{"id":19583,"date":"2026-01-09T23:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/pump-fun-rejiggers-memecoin-fees-to-reward-traders-not-just-creators\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T23:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:25:18","slug":"pump-fun-rejiggers-memecoin-fees-to-reward-traders-not-just-creators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/pump-fun-rejiggers-memecoin-fees-to-reward-traders-not-just-creators\/","title":{"rendered":"Pump.fun rejiggers memecoin fees to reward traders, not just creators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Pump.fun, the Solana-based memecoin launchpad, is shaking up its creator-fee system after realizing last year\u2019s Dynamic Fees V1 incentivized coin creation over the trading activity that fuels the platform.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_7b377ca61b074f79dbbeb9e07a85f2d0\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pump.fun is updating its creator-fee structure after Dynamic Fees V1 incentivized low-risk coin creation over active trading, which is vital for platform health.<\/li>\n<li>The platform\u2019s creator fee sharing allows teams to split fees across up to 10 wallets, transfer coin ownership, revoke update authority, and assign fee percentages post-launch.<\/li>\n<li>Future updates will adopt a market-based approach, letting traders determine whether a token narrative justifies creator fees, rebalancing incentives heading into 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen acknowledged in his first <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/a1lon9\/status\/2009677442064024063\">X post<\/a> in over two months that the V1 model succeeded in attracting new builders and boosting on-chain activity but failed to meaningfully influence the behavior of average memecoin deployers. \u201cCreator fees may have skewed incentives toward low-risk coin creation instead of high-risk trading,\u201d Cohen wrote, emphasizing that traders are the lifeblood of the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Dynamic Fees V1, introduced in September as part of Project Ascend, used tiered fees based on token market capitalization, lowering fees as tokens grew to balance long-term sustainability with participation.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Pump.fun is rolling out creator fee sharing, allowing teams to split fees across up to 10 wallets, transfer ownership, and assign fee percentages post-launch. Future updates will adopt a market-based approach, letting traders decide whether a token narrative justifies creator fees.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen said the changes are just the first step in rebalancing incentives heading into 2026, signaling a shift from rewarding deployers to empowering the traders who keep memecoin markets alive and vibrant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Creator fees need change.<\/p>\n<p>When Dynamic Fees V1 was introduced a few months ago, the goal was to help create more success cases in our ecosystem by giving top project founders and teams a strong incentive to launch their token on pump fun and drive it to success.<\/p>\n<p>Only a week\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yiu9DjsCqR\">https:\/\/t.co\/yiu9DjsCqR<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TZHTPAKnfw\">pic.twitter.com\/TZHTPAKnfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 alon (@a1lon9) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a1lon9\/status\/2009677442064024063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pump.fun, the Solana-based memecoin launchpad, is shaking up its creator-fee system after realizing last year\u2019s Dynamic Fees V1 incentivized coin creation over the trading activity that fuels the platform. 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