Pump.fun guides for coin creators
Everything we know about getting a Pump.fun mint seen. Volume, the bonding curve, trending mechanics, launch timing and the tools traders use to find your coin.
Volume botsHow Pump.fun volume bots work, what they cost and how to judge one.16 guidesBonding curveThe curve, the migration threshold and what happens after graduation.14 guidesTrendingHow Pump.fun ranks coins and what actually moves those boards.14 guidesLaunch strategyTiming, naming, the first hour and everything around a mint.15 guidesTroubleshootingFailed swaps, slippage, dead charts and how to read them.13 guidesWallets and safetyCustody, approvals, MEV and staying safe while you launch.12 guidesToolsPhoton, Axiom, BullX, screeners and how they compare.12 guidesGlossaryPlain definitions for the words traders use around your coin.12 guides
Volume bots
How Pump.fun volume bots work, what they cost and how to judge one.
Why volume bots charge a percentage instead of a flat feeWhat the operator actually pays for on your behalf, why cost scales with volume, how flat pricing hides risk, and what to check about any pricing model.Read the guideRunning a volume campaign on an old tokenWhether activity can revive a coin that has been quiet for weeks, what is different from a launch, what to check first, and when the honest answer is no.Read the guideWhat 50 SOL of volume actually buys youA concrete look at the smallest sensible campaign, what it produces per hour, where it competes, when it is enough, and when it is money spent for nothing.Read the guidePump.fun volume bot scams, how to spot one before payingThe five common scam shapes, the questions that expose each of them, how to verify delivery on chain afterwards, and what a legitimate service looks like.Read the guideHow much does a Pump.fun volume bot cost?What actually costs money inside a Pump.fun volume campaign, why quotes differ so widely, and how to tell a fair price from a hidden shortfall.Read the guideHow long should a volume campaign run? Duration versus sizeWhy window length matters more than budget, how recency weighting punishes spikes, what different durations buy, and how to pick one.Read the guideIs there a free Pump.fun volume bot?Why free volume bots exist, what the chain charges regardless of who pays, what the open-source route involves, and how free offers earn.Read the guideHow to pick the best Pump.fun volume bot, without getting burnedThe checks that separate a working Pump.fun volume bot from a scam, what pricing should look like, and the questions to ask before you pay.Read the guideVolume bots on other Solana launchpads explainedHow Bonk.fun, Moonshot and other launchpads differ mechanically, which parts of a campaign carry over, and what to ask before running one somewhere new.Read the guideHow to spot a volume bot on chain, in about five minutesThe patterns that give manufactured activity away, what a competent campaign looks like instead, and how to run the check on any coin.Read the guideVolume bot vs market maker: two different jobsWhat a market maker does, what a volume bot does, why they are not competing products, and which one a Pump.fun creator is usually after.Read the guideRunning a volume campaign after migration, what changesWhy the same campaign behaves differently once your coin moves to an AMM pool, what pool depth does to your budget, and how to size a window.Read the guideSolana volume bot vs Pump.fun volume bot, is there a difference?Whether the two terms describe different products, what changes between venues, and the questions that separate a real engine from a script.Read the guideWhat is a Pump.fun volume bot, and how does it actually work?A plain explanation of what a Pump.fun volume bot does, what happens on-chain when one runs, what it costs and how to tell a real one from a fake.Read the guideHow many wallets does a volume bot need?Why fleet size changes what activity looks like on chain, how few wallets produce a readable pattern, and the trade-off against volume.Read the guideIs a Pump.fun volume bot safe? The real risksWhat can go wrong when you use a volume service, which risks are custody-related, which are reputational, and how to tell a safe flow apart.Read the guide
Bonding curve
The curve, the migration threshold and what happens after graduation.
