The Next Chapter for Pump.Fun | Co-Founder Alon
The Next Chapter for Pump.Fun | Co-Founder Alon  
Podcast: Bankless
Published On: Tue Mar 25 2025
Description: Alon, co-founder of Pump.Fun, joins us to discuss the meteoric rise of their token launchpad platform, the controversial yet impactful role of memecoins in crypto, and the vision behind their newest product, PumpSwap. We dive deep into the cultural influence, sustainability mechanisms, and future possibilities for the memecoin launchpad ecosystem. Alon on X: https://x.com/a1lon9 ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP https://bankless.cc/Infinex ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0x593367264faf6cdc105addb55036733e4e63fdf9?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 7:09 Pump.Fun Inception 13:46 Post-Launch Pump.Fun 19:09 Pump.Fun’s Impact on Memecoins 23:25 Making Memecoins Less Extractive 28:32 Pump.Fun 4Chan Aesthetic 36:57 Pump.Fun Moderation 47:37 Pump.Fun’s Success 50:52 PumpSwap 59:12 Creator Revenue Sharing 1:02:09 Pump.Fun vs Radium 1:05:41 Pump.Fun’s Social Elements 1:08:19 Content, Attention & Markets 1:10:56 Future of Memecoins 1:13:11 Are Memecoins Evil? 1:17:44 Pump.Fun’s Mission 1:20:17 Why Pump.Fun x Bankless 1:22:06 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