
PANews|Jul 10, 2025 10:15
On July 10th, http://Pump.fun The official announcement that its native token, PUMP, will begin its initial public offering (ICO) on July 12th, with a valuation of up to $4 billion and an expected fundraising of $600 million, immediately sparked widespread controversy in the market.
The total supply of tokens this time is 1 trillion, of which 15% (150 billion) will be used for ICO, with a unit price of 0.004 USDT, supporting bbSOL, SOL, and USDT subscriptions. Exchanges such as Bitget, Bybit, and Kraken will participate in the public offering, and Binance Futures will also open up the trading of Pump perpetual contracts in advance.
It is worth noting that American and British users are unable to participate in this release.
The project vision proposed by Pump founder Alon includes improving token quality, enhancing social products, optimizing user experience, and continuously expanding team size. It claims to have over 70 core employees and has announced the upcoming first acquisition.
However, Pump is facing severe challenges in terms of market reputation and community sentiment. Against the backdrop of the receding Meme craze, declining revenue and daily activity, and competitor LetsBank surpassing, this overvalued coin offering has been criticized as a "harvesting fundraising" and even seen as a signal of overdrawn market liquidity.
Founder Alon once criticized pre-sale behavior as a "scam" in 2024, but now he personally leads a high valuation ICO, attracting criticism from the community. IOSG Ventures partners pointed out that the Pump team has made significant profits through transaction fees, but lacks sincerity in long-term investment and token economy design. The current ICO is more like an "exit from liquidity" operation.
Some KOLs criticize its business scale as only one-third of Bonk's, yet its valuation is twice as high, believing that if Pump performs poorly as a benchmark in the track, it will drag down the entire Launchpad track and may mean that the product cycle is nearing its end. Crypto researchers have pointed out that Pump has generated $750 million in revenue in the past year but has rarely given back to the ecosystem. Now, issuing coins again is a "harvest" for the loyal community.
Despite the strong criticism, there are also viewpoints defending it. Some KOLs believe that Pump outperforms overvalued projects without actual user support in terms of product delivery, revenue growth, and profitability. If reasonable airdrops and revenue feedback mechanisms are implemented in the future, the market trend may still reverse. Supporters emphasize that the key to the project being truly worth holding for the long term lies in narrative expectations and sustainable income mechanisms.
http://Pump.fun The coin issuance controversy is actually a microcosm of the current Meme ecosystem dilemma: emotional cooling, overvaluation, and intensified competition. But in a market dominated by speculation, there are still people willing to pay for the 'lottery narrative'. The coin issuing machine is still roaring, and new stories are constantly being generated.
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