Jai Hamid
The meme coin game has been heating up, with SunPump and Pump.fun going head-to-head as the top launchpads in the market. SunPump operates on the Tron blockchain, while Pump.fun is on Solana.
Both have carved out their niches, but their approaches and performances differ. So which one is better? Let’s dig into the numbers and see what’s really going on.
SunPump, which launched on August 9, has a Total Value Locked (TVL) of around $8.21 billion. In just a month, SunPump has deployed 46,000 tokens. The platform recently hit a daily revenue peak of $567,000 from 7,531 tokens launched on August 21.
On the other hand, Pump.fun has been in the game since December 2023. It’s sitting on a TVL of $5 billion, which is impressive, but it still trails behind SunPump.
Pump.fun has launched a staggering 193,000 tokens since it started, but the platform pulled in only $368,000 from 6,941 tokens.
SunPump is winning the daily active user (DAU) battle. It’s got more users logging in every day than Pump.fun. More users mean more activity, which usually translates into more revenue.
But it’s also about speed. SunPump is leveraging the Tron network for faster transactions, which gives it an edge in user satisfaction. But don’t count Pump.fun out just yet. The platform has a strong community and a well-established presence in the meme coin community.
It’s been around longer, which means it has had more time to iron out any kinks and build a loyal user base. Both platforms use bonding curve mechanisms to set token prices based on demand.
The more users buy in, the more liquidity is added to their decentralized exchanges—Raydium for Pump.fun and SunSwap for SunPump. But here’s where SunPump starts pulling ahead again.
Justin Sun, the brain behind Tron, is pushing SunPump hard. He’s got big plans, including hitting 20 million daily transactions in just three months.
But let’s not forget that both platforms are dealing with meme coins, which are known for being too risky even for crypto. Rug pulls and shady projects are all too common, and users need to be aware that they’re playing with fire.
Decentralization means that while they offer the chance for big gains, they also come with big risks. And if users start losing faith, there could be trouble.
