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Launchpad · Solana · Robinhood ChainPump.fun
pump.fun is a memecoin launchpad where anyone can create a coin that trades on a bonding curve and graduates to its own AMM, PumpSwap. It runs on Solana and Robinhood Chain through a web app and iOS/Android apps, and also offers perpetuals routed to Hyperliquid.
Cost: From 2026-10-17, trades in the pump.fun web and mobile apps pay a 0.45% Platform Fee, or 0.40% with another user's referral code. It is not charged on Terminal or third-party interfaces. On top of that, bonding-curve trades pay 1.25% (0.30% creator, 0.95% protocol), and graduated coins pay PumpSwap pool fees that fall from 1.25% to 0.30% as market cap rises. A $1,000 buy-and-sell costs about $9.00 in pump.fun fees.
Referral: Platform Fee drops from 0.45% to 0.40% of each app trade.
Checked 2026-10-16 · sources belowMore on pump.fun: Is it legit? · Referral code · Fees · Alternatives
- Status
- live
- Custody
- non-custodial
- KYC
- none
- Platforms
- web, ios, android
- Round trip fee
- 0.9%
- Launched
- 2024-01
- Fees paid, 30d
- $60.8M
Users paid pump.fun about $60.8M in fees in the 30 days to 2026-10-16 (DefiLlama) — a rough measure of how much it is actually used.
Best for: Creators launching a memecoin in one click, and traders buying early on the bonding curve before graduation.
pump.fun fees
| Fee | Type | Rate | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform Fee | platform | 0.45% | Buy and sell | Web and mobile app only, effective 2026-10-17; 0.40% with a referral code. Not charged on Terminal, third-party interfaces or Perpetuals orders. Also charged on the first buy at coin creation and on limit/conditional orders. |
| Bonding curve protocol fee | protocol | 0.95% | Buy and sell | SOL- and USDC-paired coins before graduation |
| Bonding curve creator fee | creator | 0.3% | Buy and sell | Replaced by a flat Holder Rewards rate (0.01% up to a 3% platform maximum at time of writing) if the creator enables Holder Rewards |
| PumpSwap canonical pool fee (after graduation) | lp | — | Buy and sell | Total 1.25% at the lowest market-cap tier, stepping down to 0.30% at 98,240+ SOL (or $20M+ for USDC pairs); split between creator, protocol and LPs. See the PumpSwap entry. |
| Graduation fee | other | — | buy | 0.015 SOL per coin on migration to PumpSwap; deducted from the bonding curve for SOL-paired coins |
| EVM transaction fee | network | — | Buy and sell | 0.10%–0.15% of transaction value on EVM chains (Robinhood Chain), in addition to the Platform Fee and third-party bridge/swap fees |
| Coin creation | network | 0% | buy | No platform fee to create a coin; only Solana network fees and a small SOL rent deposit |
| Trade size | pump.fun fee, buy + sell | With referral discount |
|---|---|---|
| $100 | $0.90 | $0.80 |
| $1,000 | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| $10,000 | $90.00 | $80.01 |
Fee tiers
| Tier | Rate | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 0.45% | default (no referral code) |
| With referral code | 0.4% | another user's referral code applied to the wallet |
Platform fees only. On-chain network/priority fees, pool (LP) fees and price impact are extra and vary by trade.
Is pump.fun legit?
Users connect their own wallet or generate one at first login through Privy.io; the terms say the Pump Entities have no control over the wallet or its private keys (§30.1).
Backers: Public ICO of the PUMP token (sold out in about 12 minutes) ($500,000,000), 2025-07; Private token sale (investors undisclosed; DefiLlama figure) ($400,000,000), 2025-07.
Incidents on record
- 2024-05-16: $1.9M exploit via compromised private key. DefiLlama records a loss of about $1.9M from pump.fun on Solana, classified as a private-key compromise. Source
- 2025-07-23: Amended RICO class action. Burwick Law and Wolf Popper filed an amended class-action complaint (original suit filed January 2025) naming Pump, run by UK-based Baton Corporation, its co-founders, Solana Labs, the Solana Foundation and Jito executives. It alleges illegal gambling, wire fraud and securities violations. The allegations are unproven. Source
The full "is pump.fun legit?" check →
Where pump.fun is available
| Region | Status |
|---|---|
| United States | Partly available |
| United Kingdom | Not available |
| European Union | Available |
Terms §32 list the United Kingdom as a Prohibited Jurisdiction (with Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia, Belarus, and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions). US persons are barred only from the Perpetuals Feature (§1.6, §30B.2, §30B.11), as are residents of Ontario, Canada. Spot launching and trading is not restricted for the US. The EU is not named. (source)
We report what the venue's own terms say. Don't use a VPN to get around restrictions; venues can freeze accounts that do.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Creating a coin carries no platform fee, only Solana network costs and a small rent deposit.
