Pumpfun: A Major Player in the Solana Network Ecosystem

The cryptocurrency market can shift as dramatically from day to day as the stock market, and for many of the same reasons.

The cryptocurrency market can shift as dramatically from day to day as the stock market, and for many of the same reasons.

One of the more prominent players in the Solana network ecosystem is a company called Pumpfun. Their project has seen a very recently significant increase in trading volume and token issuance, after several decreases late last year and in February. Despite the decreases and apparent calm, Pumpfun remains a major phenom in the Solana SPL token market, making some very substantial deposits, along with a trading appearance that is still worth trading on.

Trading Volume and Token Creation Decline

On February 13, Pumpfun reported a daily trading volume of $270 million, which was nearly 50% lower than its peak trading volume on January 23. This decline in trading activity is significant, as it might signal a potential reduction in interest in the platform after a period of intense trading. Along with the reduced trading volume, the number of tokens created on the platform also saw a decline, dropping by approximately 30% from its peak. On February 13, 50,371 tokens were issued, reflecting a pronounced drop in the creation of new tokens compared to earlier highs.

On February 13, Pumpfun’s daily trading volume was $270 million, down about 50% from its peak on January 23; the number of tokens created on that day was 50,371, down about 30% from its peak. However, Pump fun still accounts for 60% of the daily issuance of Solana network SPL…

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) February 14, 2025

Even with these decreases, Pumpfun retains an authoritative status on the Solana network. As stated by @adam_tehc, Pumpfun is responsible for a stunning 60% of the tokens that are issued on a daily basis as Solana SPL tokens. This incredibly high number basically means that, while trading on the Solana network may have slowed down, the Pumpfun platform is still a big part of the Solana ecosystem and is performing a lot of token issuance through its mechanisms.

Pumpfun’s Impact on Solana’s Network

Information about Pumpfun’s activity sheds light on exactly how influential the platform is in the Solana ecosystem. Despite a trading volume that has dropped on a day-to-day basis, Pumpfun represents a portion of Solana’s total SPL token issuance that is not insignificant. This says a lot about the scale and activity level of the platform within the Solana network.

SPL tokens, Solana’s token standard and similar to Ethereum’s ERC-20, are necessary for the functioning of many projects on the Solana blockchain. By accounting for 60% of the daily issuance, Pumpfun continues to influence the Solana token market, which is integral to the blockchain’s attraction, especially in the case of decentralized finance (DeFi) projects and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Until further notice, then, Solana’s status as one of the other blockchain ecosystems enjoying some traction in the world of crypto will also mean that Pumpfun’s reach extends to a significant part of crypto’s appeal.

Pumpfun’s Ongoing Transactions and Kraken Deposits

Besides holding a market share of token issuance, Pumpfun has been busy banking substantial sums at Kraken, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange. Just 30 minutes ago from the time of this writing, it deposited 148,759 SOL (approximately $28.22 million) into its account at the exchange. This transaction marks another in a series of what seem to be the platform’s first banking deposits—at least, its first ones we know about—into an actual regulated financial entity.

So far, Pumpfun has sent an impressive 2,280,377 SOL, approximately worth $462 million, to Kraken. But that is not all. The Solana token has also been used to further boost the platform’s bottom line. A figure of 264,373 SOL, to be precise, has been sold off since last December. Pumpfun’s treasury is now laden with 41.64 million in USDC that’s just sitting there. When it comes to movement, that is an almost palpably still state. At least, it would be, if not for the fact that what happens in Solana’s treasury accounts is part of a larger where-next-for-Pumpfun strategy.

Pumpfun(@pumpdotfun) deposited 148,759 $SOL($28.22M) to #Kraken again 30 mins ago.

So far, #Pumpfun has deposited 2,280,377 $SOL($462M) to #Kraken and sold 264,373 $SOL for 41.64M $USDC.#Pumpfun