Pump.fun Burns $370 Million in PUMP Tokens and Locks 50% of Revenue Into Buybacks

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Pump.fun burned approximately $370 million worth of PUMP tokens on April 29, reducing circulating supply by 36%, and committed 50% of all net platform revenue to an irreversible smart contract that will continue buying back and burning PUMP for the next 12 months. Pump.fun Burns $370 Million in PUMP Tokens and Locks 50% of Revenue Into Buybacks Key Takeaways: - Pump.fun burned roughly $370 million in PUMP tokens on Wednesday, cutting circulating supply by 36%. - The platform locked 50% of net fees from Bonding Curve, Pumpswap, and Terminal into buybacks. - PUMP’s 24-hour trading volume surged 137.87% to $161 million following the burn announcement. What Pump.fun Is Burning and Why Pump.fun, the Solana-based meme coin launchpad, executed two large onchain PUMP burns on Wednesday totaling approximately $370 million. Data flagged by Lookonchain confirmed 128.22 billion PUMP worth $233 million had been burned earlier in the day, with the platform continuing to buy back and destroy additional supply. The burns accompany a structural change to how the platform handles revenue. Going forward, 50% of net fees from three core products, namely the Bonding Curve, Pumpswap, and Terminal, will be automatically routed to open-market PUMP purchases and immediate burns via a locked smart contract that cannot be reversed or modified. The remaining 50% is allocated to operations and strategic reinvestment. This marks a shift from Pump.fun’s previous model, under which 100% of platform revenue went toward buybacks. The platform has generated more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue since launching. Market Response PUMP’s price rose approximately 7% following the announcement while its 24-hour trading volume also surged 137.87% to $161 million. Market capitalization also reached $631.68 million against a fully diluted valuation of $1.9 billion. The token remains roughly 84% below its all-time high of $0.01214, reached in July 2025 when Pump.fun’s initial coin offering (ICO) raised $600 million in just 12 minutes before the token fell sharply below its ICO price. The new buyback-and-burn structure is designed to apply consistent deflationary pressure on supply rather than relying on one-time manual actions, locking the commitment into code and removing it from team discretion. By securing a dedicated operational budget alongside this verifiable, trustless burn mechanism, Pump.fun aims to stabilize its market position, fund future development, and ultimately restore investor confidence following its volatile post- ICO performance within the broader Solana ecosystem.

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