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Memecoin Launcher Battle Royale

Citizen Brief: gm, pump.fun is seeing new upstart competitors on Solana; can any of them take on the king?
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May 22, 20253 min read
Memecoin Launcher Battle Royale
Published on May 22, 2025
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Daily Market Snapshot: Bitcoin held onto its breakout, inching to a new high Thursday, hitting $111,970. Meanwhile ETH continued to battle hard against the $2,700 barrier that it's spent the last two weeks challenging.
Prices as of 6pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $3.50T ↗ 2.7% ↗ 6.1%
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ETH $2,644 ↗ 5.5% ↗ 3.6%
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PLAY OF THE WEEK
Solana Memecoin Launchers Taking Aim at Pump.fun
Bankless Analyst: Jack Inabinet

Solana has long been regarded as ground zero for memecoins, and while many declared its trenches dead earlier this year as trading volumes dwindled, the network’s memecoin scene has experienced a resurgence in recent weeks as pumping token prices recapitalized crypto’s degen class.

With innovative entrants with savvy strategies like Believe.app and boop.fun now competing alongside OG platforms like pump.fun, creators have more options than ever before to launch tokens in seconds.

Today, we’re diving into pump.fun's biggest challengers on Solana. 👇


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