Love it or hate it, pump.fun has been a key force behind Solanaโs dominance over the past year.
๐งจThe platform has raked in 2M+ SOL ($398M) and accounted for 62.3% of all Solana DEX transactions in late 2024.
However, its **massive CEX transfersโ1M+ $SOL ($208M) to Kraken this yearโ**have raised concerns about its impact on Solanaโs price.
That said, its bonding curve model locks liquidity, reducing circulating supply and offsetting some of the sell pressure.
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๐งจThe platform has raked in 2M+ SOL ($398M) and accounted for 62.3% of all Solana DEX transactions in late 2024.
However, its **massive CEX transfersโ1M+ $SOL ($208M) to Kraken this yearโ**have raised concerns about its impact on Solanaโs price.
That said, its bonding curve model locks liquidity, reducing circulating supply and offsetting some of the sell pressure.
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In our research on value flows, we broke down whatโs fueling Solanaโs dominance in the DEX market.
Institutional inflows
๐น $1.3T in hyper value trades ($50K+) on Solana DEXs (DecโJan)
๐น 20% of total volume now comes from whales & large players
Retail-friendly ecosystem
๐น 27% of all trades range between $100โ$5K
๐น Small trades (<$100) still make up 20.5% of total volume
Memecoins โ
๐น @pumpdotfun alone fueled 62.3% of all Solana DEX transactions
๐น The $TRUMP token launch brought in new high-net-worth trader
Institutional inflows
๐น $1.3T in hyper value trades ($50K+) on Solana DEXs (DecโJan)
๐น 20% of total volume now comes from whales & large players
Retail-friendly ecosystem
๐น 27% of all trades range between $100โ$5K
๐น Small trades (<$100) still make up 20.5% of total volume
Memecoins โ
๐น @pumpdotfun alone fueled 62.3% of all Solana DEX transactions
๐น The $TRUMP token launch brought in new high-net-worth trader
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Token holders โ users ๐ฅ
One of the biggest mistakes in crypto is assuming that token holders and users are the same. Theyโre not.
๐น Token holders care about price, staking yields, and liquidity.
๐น Users care about the actual product and its utility.
Sometimes, they overlap - but designing tokenomics without understanding this distinction is a fatal mistake.
If your token only attracts speculators and not real users, your project is just a hype cycle waiting to crash.
One of the biggest mistakes in crypto is assuming that token holders and users are the same. Theyโre not.
๐น Token holders care about price, staking yields, and liquidity.
๐น Users care about the actual product and its utility.
Sometimes, they overlap - but designing tokenomics without understanding this distinction is a fatal mistake.
If your token only attracts speculators and not real users, your project is just a hype cycle waiting to crash.
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In the last 30 days, $190M was transferred from Solana to Ethereum, with $143M from Eth to Sol.
Similar pattern can be seen with Arbitrum, BNB, Base, and others: more value is leaving Solana than entering.
Is the industry healing?
Source
Similar pattern can be seen with Arbitrum, BNB, Base, and others: more value is leaving Solana than entering.
Is the industry healing?
Source
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Why your token economy might be a house of cards๐
Most tokens donโt play a meaningful role in the ecosystem, theyโre just fundraising tools disguised as utility.
This leads to a major issue: projects acquire token holders, not real users.
๐The result? A fragile economy where people stay only for staking APY, airdrops, or speculative gains.
When the hype fades, they leave. And if you never built real demand for your product, thereโs nothing left but a worthless token.
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Most tokens donโt play a meaningful role in the ecosystem, theyโre just fundraising tools disguised as utility.
This leads to a major issue: projects acquire token holders, not real users.
๐The result? A fragile economy where people stay only for staking APY, airdrops, or speculative gains.
When the hype fades, they leave. And if you never built real demand for your product, thereโs nothing left but a worthless token.
Full article
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A token with strong governance power or exclusive community access may have value far beyond its price tag.
How do we measure real value beyond just market cap?๐ผ
Imagine a token, $ABC, that reduces transaction fees from 10% to 7%.
๐น 10 users each make $100,000 transactions
๐น They pay $10,000 in fees normally
๐น Holding 1 $ABC cuts fees to $7,000
If all 10 users buy $ABC, the total value = ($3,000 savings ร 10 users) - token price.
If $ABC starts at $100, its perceived value might be $2,900 each.
๐But hereโs the catch: exchanges move price up as tokens are bought. $100 โ $500 โ $1,000 โ $1,500โฆ until net value approaches zero.
So, even if market cap says $30,000, the real token value might only be $7,500.
Market cap โ value๐ฐ
This is why blindly trusting market cap can be misleading.
How do we measure real value beyond just market cap?๐ผ
Imagine a token, $ABC, that reduces transaction fees from 10% to 7%.
๐น 10 users each make $100,000 transactions
๐น They pay $10,000 in fees normally
๐น Holding 1 $ABC cuts fees to $7,000
If all 10 users buy $ABC, the total value = ($3,000 savings ร 10 users) - token price.
If $ABC starts at $100, its perceived value might be $2,900 each.
๐But hereโs the catch: exchanges move price up as tokens are bought. $100 โ $500 โ $1,000 โ $1,500โฆ until net value approaches zero.
So, even if market cap says $30,000, the real token value might only be $7,500.
Market cap โ value๐ฐ
This is why blindly trusting market cap can be misleading.
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Why network effects make or break a token economy
In traditional finance, a companyโs valuation depends on its assets, revenue, and profits.
In Web3, a tokenโs value is largely dictated by network effects โ the more people use a network, the more valuable it becomes.
๐ Bitcoin & Ethereum didnโt just succeed because of good tech. They built massive network effects that drove demand for their tokens.
A strong token economy must be designed to facilitate adoption and network growth, notably by ensuring that incentives between all users are aligned, and the whole ecosystem is greater than the sum of its parts. Otherwise, even a well-structured economy will struggle to gain traction.
In traditional finance, a companyโs valuation depends on its assets, revenue, and profits.
In Web3, a tokenโs value is largely dictated by network effects โ the more people use a network, the more valuable it becomes.
๐ Bitcoin & Ethereum didnโt just succeed because of good tech. They built massive network effects that drove demand for their tokens.
A strong token economy must be designed to facilitate adoption and network growth, notably by ensuring that incentives between all users are aligned, and the whole ecosystem is greater than the sum of its parts. Otherwise, even a well-structured economy will struggle to gain traction.
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Canโt we just copy a successful projectโs tokenomics and call it a day? No.
A tokenโs economy is shaped by:
๐ธ Utility โ what problem does it solve?
๐ธ Revenue model โ does the project generate income or rely on token sales?
๐ธ Market strategy โ retail-focused vs. institutional-driven adoption.
๐ธ Ecosystem โ integrations, partnerships, and demand drivers.
Example: Ethereumโs tokenomics wouldnโt work for most Layer 1s today. Yet $ETH remains dominant because its design reflects Ethereumโs unique needs.
A tokenโs economy is shaped by:
๐ธ Utility โ what problem does it solve?
๐ธ Revenue model โ does the project generate income or rely on token sales?
๐ธ Market strategy โ retail-focused vs. institutional-driven adoption.
๐ธ Ecosystem โ integrations, partnerships, and demand drivers.
Example: Ethereumโs tokenomics wouldnโt work for most Layer 1s today. Yet $ETH remains dominant because its design reflects Ethereumโs unique needs.
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