Can a coin lose graduation progress on the curve?Whether curve progress can go backwards, what selling actually does to the number, and why a coin at 84% can be at 61% an hour later.Read the guideHow does Pump.fun work? The whole flow explainedWhat happens from the moment a coin is minted to the moment it graduates, who the counterparty is at each stage, and where the money actually sits.Read the guidePump.fun fees explained, and everything else a trade costsWhat Pump.fun charges, what Solana charges on top, what terminals add, where the real cost of a launch sits, and how to work out what you actually paid.Read the guideWhy early buys move the price so much on a bonding curveThe arithmetic behind violent early price moves, why the same SOL does less later, and what that means for snipers and for creators alike.Read the guideWhat happens at Pump.fun migration, step by stepWhat the migration transaction does, what changes for price and slippage, which surfaces start seeing your coin, and what catches people out.Read the guideReading curve progress, what the percentage actually tells youWhere the progress number comes from, why the same 10% costs different amounts at different points, what each stage of the bar means, and what it hides.Read the guideHow a dev buy affects the bonding curveWhat your first purchase does to the price, the supply, and curve progress, plus the arithmetic showing why a 2 SOL dev buy is a real decision.Read the guideWhat Pump.fun curve progress actually means, and how to read itWhat the percentage on your coin measures, why it moves backwards, what a stalled number tells buyers, and how to read it alongside the rest.Read the guideBonding curve vs AMM, the difference that actually mattersHow the two pricing mechanisms differ, why the same trade behaves differently on each, what changes for slippage, and which one your coin is on.Read the guideThe Pump.fun graduation threshold explainedWhat the migration threshold is, why the number has changed, how curve progress maps onto it, and why the arithmetic is harder than it looks.Read the guideThe Pump.fun bonding curve explainedHow the Pump.fun bonding curve prices your coin, what the migration threshold is, what changes at graduation, and why most mints never get there.Read the guidePump.fun market cap explained for creatorsWhat the market cap figure on a Pump.fun coin is calculated from, why it jumps on small buys, how it relates to curve progress, and its limits.Read the guideWhy most Pump.fun coins never graduateThe structural reason the failure rate is what it is, where coins actually stop, which failures are fixable, and what separates the ones that make it.Read the guidePump.fun token supply and tokenomics explainedHow supply is allocated on a Pump.fun launch, what the curve holds versus the pool, why there are no custom tokenomics, and what that means.Read the guide
Trending
How Pump.fun ranks coins and what actually moves those boards.
How Birdeye trending works, and how it differs from the restWhat Birdeye measures, why a coin can trend there and nowhere else, which signals it weights that others ignore, and what that means for a creator.Read the guideThe best time to launch for trending, and why quiet hours can winHow launch timing interacts with ranking specifically, why peak hours raise the bar you have to clear, and how to pick a window when trending is the goal.Read the guideWhat trending actually costs on Pump.funWhy a fixed price for a trending position does not exist, how to work out what your target would take, and what the honest question looks like.Read the guideHow screeners rank new tokens, and what you can influenceThe inputs behind a trending list, why the same coin ranks differently on two sites, which signals you can affect, and how the field changes.Read the guideHow long does a coin stay trending, and why it falls off so fastWhy trending positions decay in minutes rather than hours, how recency weighting works, and what makes a coin hold a board or flash across it.Read the guidePump.fun King of the Hill explained, and what it is worthWhat King of the Hill actually is, what puts a coin there, how long it lasts, and whether the visibility it delivers is worth chasing deliberately.Read the guideTrade count vs volume, which one gets you seenWhy 200 small trades and 4 large ones look identical in SOL terms and completely different to a ranking surface, and how to weight the two.Read the guideWhat is a DEX Screener boost, and does it actually do anything?What boosts buy, what they do not buy, why creators confuse them with trending, and when spending on one makes sense versus when it burns money.Read the guideCan you buy Pump.fun trending? An honest answerWhat is purchasable and what is not, the difference between paid placement and algorithmic ranking, and what a campaign actually delivers.Read the guideUnique wallets and ranking, the signal that matters mostWhy discovery surfaces weight distinct wallets so heavily, how the number differs from trade count and holders, and what fleet width actually buys you.Read the guidePump.fun trending requirements, explained honestlyWhat Pump.fun and the screeners around it require before a coin appears on a board, why no fixed number exists, and which inputs you can move.Read the guideWhy my coin fell off trending, and whether it can come backWhat removes a coin from a trending board, why it happens within minutes, how to check which cause applied, and what a recovery costs.Read the guideHow to get on Pump.fun trending, honestlyWhat the Pump.fun trending and screener boards measure, why some coins appear and others do not, and the levers a creator actually has.Read the guideHow DEX Screener trending works, and what actually gets you on itWhat DEX Screener measures when it ranks tokens, why the board changes so fast, how boosts differ from ranking, and which inputs a creator can move.Read the guide
Launch strategy
Timing, naming, the first hour and everything around a mint.
