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Pump.fun is a memecoin launch platform that allows users to launch a coin that is instantly tradeable without having to seed liquidity.
Ansem: Buybacks Actually Don’t Do Much – Intangible Value Matters More Than Tangible Value
Odaily News Renowned trader Ansem posted on X, stating that buybacks (for token prices) actually don’t have much effect.Ansem further noted that Hyperliquid's annualized revenue is $800 million, while Pump.fun's annualized revenue is $440 million; however, HYPE's FDV is as high as $65 billion, whereas PUMP's FDV is only $1.4 billion. Both teams regularly use a portion of their business profits for buybacks, yet their P/S ratios are vastly different.This disparity doesn't stem from how much revenue the businesses actually generate, but rather reflects the market's "trust premium" for the teams — a trust determined by their actions and decisions in the market. Hyperliquid never over-promises, focuses purely on product delivery, and generously rewards core users who contribute the most to the platform based on established metrics. In contrast, Pump.fun generated $1 billion in revenue, raised another $1 billion in an ICO, and promised users an airdrop, but has yet to deliver. Despite being one of the most successful and profitable businesses in the crypto industry, they lack a social consensus bond with their core user base and thus cannot achieve the trust premium that Hyperliquid enjoys.Therefore, what determines a business's valuation includes not only the "tangible value" derived purely from revenue and other metrics but also "intangible value." Trust, memetics, and attention are all crucial in the market, yet they are currently discussed far too little.
Pump.fun Burns ~$370M Worth of PUMP Tokens and Launches Programmatic Buyback-and-Burn Mechanism
According to an official announcement by Pump.fun, the platform has completed the burning of all previously repurchased $PUMP tokens, amounting to approximately $370 million—roughly 36% of the circulating supply. The burn was executed via two on-chain transactions at 20:52 UTC. Simultaneously, Pump.fun has launched a programmable buyback-and-burn mechanism, allocating 50% of its net revenue over the next year toward publicly purchasing $PUMP on the open market and immediately burning 100% of the acquired tokens. This mechanism is enforced via an immutable smart contract covering revenue streams from Pump.fun’s three core product lines: the bonding curve, PumpSwap, and Terminal. Its execution comprises four steps: fee collection, aggregation into an intermediate wallet, buyback, and burn—all of which can be tracked in real time at fees.pump.fun. The remaining 50% of revenue will fund operational expenses and ecosystem development, including team expansion, strategic investments, and marketing initiatives. Pump.fun stated that this move aims to address community concerns regarding the token’s long-term value and the transparency of the buyback mechanism, with the overarching goal of continuously reducing the circulating supply.
Live prediction market Pumpcade closes $5M seed round, with participation from Jump Crypto
According to official announcements, Pumpcade—a live-stream prediction market and meme coin issuance platform—has secured $5 million in seed funding. Investors include Jump Crypto and Foundation Capital. Pumpcade is a Solana-based platform for instant meme coin creation and trading, integrated into the Pump.fun chat system and enabling one-click prediction market creation during live streams. Earlier, on April 2, Pump.fun led a $1 million pre-seed round for Pumpcade.
Pump.fun’s parent company is hiring a Chief Legal Officer, with a base salary of up to $5 million
Alon, co-founder of Pump.fun, tweeted that Baton Corporation, the parent company of Pump.fun, is hiring a Chief Legal Officer with a base salary ranging from $1 million to $5 million. The role will oversee regulatory affairs, product counseling, corporate governance, cross-border compliance, and other responsibilities.
Pump.fun launches Charity Coins feature, allowing creator fees to be directed to charitable organizations
Pump.fun has partnered with Donate.gg to launch the Charity Coins feature, allowing projects to direct creator fees to charitable organizations. Users can set up to 5 charities as fee recipients on the Pump.fun app or web interface, with Donate.gg handling crypto asset processing and donation transfers.According to the introduction, this feature aims to reduce controversy, tax issues, and security risks associated with charity-themed Meme coins. It currently supports compliant donations to over 10,000 charitable organizations.
