Pump.fun Cleared $10 Million in a Week. The Token Unlock Went Unnoticed.

Solana launchpad Pump.fun took in more than $10 million in protocol fees in the week of 3–9 August, its first week ever above that mark. Three days later, 6.875 billion new tokens hit the market. The price barely moved. Taken together, the two facts say more about the state of meme trading on Solana than any price chart. The record week in numbers According to crypto.news, the platform earned $10.03 million in the week of 3–9 August, roughly twelve percent more than the week before. Metric (week of 3–9 August 2026)Value Protocol fees$10.03 million (up twelve percent week-over-week) Trading volume$2.97 billion Buyback and burn2.15 billion PUMP, worth $5.02 million Revenue, last 30 days$35.67 million — ahead of Hyperliquid at $32.46 million (DefiLlama) Cumulative buybacksmore than $350 million Since the spring, the platform has directed half of its net revenue to buybacks and burns and the other half to operations. That it out-earned Hyperliquid over a 30-day window is notable — Hyperliquid is regarded as one of the highest-revenue protocols in the market. The unlock that wasn't On 12 August, according to Crypto Briefing, 6.875 billion PUMP were released: roughly 4.17 billion to the ...