The best time to launch on Pump.fun, by the hourHow launch timing affects a Pump.fun mint, why the busiest hours are not the best hours, and how to pick a window for the audience you reach.Read the guideLaunching with no community, what actually worksWhat a launch looks like when nobody knows you, why the usual advice fails, the three things that still move the needle, and where paid visibility fits.Read the guideHow to write a coin narrative that survives 3 secondsWhat a narrative is for on a launchpad, why most of them fail before they are read, the structure that works at thumbnail size, and how to test yours.Read the guideThe Pump.fun launch checklist, in priority orderEverything worth deciding before you mint on Pump.fun, from the name and image to the first hour plan, ordered by how much each one matters.Read the guideHow much should a dev buy at launch on Pump.fun?Why the dev buy is visible forever, what too little and too much each cost you, how holders read the number, and how to decide before you mint.Read the guideThe Pump.fun coin image guide, from size to what actually readsWhat size and format to use for a Pump.fun coin image, why it gets judged at 64 pixels, and the design choices that survive that test.Read the guideIs Pump.fun legit? Separating the platform from the coinsWhether the platform itself is real, what the contracts guarantee, why most losses have nothing to do with Pump.fun, and what to check first.Read the guideWriting a Pump.fun coin description, and the socials that matterWhat a description has to accomplish in four seconds, which social links help and which hurt, and why an empty socials row costs more than no socials row.Read the guideShould you relaunch a failed Pump.fun coin?What you lose by relaunching, what actually carries over, the two situations where it makes sense, and the cheaper thing to try first.Read the guideHow to name a Pump.fun coin, and the tests a name has to passWhy the ticker is the one launch decision you can never undo, the five checks a name should survive, and the patterns that cost you buyers.Read the guideThe first hour after a Pump.fun launch, minute by minuteWhat happens in the 60 minutes that decide most launches, which numbers to watch and when, and what you can still change in that window.Read the guidePump.fun launch mistakes, ranked by what they costThe errors that end coins, ordered by damage, which ones are permanent, and the 20 minutes of preparation that prevents most of them.Read the guideHow to plan a launch budget that doesn't run outWhere the money actually goes on a Pump.fun launch, how to split it between the dev buy and visibility, what to hold back, and three worked examples.Read the guidePump.fun bundle launches explained, and why they backfireWhat bundling means, why creators do it, what it looks like on chain to anybody who checks, and the trade you are actually making.Read the guideHow to stream on Pump.fun, and whether it helpsWhat the livestream feature does for a coin page, what streaming actually changes about discovery, the practical setup, and when it is wasted effort.Read the guide
Troubleshooting
Failed swaps, slippage, dead charts and how to read them.
