Pump.fun rejiggers memecoin fees to reward traders

Pump.enjoyable, the Solana-based memecoin launchpad, is shaking up its creator-fee system after realizing final yr’s Dynamic Charges V1 incentivized coin creation over the buying and selling exercise that fuels the platform.

Pump.enjoyable co-founder Alon Cohen acknowledged in his first X submit in over two months that the V1 mannequin succeeded in attracting new builders and boosting on-chain exercise however did not meaningfully affect the habits of common memecoin deployers. “Creator charges could have skewed incentives towards low-risk coin creation as a substitute of high-risk buying and selling,” Cohen wrote, emphasizing that merchants are the lifeblood of the platform.

Dynamic Charges V1, launched in September as a part of Mission Ascend, used tiered charges primarily based on token market capitalization, reducing charges as tokens grew to stability long-term sustainability with participation.

Now, Pump.enjoyable is rolling out creator charge sharing, permitting groups to separate charges throughout as much as 10 wallets, switch possession, and assign charge percentages post-launch. Future updates will undertake a market-based strategy, letting merchants resolve whether or not a token narrative justifies creator charges.

Cohen stated the modifications are simply step one in rebalancing incentives heading into 2026, signaling a shift from rewarding deployers to empowering the merchants who maintain memecoin markets alive and vibrant.