Pump.fun generated $10.03 million in protocol fees during the week of August 3 to 9, 2026. This figure marks the first time the meme coin launchpad platform has surpassed the $10 million weekly revenue threshold. This weekly income rose 12% from the previous period, driven by a recovery in trading activity across all their product lines, from the launchpad, the PumpSwap exchange, to the Terminal platform.
Data from DeFiLlama confirms this trend, recording Pump’s revenue at $10.49 million over the past seven days. Looking further back, Pump.fun stated that its platform has outperformed Hyperliquid in 30-day revenue metrics. Pump recorded $35.67 million, while Hyperliquid followed at $32.46 million. When accounting for the gross fees distributed back to the ecosystem, fees paid by Pump users surpassed $88.87 million in a month.
A portion of this money was directly channeled to reduce the token supply in the market. Around $5.02 million was used to conduct a buyback and burn 2.15 billion PUMP tokens over the past seven days. This buyback was executed automatically via locked smart contracts, as part of the platform’s promise to share 50% of revenue. To date, the cumulative buyback has removed 15.7% of the initial total supply of PUMP.
Unveiling New Features Amid Legal Battles
The platform is not only relying on token burns to attract users. On August 7, Pump.fun launched a social trading feature introducing token callouts, zero-fee transactions, and cross-chain trading using USDC. User interaction immediately surged, with the number of callouts rising by 44% and message reply activity jumping by 87% in a week.
The performance of the PUMP token responded to this expansion, trading at $0.0028 on August 11. This figure marks a 33.8% increase in a week and a 104.1% rise over the last 30 days. Although its market cap stands at $1.1 billion, the price of PUMP is still 68% below its all-time high in September 2025. These operational milestones come amid the shadow of legal proceedings, as the Aguilar v. Baton Corporation securities violation lawsuit is still pending in the District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY).
Who Will Absorb Tomorrow’s Supply
This price surge will face an immediate liquidity test on August 12. A total of 6.875 billion PUMP tokens, valued at approximately $19.2 million, are scheduled to be released from lockup. This allocation will be distributed to two parties: 4.167 billion tokens for the development team and the remaining 2.708 billion for investors.
For retail holders of PUMP, these numbers are simple math that must be calculated. While the protocol did just buy back and burn 2.15 billion tokens last week, tomorrow’s market must be ready to face a new supply that is three times larger in volume, coming straight from team and investor wallets.
As reported by crypto.news.
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