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This Memecoin Platform Raised $600 Million In Just 12 Minutes
Sunday, July 13, 2025 - 1:46pm | 383Pump.fun, a platform that enables users to generate their own speculative tokens, amassed an impressive $600 million within a mere 12 minutes on Saturday. What Happened: The initial coin offering (ICO) of Pump.fun is among the largest ever, following closely behind Bitcoin’s recent record-...
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Why You Should Keep An Eye On Solana Project Pump.fun's $4B Price Tag
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 6:52am | 649Pump.fun may be one of the most polarizing platforms in crypto, but its financials are hard to ignore. In a valuation breakdown, 10x Research concludes that the Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based memecoin launchpad’s rumored $4 billion valuation, leaked via a now-deleted token sale page on Gate.io,...
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Shiba Inu Partners With New Token Lanchpad To Take On Solana-Based Rival That Birthed Fartcoin: 'Just The Beginning'
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 3:12am | 664The Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) ecosystem announced Sunday a partnership with token launchpad DegenSafe, aiming to bring a safer alternative to memecoin deployment and protect traders’ interests. What Happened: Shiba Inu’s official X handle quoted DegenSafe’s post on its new...
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Pump.fun's $1B Token Plan Risks Undermining Solana DeFi, Fueling Meme Coin Scams, Experts Warn
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 11:37am | 633Crypto analysts and legal experts are raising alarms over Pump.fun's planned $1 billion token sale, warning that the platform's growing dominance in meme coin issuance risks concentrating liquidity, destabilizing Solana's (CRYPTO: SOL) DeFi ecosystem and amplifying fraudulent activity. What...
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98% Of Pump.fun Tokens Are Frauds: The Extractive Nature Of Solana Meme Coins (UPDATED)
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 2:57pm | 741Editor’s note: the story has been updated with a statement by Pump.fun. A new report by Solidus Labs on Thursday exposed rampant fraudulent activity in Solana's (CRYPTO: SOL) meme coin market, identifying that 98.7% of tokens on the decentralized exchange Pump.Fun are involved in pump-and-...
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Record-Breaking Token Creation In January Raises Concerns Over Altcoin Liquidity, Market Quality
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 2:13pm | 554The cryptocurrency landscape is experiencing an unprecedented surge in token creation, with January 2024 marking a new high of over 600,000 new tokens launched in a single month. This record-breaking figure, highlighted by CoinGecko co-founder and COO Bobby Ong, is raising concerns about market...
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Are Fartcoin, MooDeng Tokens Securities? Solana-based Memecoin Creator Pump.fun Slapped With Class-Action Lawsuit
Friday, January 31, 2025 - 2:11am | 436Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based meme coin launchpad Pump.fun was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Thursday, claiming that all tokens created on the platform are unregistered securities. What happened: The suit, filed in a New York federal court, named Baton Corporation, a U.K.-registered company, as...
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Solana Meme Coin Platform Pump.Fun Faces Backlash Over Scandalous Livestreams, But Polymarket Traders Aren't Convinced It'll Go Dark
Monday, November 25, 2024 - 2:20pm | 588Pump.fun, a decentralized platform for creating Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based meme coins, has come under intense scrutiny after reports of harmful and violent behavior surfaced on its livestream feature. What Happened: The platform, which has gained popularity in the crypto space, is now facing...
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Memecoin Inspired By Baby Hippo 'Moo Deng' Jumps 700% Since Launch, Market Cap Surges Past $190M
Friday, September 27, 2024 - 5:27am | 373After melting hearts with her cute mannerisms, viral internet sensation "Moo Deng" is helping cryptocurrency traders multiply profits. What happened: The adorable baby hippo has been charming social media users and attracting long queues at the Thailand zoo where she is housed, ever since the...