PumpFun graduation rate falls 80% in three months as Solana fees drop to 5,300 SOL

Activity on the Solana-based memecoin launchpad continued to weaken as revenue and token progression fell, while analysts said capital has rotated from meme coins into Hyperliquid perpetual futures trading.

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Summary

PumpFun, a Solana-based memecoin launchpad, has continued to lose momentum, with its seven-day average token graduation rate falling 80% over the past three months to 0.26%. The Block reported that June daily revenue was about $800,000, down from $4.8 million six months earlier, while Solana’s daily average network fees fell to 5,300 SOL in June from 33,000 SOL in January. Analysts said capital that had previously flowed into Solana meme coins has shifted toward perpetual futures trading on Hyperliquid, in line with rapid HIP-3 growth, pointing to a broader rotation in speculative activity away from token launches that had helped drive bursts of network usage on Solana.

Terms & Concepts
  • graduation rate: The share of newly launched tokens on a platform that advance to the next trading or listing stage.
  • perpetual futures: Derivative contracts that let traders bet on price moves without an expiry date, typically using funding payments to track spot markets.
  • HIP-3: A Hyperliquid-related growth initiative or upgrade referenced by analysts as linked to rising perpetual futures activity.