Solana Meme Coin Generator Pump.fun Secures $1 Billion in Funding

The Solana ecosystem is getting a major boost thanks to the success of memecoin generator, Pump.fun. The platform is raising $1 billion through a token sale at a valuation of $4 billion, according to Blockworks reports. Public and private investors will be eligible for this token offering. Details regarding the launch timing and location remain unclear. Pump.fun has achieved significant growth since its launch earlier in 2024, enabling anyone to quickly create tokens and driving major revenue for the Solana network. The platform’s daily revenue peaked at over $7 million in January, but has since settled around $1 million per day, according to The Block data. Notably, Pump.fun utilizes a bonding curve that adjusts token prices based on supply and demand. Initially, once a token reached a market cap of $69,000, it moved to the decentralized trading platform Raydium. However, Pump.fun’s innovative features include its own automated market maker, PumpSwap, which prompted Raydium to launch a rival memecoin generator, LaunchLab. The platform also recently re-launched its controversial live-streaming feature after receiving backlash for content moderation issues.