I knew it… Pump.fun finally drops its own memecoin — $PUMP is here

Honestly, I was expecting it. With the billions flying around in their ecosystem, it was just a matter of time. But still… it’s happening.

Let me break it down:

Pump.fun — yeah, the chaos factory on Solana — just announced their token: $PUMP.

I’ve been asking myself for months:

“When will they drop their own token?” And I had honestly concluded: “They’re making too much from launch fees and swaps to even bother.” But turns out, they were cooking it quietly.

Some context, if you missed the ride:

Launch date: January 2024

Tokens launched via Pump.fun: over 5.7 million (Yes, you read that right — millions.)

That’s ~71% of all new Solana tokens, by the way.

On fire: Up to $16M/day in revenue during the peak. Over $100M+ generated so far.

They charge:

1% swap fee per trade

1.5 SOL per token graduation (when a meme hits ~$69k market cap)

Basically: they’ve been farming SOL like it’s DeFi summer 2021.

Real success stories launched on Pump.fun:

Fartcoin: hit over $2B in market cap

PNUT: reached ~135M, still hovering around $44M

Others like ARC, ACT crossed $100M+

In total: 🔹 ~40 tokens went over $10M+ 🔹 ~250 reached $1M+ 🔹 Whole Pump.fun ecosystem = $4B+ market cap

Let that sink in.

Now, $PUMP

Launching via Bitget’s LaunchX (yup, again them)

Sale period: July 12 → July 15

Public sale price: $0.004

Total supply: 1 trillion tokens (1,000,000,000,000)

Let’s do some quick math:

At $0.004, initial market cap = $4B

If it lists even at $0.01 → $10B market cap

Sounds wild? Not so much when you consider the whole memecoin scene they’ve created is already flirting with that kind of valuation.

My take?

They didn’t need a token. They were printing. But launching $PUMP now? Feels like the “king move” to close the loop.

Will it fly? Honestly, with this kind of media momentum + a working product + actual cultural weight in Solana… I wouldn’t be surprised if it hits hard right out of the gate.

But hey — memecoins are still memecoins. They can pump like hell and nuke twice as fast. Not financial advice. Just Solana things.

Curious to see what y’all think. Is $PUMP a natural next step or are they pushing it too far?

DYOR, but don’t ignore this one.