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Pump.fun Locks Creator Fee Wallets After One Post-Launch Change

The move targets fee redirection, seeking to rebuild trader trust on Solana.

Overview

  • Pump.fun will allow a single post-launch edit to the wallet that collects creator fees, then it locks that setting permanently.
  • The update applies to existing coins as well, with active fee setups now frozen to prevent further changes.
  • The change targets “vamping,” where a coin admin routes fees to a neutral wallet to gain trust and later redirects the income to their own wallet.
  • The announcement drew heavy attention on X and led prominent Solana traders to call on exchanges and tooling providers to adopt matching guardrails.
  • Despite adding support for WBTC, USDC, and Ethereum via Wormhole and surpassing 1.5 million app downloads, pump.fun’s fees and trading volumes remain far below 2025 peaks, according to DefiLlama.