Comprehensive suppression of Pump.fun, what has LetsBonk been up to recently?

2025-07-08 10:08:51

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Bonk ecological explosion, fully leading Pump.fun.

On July 7, the "Hundred Groups Battle" on the Solana chain's Launchpad finally reached a phase of victory and defeat. According to on-chain data, LetsBonk.fun has completely surpassed Pump.fun in three core indicators: market share, trading volume, and the number of launched tokens, with the current market share reaching 55.22%, while the long-dominant Pump.fun has fallen back to 34.86%.

At the same time, according to DefiLlama data, LetsBonk.fun's protocol revenue in the past 24 hours reached $1.04 million, surpassing several well-known protocols such as Pump.fun and Sky, rising to the 16th position across the network.

In just one week, the on-chain landscape has dramatically changed—where exactly did LetsBonk.fun win?

Where Did LetsBonk.fun Win?

The rapid success of LetsBonk.fun is not accidental. From mechanism design to the founder's style, it presents a narrative that is completely different from Pump.fun—it's not about harvesting, but about co-building.

First, from a mechanism perspective, LetsBonk.fun and Pump.fun have essential differences. Pump plays the game of "high transaction fee cashing out," converting all profits from SOL into cash, turning the platform into a battleground for short-term players. In contrast, LetsBonk clearly has a long-term mindset—50% of the platform's transaction fees are used for repurchasing and burning $BONK, while another 8% goes into strategic reserves and reward mechanisms, establishing a more stable token value closed loop. This makes users not just participants but also co-builders of the platform's interests.

Secondly, founder Tom's "high-intensity online presence" has become a topic of discussion in the community. Since early June, he has continuously released updates, responded to player feedback, fixed bugs, and pushed new features, never absent. On June 4, he publicly announced that the Bonk ecosystem would welcome multiple benefits, including hosting a hackathon and repurchasing $USELESS and $HOSICO, leading the Bonk community to complete the first wave of emotional reversal.

What’s particularly special is Tom's emphasis on the Chinese community—he frequently uses Chinese characters like "nihao" in tweets and earnestly studies Chinese culture, actively joining the Mandarin-speaking community. Rather than just operating, he is "integrating."

The most touching point is that the Bonk ecosystem uses its own funds to express its genuine belief in the ecosystem. Bonkguy has spent millions of dollars from a public address to buy $USELESS, $IKUN, and other tokens, and despite the ecosystem tokens plummeting over 80%, he still chooses to hold firmly, continuing to hold even as he reaps millions of dollars in profits, rather than cashing out, reflecting a long-termist attitude. This is quite rare in the increasingly intense PVP Solana ecosystem. Such actions boost community confidence far more than any official announcement.

Where Does Pump.fun Go from Here?

In the past week, the market cap of BONK soared from $1 billion to $1.6 billion, showing rapid growth. On the other hand, Pump.fun is preparing to launch its platform token $PUMP with a valuation of $4 billion. It seems that this valuation is not unfounded—after all, Pump can contribute nearly $500 million in protocol revenue each year, with about $1 billion in cash reserves on the books, plus some tokens that may be used for community incentives or airdrops, which logically makes sense.

But the problem is that this "reasonable model" is being shaken by the strong counterattack of LetsBonk.fun.

When a platform with only one-third of your market cap completely surpasses you in user activity, token issuance, and protocol revenue, the market will naturally ask: is that $4 billion valuation paying for the future or for the past? More and more users in the community are choosing to "vote with their feet," siding with Bonk. PUMP hasn't even launched its token yet, and its valuation has already been pushed to the edge of a cliff by its rival.

LetsBonk.fun has won the market's choice with "human touch" and real money, but this competition for the Meme Launchpad is far from over. Who can go further ultimately depends on who can leave real value after the hype.