Token not showing in wallet, what actually happenedWhy a token you definitely bought is invisible in Phantom or Solflare, the four causes, and how to confirm you still own it in under a minute.Read the guideSandwich attacks explained, and what they cost youHow a sandwich works on Solana, why your slippage setting decides the size of it, how to tell whether one hit you, and what reduces exposure.Read the guideMy coin has no holders. What that actually means and what to doWhy holder count stays in single digits after a launch, what buyers read into it, how it differs from trade count, and what you can fix.Read the guidePump.fun coin image not loading, causes and fixesWhy your token image shows as a placeholder on some sites, the metadata chain that has to work, and what you can still fix after minting.Read the guideYour Pump.fun token is not moving. Here is how to read the chartA diagnostic walkthrough for a stalled Pump.fun launch, what a flat tape tells you, and which causes a creator can still do something about.Read the guidePump.fun transaction failed: what each error actually meansThe real reasons a Pump.fun swap fails on Solana, how to tell a slippage failure from a congestion failure, and what to change so the next attempt lands.Read the guideWhy did my coin dump? Reading the chart honestlyThe four things that actually cause a sudden drop, how to tell which one happened from on-chain data, and which of them you could have prevented.Read the guidePump.fun comments not showing? Causes and fixesWhy replies on your coin fail to appear, which causes are on your side, which are platform-side, and what an empty comment section costs you.Read the guideCurve progress went backwards, what to checkA step-by-step diagnosis when your progress bar drops, how to find the transaction responsible, and what each cause means for what you do next.Read the guideWallet will not connect to Pump.fun? Work through theseWhy a Solana wallet fails to connect, which causes are browser-side, which are wallet-side, how mobile differs, and what to check first.Read the guideSolana slippage explained, and how to set itWhat slippage tolerance actually authorises, why new coins need more of it, how sandwich bots exploit a high setting, and how to pick a number.Read the guideMy coin is not showing on DEX Screener. Here is what to checkWhy a fresh Pump.fun mint may be missing from DEX Screener, how indexing works, and which cases fix themselves and which ones do not.Read the guideSolana RPC errors, what each one actually meansBlockhash not found, transaction expired, slippage exceeded, and the rest, with what causes each and the setting that fixes it.Read the guide
Wallets and safety
Custody, approvals, MEV and staying safe while you launch.
Hardware wallets for Solana coin creatorsWhat a hardware wallet protects, what it does not, how to split roles between devices and hot wallets, and the setup that survives a bad signature at 3am.Read the guideSolana token approvals explained, and how to revoke themWhat an approval grants, why Solana delegations differ from Ethereum allowances, how to audit what you granted, and which requests to refuse.Read the guideHow to fund a wallet fleet safely on SolanaWhat it takes to fund many Solana wallets for trading, the rent and fee overhead nobody mentions, and why the funding pattern is easy to read.Read the guideHow holders check your dev wallet, step by stepThe exact checks traders run on a creator address before buying, what each one reveals, how long it takes them, and what you can do about it beforehand.Read the guidePaying for crypto services safely, what to check firstWhy manual payment is safer than a signature, the questions that separate a real operator from a scam, and the red flags worth walking from.Read the guideWhat connecting a wallet actually shares, and what it does notThe difference between connecting and signing, what a site learns when you connect, and which requests mean you should close the tab.Read the guideSeed phrase safety, the rules that actually matterWhat a seed phrase is, the handful of storage mistakes that cause nearly every loss, and a setup you can do in 15 minutes that survives most disasters.Read the guidePriority fees and MEV on Solana, a practical guideWhat a priority fee buys, why transactions fail without one during congestion, how MEV works on Solana specifically, and the settings that actually matter.Read the guideWallet clustering explained, how tools connect addressesThe techniques clustering tools use to link wallets, why funding trails cannot be hidden, and how creators end up drawing one by accident.Read the guidePhantom vs Solflare vs Backpack for launching a coinHow the three main Solana wallets differ in practice, which suits a coin creator, and the security settings that matter more than the choice.Read the guideBurner wallets on Solana, when they help and when they hurtWhat a burner wallet is for, which situations need one, why creators sometimes make things worse with them, and how to run several accounts.Read the guideHow to spot a wallet drainer before you signThe patterns drainers use, what the malicious signature asks for, why urgency is the reliable tell, and the habits that cap the damage.Read the guide
Tools
Photon, Axiom, BullX, screeners and how they compare.
