained control of its X account after a brief takeover by unknown attackers. Hackers briefly accessed the X page of the Solana meme launchpad, using the platform to promote scam meme tokens in a series of posts. Renowned blockchain investigator ZachXBT was the first to warn users about the breach, advising traders not to … Read more
Pump.fun, the popular Solana-based memecoin launchpad, is reportedly testing its automated market maker which could replace Raydium as the default decentralized exchange for graduated tokens. The development was first spotted by X news aggregator platform Aggr News, which took notice of amm.pump.fun, a new liquidity pool under internal testing. If implemented, Pump.fun’s in-house AMM would … Read more