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The Pump.fun platform, operating on the Solana blockchain for launching meme coins, is set to alter its reward model: creators of tokens will no longer receive automatic payments, and a portion of the fees may be redirected to traders.
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Previously, meme coin creators earned 0.3% of all fees generated by their assets. However, Pump.fun believes this approach is not always equitable: many tokens gain popularity without an active team, while developers receive disproportionately high earnings.
Now, token creators will need to select a fee distribution model—either Creator Fees or Trader Cashback. They can choose to receive rewards themselves, as was the case before (Creator Fees), or allocate part of the fees to traders as bonuses to encourage trading activity (Trader Cashback).
Developers must decide on the reward model before launching their project, as changes cannot be made afterward. Under the Trader Cashback mechanism, tokens are awarded with each transaction and are only accessible through the integrated trading platform, Terminal.
Creator Fees need change. Not every token deserves Creator Fees.
Now, users have the ability to decide whether a token truly deserves Creator Fees, or whether it makes more sense to reward the traders engaging with the token.
Cashback Coins are now live. Learn more pic.twitter.com/UbYoAbQ1Ya
— Pump.fun (@Pumpfun) February 17, 2026
In January, Pump.fun recorded commission revenues of $31.8 million—a decrease of 75.6% compared to January 2025 ($148.1 million), which was the platform’s best month ever. Since the beginning of February, the fees have totaled $15.6 million, and the monthly figure may fall below January’s total.
According to Dune Analytics, out of 58.7 million crypto wallets that interacted with Pump.fun, only 4.76 million earned between $1,000 and $10,000. Approximately 969,780 wallets made profits ranging from $10,000 to $100,000, while fewer than 13,700 wallets achieved millionaire status on the platform.
In 2025, 11.6 million cryptocurrency projects ceased to exist—ten times more than the previous year, as reported by CoinGecko analysts. This record high is attributed to the surge of meme coins launched on platforms like Pump.fun.