ARK Invest Analyst: Crypto Industry Enters Largest Consolidation Phase in History
According to Cointelegraph, ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente noted in a post on July 30 that the cryptocurrency industry is entering the largest consolidation phase in history. As investors become increasingly strict in screening projects, revenue is accelerating towards concentration among a few top protocols—Hyperliquid and Pump.fun collectively account for approximately 67% of the industry's application revenue, and with Ethena included, the combined share of the top three approaches 80%. Valente expects this trend to accelerate in the coming months, triggering more M&A, bankruptcies, and project closures. Meanwhile, BitMEX and BitMart recently announced the shutdown of trading services in succession, further confirming the consolidation trend. Valente believes that this round of consolidation is "extremely beneficial" for the long-term development of the crypto industry.
Korea Sentences Fraud Case Under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act: Mastermind of Meme Coin "Rug Pull" Gets 4 Years in Prison
: South Korea today sentenced a fraud case involving unfair trading terms under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act in its first-instance trial. The Seoul Southern District Court sentenced Park, a cryptocurrency influencer who planned a Meme coin "Rug Pull" scam, to four years in prison. Two accomplices received sentences of two years and six months, and three years in prison with five years of probation, respectively.Prosecutors stated that the defendant issued a Meme coin through Pump.fun and used social media to spread false bullish information, such as "token lock-ups," inflating the coin's price approximately 1,001 times within 26 hours. This attracted about 6,000 investors to buy in, after which the group dumped their holdings to cash out. The gang spent only about 10 million Korean won on the scheme and illegally profited around 400 million Korean won. (Edaily)
Dragonfly Partner: Meme Coin Trading is Retail-Driven, Should Not Exhibit Weekend Lull Typical of Professional Markets
Odaily Odaily News: Dragonfly partner Haseeb posted on X platform, responding to doubts about the long-term stability of Pump.fun's revenue curve. He believes this phenomenon is not abnormal and, from a macro perspective, closely resembles the trend of overall crypto spot trading volume.Haseeb stated that some users suspect data anomalies because daily trading volume appears too stable, lacking a weekend dip. However, he argues this perspective overlooks the participant structure of the Meme coin market. Since Meme coin trading is primarily driven by retail investors, it does not experience a significant decline in trading volume on weekends, unlike markets dominated by professional traders and hedge funds such as Hyperliquid.Haseeb noted that users can verify this by examining Pump.fun's pre-issuance revenue data, which previously showed similar stability and does not indicate any irregularities. Additionally, he mentioned that trading terminals and Telegram bots have relatively high trading volumes, so their revenue is not necessarily highly correlated with Pump.fun itself. Currently, the revenue curve of the largest trading terminal, Axiom, closely resembles that of Pump.fun.
Ansem bought PUMP, then 0xbf73 opened a 10x long position on 764 million PUMP
Odaily reports, according to Lookonchain monitoring, after Ansem (@blknoiz06) spent 1500 SOL (worth $115,000) to buy PUMP, trader 0xbf73 opened a 10x long position on 764 million PUMP, worth $1.53 million. The liquidation price is $0.0016194.
Ansem: Bought PUMP Tokens, Monitoring Solana Retail Activity Recovery and Airdrop Stimulus Effects
Ansem posted on platform X, stating that he purchased PUMP tokens at around $0.001675. Ansem noted that pump.fun still generates approximately $30 to $40 million in monthly revenue during the bear market, and believes Solana could once again become a key platform for retail trading activity in this cycle. He further stated that if pump.fun stimulates the meme coin trading ecosystem through an airdrop, with the airdrop scale exceeding $300 million, market trading volume, attention, and activity could see an increase. Additionally, Ansem mentioned that if the price breaks below the low point during the unlock selling period of approximately $0.0014, this investment thesis would be invalidated.
Pump.fun has sold a total of 4.812 million SOL in fee revenue, valued at $812 million
Odaily Odaily News: On-chain analyst Yujin posted on Platform X, stating that Pump.fun continues to cash out $6.15 million in fee revenue today, transferring 81,700 SOL to Kraken. Since the beginning of 2024, Pump.fun has cumulatively sold 4.812 million SOL in fee revenue, valued at $812 million, at an average price of approximately $168.7.
