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Pump.fun’s Revenue Hits 2025 Low as Buybacks Fuel Token Rally

Daily buybacks have driven PUMP up over 30% in a bid to stabilize the token after revenue plunged.

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Overview

  • Pump.fun’s monthly revenue tumbled to $24.96 million in July, an 80 percent drop from its January high of more than $130 million, according to DeFiLlama.
  • The launchpad has spent about $23 million on daily PUMP repurchases over the past week, contributing to the token’s 30 percent-plus price rebound.
  • Solana’s memecoin market cap contracted from $85 billion in late July to roughly $65 billion by early August, with 24-hour trading volume plunging 67 percent to $5.6 billion and new SPL token minting at a three-month low.
  • User engagement on Pump.fun fell sharply, with daily traders down 62 percent to 129,000 and trading volume off 56 percent to $150 million since early July.
  • Competitor LetsBonk has captured about 80 percent of new Solana memecoin launches versus Pump.fun’s 15 percent, though Pump.fun briefly led daily token creations on August 6.