Jupiter and routing explained, what happens when you swapWhat an aggregator does, why one swap can touch several pools, how routing affects your price, and what it means for a coin that graduated.Read the guideDEX Screener vs Birdeye, and which one your buyers actually useHow the two main Solana screeners differ in data, ranking and audience, what each shows about your coin, and why a creator should care about both.Read the guideWhere Pump.fun data comes from, and how to get it yourselfThe layers between the chain and the dashboards you read, which sources are free, what an RPC actually gives you, and how to pull your own coin's numbers.Read the guideHow to use Solscan as a Pump.fun coin creatorA guide to reading your own mint on Solscan, which tabs matter, how to verify activity anyone claims to have produced, and what buyers find.Read the guideBubblemaps and holder analysis: what buyers seeHow clustering tools visualise holder relationships, what patterns they expose, why creators should look first, and what a clean map looks like.Read the guideBest wallets for launching a coin on SolanaWhat actually matters in a wallet when you are the creator rather than a trader, how the main options differ, and the setup most launches should use.Read the guideToken safety scanners, what they catch and what they missHow RugCheck and similar scanners work, which risks they genuinely detect, why a green score proves less than people think, and what to check.Read the guideHow to track your token metrics without guessingThe six numbers that tell you what is happening to your coin, where to find each one free, how often to check, and what each change means.Read the guidePhoton vs Axiom vs BullX for Pump.fun creatorsHow the three main Solana trading terminals differ, which one your buyers are likely using, and why that matters for how your coin is found.Read the guideThe best Pump.fun trading terminals for creatorsA comparison of the terminals traders use to find new Solana coins, what each shows about your mint, and how to pick one for your launch.Read the guideTelegram trading bots on Solana, what traders actually useWhy so much Solana trading happens inside Telegram, how these bots work, the custody trade-off nobody mentions, and what it means for your coin.Read the guideHow to read a Solana transaction, and what each part tells youA walkthrough of a Solana transaction in an explorer, which fields matter, how to tell a real swap from a suspicious one, and how to read failures.Read the guide
Glossary
Plain definitions for the words traders use around your coin.
What is a mint address on Solana, and why it mattersWhat the mint address is, why tickers and names are worthless as identifiers, how to verify you have the right one, and the copy-paste attack it prevents.Read the guideWhat is liquidity? A definition that holds upWhat liquidity means on Solana, why a bonding curve and a pool provide it differently, how to check depth, and why it decides your slippage.Read the guideWhat is holder count, and how much should you trust it?What the number counts, why it moves without anybody buying, how it gets inflated, and what to read alongside it before drawing any conclusion.Read the guideWhat is slippage? A plain definition for Solana tradersWhat causes the gap between the price you saw and the price you got, what a tolerance setting authorises, and how to set it sensibly.Read the guideWhat does graduation mean on Pump.fun? A plain definitionWhat changes when a coin leaves the bonding curve for an automated market maker, what does not, and why it is a liquidity event rather than a win.Read the guideWhat is MEV? A plain definition for Solana tradersMEV is value extracted by controlling transaction order. Here is how it works on Solana, which forms actually affect you, and what protection is available.Read the guideWhat is a rug pull? A plain definition and how to spot one earlyWhat a rug pull actually is, the forms it takes on Solana, the on-chain signals that appear before one, and what creators should avoid doing accidentally.Read the guideWhat is a bonding curve on Pump.fun?What a bonding curve means in practice, what is specific to the Pump.fun version, and why it makes brand new coins move so violently.Read the guideWhat is trading volume, and why it gets misreadWhat volume counts, why it double-counts every trade, how the same figure can mean two opposite things, and which numbers you need alongside it.Read the guideWhat is a DEX screener? And why traders live in oneWhat a screener does, which numbers it surfaces, how new tokens appear on it, and what a creator should know about the page strangers judge.Read the guideWhat is market cap in crypto? A plain definitionMarket cap is price multiplied by supply, and almost nothing else. Here is what that means, why it misleads people on new tokens, and what to read instead.Read the guideWhat is a sniper bot? A plain definition for coin creatorsWhat snipers do, why being first is an arithmetic advantage, how to recognise them in your transaction list, and what they mean for a launch.Read the guide
Ready to move your own curve?
Pick a package, size the campaign and read the exact cost. Campaigns start at 50 SOL of volume.