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Pump.fun, a leading memecoin launchpad on the Solana blockchain, has reached a significant milestone, where its revenue surpassed $50 million. 
According to <a href="https://defillama.com/protocol/pump#information" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">data</a> from DefiLlama, Pump.fun’s cumulative revenue has surpassed $50 million. Notably, the platform generated over $598,000 in the past 24 hours. 
Pump.fun launched in January this year and has become more well-known in the context of the meme-token mania. Many cryptocurrencies with political themes and celebrity tokens have drawn attention to Solana due to its user-friendly interface and affordable transaction fees. 
According to Dune <a href="https://dune.com/queries/3705945/6235670" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Analytics</a>, Pump.fun has deployed more than 1.18 million memecoins, while recent drops in daily fees are likely the result of negative market conditions. 
The simple business model of Pump.fun consists of a 1% trading charge and a two SOL fee when tokens are liquid enough to be listed on the decentralized Raydium exchange running on the Solana blockchain. This paradigm has fueled the Solana ecosystem’s high user engagement and transaction activity level. 
Pump.fun’s growth has also been boosted by celebrity involvement. Caitlyn Jenner extensively promoted <a href="https://www.cryptotimes.io/2024/05/28/jenner-clarifies-jenner-token-transition-to-ethereum/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the launch of her coin, JENNER</a>, on the platform last month. Shortly after its introduction, JENNER’s value shot to $43.6 million but it has subsequently dropped by more than 85%. 
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="strong-increasing-scams-on-pump-fun-strong">Increasing Scams on Pump.fun</h3> 
At first, a memecoin with a market capitalization of $4,000 is traded only via Pump.fun. A coin will immediately cease trading on the platform and be moved to Raydium once its market capitalization approaches $60,000. 
It’s interesting to note that Pump.fun has had a serious problem with fraud. It’s so cheap to launch tokens on the platform; as a result, 95% of tokens are thought to be bogus. 
A famous scam is known as “Simple Dev Dump,” wherein the developer buys five to six percent of the tokens and then quickly dumps them, usually within minutes or just before the token is listed on Raydium. The fact that the developer’s wallet is visible makes it easier to manipulate the market and exploit it. 
Dumping tokens after becoming the “King of the Hill” (KOTH) is another common scam. In this case, other traders become alarmed by the developer’s massive sell-off, which causes the token value to drop quickly as everyone tries to get out of the market first. 
As a result, traders are forced into a PVP (player versus player) scenario where they must rush to sell their tokens before the market crashes. Despite these challenges, Pump.fun’s success has spurred competition, notably from Dexscreener’s Moonshot, a new Solana-based memecoin launchpad that has already accumulated nearly $500,000 in its debut week. 
The financial successes and dominant market share of Pump.fun highlight the company’s influence on the memecoin market and the larger cryptocurrency ecosystem, especially in the Solana community. 
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 Also Read: <a href="https://www.cryptotimes.io/2024/06/05/pump-fun-hits-30m-revenue-in-solana-memecoin-craze/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pump.fun Hits $30M Revenue in Solana Memecoin Craze</a> 
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Pump.fun Revenue Surpasses $50M On Solana Blockchain

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