Pump.fun Launches BOOST Mechanism, Token Graduation Rate Surges to 6.7%
According to The Block, following the launch of Pump.fun's new default launch mechanism BOOST, the platform's token graduation rate has significantly increased. Last Friday, the graduation rate reached 6.7%, approximately 8 times the average level in June; the average for the preceding four days also remained at 4.7%, higher than the 2.5% of the previous week. The BOOST mechanism targets the approximately 20% of migrated liquidity previously permanently locked in the PumpSwap pool, automatically executing market buys and burning the acquired tokens within the first five minutes after token migration, incentivizing traders to participate more actively in bidding for tokens before bonding by ensuring immediate buy pressure and supply burn. It is worth noting that BOOST only takes effect after a token completes bonding and does not directly increase the proportion of tokens reaching the bonding threshold.
Binance Adjusts Collateral Rates for Multiple Assets and Updates Futures Leverage & Margin Tiers
Odaily Odaily News, according to an official announcement, Binance will update the collateral rate and tiered collateral rate for Portfolio Margin and PMPro at 2026-07-24 06:00 UTC (14:00 Beijing time). The affected assets include ALGO, PUMP, WLD, JTO, TRUMP, etc. In addition, Binance Futures will adjust the leverage and margin tiers for several USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts at 06:30 UTC (14:30 Beijing time) on the same day. The contracts include C98USDT, CHRUSDT, LQTYUSDT, NILUSDT, USUALUSDT, SPELLUSDT, ONEUSDT, AEVOUSDT, CGPTUSDT, BANKUSDT, GUNUSDT, LAUSDT, OPNUSDT, KATUSDT, STARUSDT, and ZILUSDT. The announcement reminds users that changes in collateral rates may affect the Unified Maintenance Margin Ratio (uniMMR) and could lead to a risk of position liquidation.
Pump.fun's New York Legal Director position offers an annual salary of up to $5 million
Pump.fun is hiring a Director of Legal Affairs for its New York office, with an annual salary ranging from $1 million to $5 million. The platform, which launched on the Solana blockchain in 2024, claims to process over $300 million in daily trading volume and reported a $500 million profit in 2025 with approximately 100 employees.Since 2025, Pump.fun has faced a class-action lawsuit in New York, with investors accusing its operating model of resembling a Ponzi scheme. The job posting was shared by Pump.fun founder Alon on X and has garnered over 1 million views. Bitcoin has fallen approximately 50% since October. Pump.fun previously suspended its livestreaming feature after users combined it with disturbing behavior to promote tokens, later resuming it with stricter moderation rules. (Bitcoin.com News).
ANSEM Announces Ecosystem Update: Creator Fees to Boost LP, SOL Airdrop for Community Contributors
crypto KOL Ansem has released an ecosystem update on the X platform. This includes injecting SOL generated from creator fees into the liquidity pool (LP) to enhance liquidity depth; prioritizing SOL airdrops to the most outstanding "Bagworkers" on social media, which will be distributed in phases at higher market capitalizations. Additionally, extra rewards will be provided to long-term holders, creators of high-quality content, participants in offline promotions, and developers of community tools. Relevant records can be queried on the Bullpen platform.Furthermore, Ansem stated that they have hired personnel for social media, marketing, design, and copywriting, and are currently reorganizing existing accounts and content narratives. They also committed that all decisions regarding the team and marketing-related token supply will be executed through public Pump.fun wallets, without using any other hidden wallets.
Pump.fun adjusts feature strategy: will no longer support Tokenized Agent issuance
Pump.fun announced on X platform that it will discontinue support for the Tokenized Agent issuance feature, but existing tokens that have already enabled this feature at the time of issuance will not be affected. Pump.fun stated that it will shift its focus towards issuance models that "can significantly enhance the retail trading experience," aiming to optimize the overall user interaction and trading process during the token launch phase. This adjustment may indicate that Pump.fun is further converging its Meme coin launch mechanism design, shifting towards a product direction that emphasizes usability and trading experience, rather than expanding the coverage of existing features.
Pump.fun App Launches Multi-Chain Trading Feature, Supporting Ethereum, Base, BNB, etc.
Pump.fun announced on X platform that its App has launched a multi-chain trading feature, allowing users to trade assets on Ethereum, Base, BNB, and other blockchains within the Pump.fun application using a single wallet.
