Pump.fun Airdrop News Crashes PUMP Token to Below Presale Price

Pump.fun airdrop Buzz Dies Down, Token Takes a Nosedive

A few days ago Pump.fun spent $19M in SOL to buy back $PUMP , but it suddenly created waves when the platform's co-founder Alon has announced in today’s live show that in near future the token is not going to take place anymore.

As he announced the token price fell by 18% and is currently lower than the pre-sale price. A recent post of WuBlockchain has confirmed it on the X platform.

Source: X

Price crash after Delay Announcement

The native token of meme coin launchpad airdrop has seen a dramatic fall of over 50% since its pre-sale price of $0.004. It was initially raised to $0.01214 after launch but dropped due to high selling pressure.  At the time of writing, coin price was trading at $0.0031 with $1.07B in market cap.

SOURCE: CoinMarketCap

This crash deepened after the co-founder's live announcement that the much-anticipated airdrop won’t happen in the near future. This resulted in a price crash from $0.005 to $0.003 in a week.

Jeffrey Huang doubles down

Despite the sharp decline Jeffrey Huang also known as Machi Big Brother appears to be resilient. Blockchain data shows that he is already down over $5.8 million on his long position on asset. But rather than backing out he is doubling down and continues to add more to boost his holdings.

Source: X.

His actions show a long-term bet on future utility beyond airdrop-driven hype.

Private investors exit with heavy losses

Not everyone shares confidence like Machi, according to Lookchain two wallets likely belong to private sale investors who dumped 1.25 billion tokens at $0.00305 by taking a combined loss of $1.19M in just two hours.

Source: X

This exodus behaviour of the platform suggests a diminishing belief in short-term recovery. Especially now when the easy gains promised by the Pump.fun airdrop are off the table.

A shift toward real utility

Without the Pump.fun airdrop incentive the value of the token must now rely on real-world use. Alon mentioned in his interview that future DeFi integrations, governance roles and new project launches as part of roadmap.

While the shift may alienate short term speculators, it could attract long-term believers looking for real innovation.

Conclusion

With no Pump.fun airdrop, this approach may have triggered a short-term price scale but it also reflects a broader shift in crypto that is from seeing highs to lows.