Milestone
Solana
2024
Pump.fun Era Emerges
Ultra-fast memecoin launch tooling popularized instant liquidity and viral spins.
Event date: 2024-03-15
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Key Facts
Peak metricThousands of tokens/day
OutcomeNew launch pattern
ChainSolana
Year2024
Typemilestone
Tags
launchpad
meme
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