- Existing users can apply a referral code, which cuts the app Platform Fee from 0.45% to 0.40%.
- Coins that reach high market caps pay lower PumpSwap pool fees, stepping down to 0.30% total.
- Wallets are self-custodial: pump.fun says it has no control over users' private keys.
- Trading through Terminal or third-party interfaces avoids the app Platform Fee.
Cons
- In-app trades on the bonding curve cost 1.70% per side (0.45% Platform Fee plus 1.25% curve fees) from 2026-10-17.
- UK residents are prohibited from using the platform, and US persons cannot use perpetuals.
- The referrer's fee share is unpublished and can be changed to zero without notice.
- DefiLlama records a $1.9M private-key-compromise exploit in May 2024.
- A class action filed in January 2025 and amended in July 2025 alleges the platform operates as illegal gambling; the claims are unproven.
Features
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pump.fun referral code
What you get: Platform Fee drops from 0.45% to 0.40% of each app trade. Existing users can apply a code too.
What the referrer gets: A share of referred users' Platform Fee, routed on-chain to the referrer's Referral Vault. The percentage is not published, may differ between referrers, and can be changed or cut to zero at any time (terms §4.9(c)).
How the pump.fun referral code works →
dexsheetYou get: Platform Fee drops from 0.45% to 0.40% of each app trade.
How to apply: Sign up through the button below, or enter code dexsheet in your pump.fun referral settings.
Already have an account? You can still apply code dexsheet — pump.fun's terms allow it.
Alternatives to pump.fun
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Moonshot
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Round trip: 2%
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Where pump.fun ranks
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- #1 in Best Solana launchpadsof 5
- #2 in Best platforms for trading on Robinhood Chainof 10
- #2 in Crypto trading venues available in the EUof 10
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- #4 in Cheapest Solana trading platformsof 10
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- #4 in Best memecoin platforms for beginnersof 10
- #5 in Lowest-fee crypto trading appsof 10
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pump.fun FAQ
Is pump.fun legit?
pump.fun is a live launchpad owned by Bracket Company, Ltd. (British Virgin Islands) and operated by Baton Corporation, Ltd. (England and Wales). Its PUMP token sale raised about $500M in July 2025. DefiLlama records a $1.9M private-key exploit in May 2024. Its terms make users responsible for judging whether any coin suits them.
What fees does pump.fun charge?
From 2026-10-17, web and mobile app trades pay a 0.45% Platform Fee (0.40% with a referral code). Bonding-curve trades also pay 1.25% (0.30% creator, 0.95% protocol). After graduation, PumpSwap pool fees run from 1.25% down to 0.30% depending on market cap.
Can I use a pump.fun referral code if I already have an account?
Yes. Section 4.9(b) of the terms says you may apply another user's referral code whether or not you have used the platform before. Only one code can be linked to a wallet at a time, and pump.fun may treat the link as permanent.
Is pump.fun available in the UK or the US?
No for the UK: the terms list the United Kingdom as a Prohibited Jurisdiction. US persons can use the launchpad under the terms, but the Perpetuals Feature is not available to anyone in the United States or Ontario, Canada.
Does Terminal charge the pump.fun Platform Fee?
No. The fees page says the Platform Fee is not charged on Terminal or other third-party interfaces, only on the pump.fun web and mobile apps. Bonding-curve and PumpSwap pool fees still apply wherever you trade.
What happens when a pump.fun coin graduates?
It migrates from the bonding curve to a canonical PumpSwap pool, and a 0.015 SOL graduation fee is charged per coin. PumpSwap fees then depend on the coin's market cap, falling from 1.25% to 0.30% total.
Sources
Last checked . Fees and terms change often; the venue's own page wins if it disagrees with ours.
- pump.fun Fees — checked 2026-10-16
- pump.fun Terms and Conditions (Last Updated 17 October 2026) — checked 2026-10-16
- Cointelegraph: Pump.fun ICO raises $500M, sells out within minutes (2025-07-12) — checked 2026-10-16
- DefiLlama: pump.fun protocol page (raises) — checked 2026-10-16
- DefiLlama Hacks database — checked 2026-10-16
- What Is Pump.fun? (Decrypt) - launched January 2024 — checked 2026-10-16
- Burwick Law names Solana and Jito executives in expanded RICO case against Pump (The Block, 2025-07-23) — checked 2026-10-16