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Pump.fun Exposed for Layoffs Before PUMP Token Unlock, Some Former Employees Miss Out on Substantial PUMP Allocation
According to Sandmark, Pump.fun is alleged to have conducted two rounds of layoffs prior to token unlocking. Documents and recordings show that the first round of layoffs occurred in early April, prior to the token unlocking time originally scheduled to begin in June for relevant employees, meaning at least one former employee may have thereby lost PUMP token allocations worth up to seven figures in USD at current prices. Co-founder Noah Tweedale stated in an internal meeting that the reason for the layoffs was that the company "expanded too fast".
ARK Invest Analyst: Crypto Industry Enters Largest Consolidation Phase in History
According to Cointelegraph, ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente noted in a post on July 30 that the cryptocurrency industry is entering the largest consolidation phase in history. As investors become increasingly strict in screening projects, revenue is accelerating towards concentration among a few top protocols—Hyperliquid and Pump.fun collectively account for approximately 67% of the industry's application revenue, and with Ethena included, the combined share of the top three approaches 80%. Valente expects this trend to accelerate in the coming months, triggering more M&A, bankruptcies, and project closures. Meanwhile, BitMEX and BitMart recently announced the shutdown of trading services in succession, further confirming the consolidation trend. Valente believes that this round of consolidation is "extremely beneficial" for the long-term development of the crypto industry.
Pump.fun Launches BOOST Mechanism, Token Graduation Rate Surges to 6.7%
According to The Block, following the launch of Pump.fun's new default launch mechanism BOOST, the platform's token graduation rate has significantly increased. Last Friday, the graduation rate reached 6.7%, approximately 8 times the average level in June; the average for the preceding four days also remained at 4.7%, higher than the 2.5% of the previous week. The BOOST mechanism targets the approximately 20% of migrated liquidity previously permanently locked in the PumpSwap pool, automatically executing market buys and burning the acquired tokens within the first five minutes after token migration, incentivizing traders to participate more actively in bidding for tokens before bonding by ensuring immediate buy pressure and supply burn. It is worth noting that BOOST only takes effect after a token completes bonding and does not directly increase the proportion of tokens reaching the bonding threshold.
Data: Pump.fun’s revenue exceeded $1.17 million in the past 24 hours, approximately 75% higher than Hyperliquid
SolanaFloor posted on platform X, stating that over the past 24 hours, Solana meme coin launch platform Pump.fun generated approximately $1.17 million in revenue, which is about 75% higher than the $667,900 generated by decentralized perpetual contract trading platform Hyperliquid.
1kx: Q2 On-Chain Fees Down 33% YoY, Token Allocation Maintains Stability Against the Trend
According to crypto VC firm 1kx (@1kxnetwork), total on-chain fees in Q2 2026 decreased 33% year-over-year, exhibiting typical bear market characteristics. Among them, DEX fees saw the largest decline, down 57% year-over-year, a decrease of approximately $625 million, with Meteora, Raydium, and PancakeSwap being the main drags; blockchain and MEV fees decreased by $40 million (-40%); Pump.fun drove Launchpad-type fees down 57%. In terms of highlights, perpetual contracts and prediction markets grew counter-trend by 22%, led by edgeX and Hyperliquid, with Polymarket's single-quarter fees approaching $100 million; lending and asset management sectors continued compound growth, with Morpho, USDai, and Maple Finance each contributing between $9 million and $19 million; Canton Network added $179 million in L1 fees, and both it and Polymarket entered the Fee Top 20 for the first time.
Korea Sentences Fraud Case Under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act: Mastermind of Meme Coin "Rug Pull" Gets 4 Years in Prison
: South Korea today sentenced a fraud case involving unfair trading terms under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act in its first-instance trial. The Seoul Southern District Court sentenced Park, a cryptocurrency influencer who planned a Meme coin "Rug Pull" scam, to four years in prison. Two accomplices received sentences of two years and six months, and three years in prison with five years of probation, respectively.Prosecutors stated that the defendant issued a Meme coin through Pump.fun and used social media to spread false bullish information, such as "token lock-ups," inflating the coin's price approximately 1,001 times within 26 hours. This attracted about 6,000 investors to buy in, after which the group dumped their holdings to cash out. The gang spent only about 10 million Korean won on the scheme and illegally profited around 400 million Korean won. (Edaily)