Pump.fun Is Minting Millionaires—But Most Are Getting Burned

Pump.fun has championed meme coin creation, riding the explosive energy of Solana’s lightning-fast blockchain. In less than a year, it has helped turn a lucky few into millionaires–516 wallets, to be exact, according to Dune Analytics.

The platform, which allows anyone to launch a new token in seconds, has been a symbol of the explosive, chaotic energy on the Solana blockchain. However, a closer look at its financial performance and the outcomes for its users paints a picture of a high-stakes ecosystem now facing a potential day of reckoning.

The numbers are stark. According to a dashboard on Dune Analytics tracking over 4.2 million wallets, only 28.3% have managed to realize any profit at all. And just a fraction of the total, a mere 7302 wallets, have realized profits between $100K and $1 million.

Meanwhile, more than 58% of the total wallets have lost over $1,000, with 68 wallets losing over $1 million each. It’s a , where an extremely small percentage of traders earn massively while the vast majority bleed quietly.

Despite this, interest in Pump.fun is only accelerating. Daily wallet creation soared from 34,000 in January to nearly 150,000 by early June. In total, Pump.fun has generated $679 million in revenue, with top meme coins like $PNUT and $MOODENG rising from obscurity to temporary stardom, before often crashing spectacularly.

But the party might be slowing down. Revenue plummeted by 66% from January to May, . The total meme coin market cap, once a staggering $137 billion, has now shriveled to just $54 billion.

That hasn’t stopped Pump.fun from reportedly planning a $1 billion token sale, with a rumored $4 billion valuation. A possible $PUMP token could hit the market soon, with suggestions of a 10% airdrop for early users.

Pump.fun is currently entangled in a lawsuit filed by Burwick Law, alleging the platform acts as a “pump and dump” machine enabling unregistered securities trading and illicit financial flows.

Its parent company, Baton Corporation, has lawyered up with crypto legal heavyweights from Brown Rudnick, known for defending big names like Shaquille O’Neal and Mark Cuban in prior crypto controversies.

Critics like influencer Ash Crypto and Marinade’s CCO Hadley Stern argue that Pump.fun doesn’t just empower creativity, it also encourages gambling and reckless speculation. Nearly 99% of tokens on the platform exhibit characteristics of pump-and-dump schemes or rug pulls, .