Is pump.fun Really Worth $4 Billion? A Deep Dive into the Meme Coin Phenomenon

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Is pump.fun Really Worth $4 Billion? A Deep Dive into the Meme Coin Phenomenon

The $4 Billion Question

When meme coin platform pump.fun announced plans to raise funds at a $4 billion valuation, crypto Twitter collectively choked on its avocado toast. As someone who’s analyzed everything from DeFi protocols to NFT liquidity, I’ll admit: The numbers aren’t as crazy as they seem.

By the Numbers:

  • $7.58B lifetime revenue (DefiLlama)
  • $41.6M last 30-day revenue
  • 8x P/S ratio based on $5B projected annual revenue

From Degenerate Casino to Media Empire?

The real story isn’t the valuation – it’s pump.fun’s Elon-esque pivot from being a meme coin factory to cultivating organic influencers. Israeli streamer Gainzy became an accidental folk hero by ranting about Vitalik between bomb sirens, while $chillhouse turned “Thoughts on chillhouse?” into a viral anti-work mantra.

The Soft Power Play

What fascinates me most is how pump.fun is weaponizing Gen-Z nihilism:

  1. $neet: Funded literal “anti-work” protests in Wall Street
  2. Gainzy: Turned trauma streaming into performance art
  3. Creator incentives: $1M program mimicking Web2 talent pipelines

Bottom line? This isn’t your 2021 meme bubble. At Columbia, we called this “applied attention economics.” Whether it’s worth $4B depends on one question: Can you monetize rebellion before the rebels grow up?

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