Crypto: Pump.fun Earns $18.6M Despite Memecoin Slump
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According to data published by DefiLlama on October 9, 2026, Pump.fun generated $18.64 million in crypto protocol revenue over seven days. Earlier, a study conducted by Coin Metrics reveals that 81% of memecoins have lost at least 90% of their value since their peak. The crypto token launch platform on Solana charges fees on every trade, whether the crypto asset rises or not. According to our calculations, it retains about one third of that. Because Pump.fun is paid on every crypto transaction, not on the token value. Over seven days, traders paid $52.5 million in fees. The protocol kept $18.64 million, or 36% (Cointribune calculation based on DefiLlama data ). Note that a crypto trader who sells a token at a loss to buy another generates new fees. However, beware!
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