Solana memecoin launchpad LetsBonk surpassed rival Pump.fun in 24-hour revenue, according to data aggregated by decentralized finance (DeFi) platform DefiLlama.The latest DefiLlama figures show that LetsBonk generated $1.04 million in revenue in the last 24 hours, nearly doubling Pump.funs revenue of $533,412.
LetsBonks revenue surge marked a rare shift in dominance in the Solana memecoin sector, where Pump.fun has typically held the top spot.Both platforms offer simplified tools for launching and trading memecoins.
However, LetsBonk appears to be gaining traction due to the support of the Bonk (BONK) memecoin community and its social campaigns.BONK is one of the most popular Solana-based memecoins, with more than 430,000 followers on X.
CoinGecko shows that the memecoin has a market capitalization of nearly $1.8 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $1.2 billion, making it the No.
58 crypto token by market capitalization.Protocol rankings by revenue.
Source: DefiLlamaPump.fun still dominates the 30-day revenue chartThe LetsBonk memecoin launchpad was released on April 25.
Its team dubbed the protocol a self-serving launchpad for memecoins and aims to address what its developers say are predatory practices in the space.We believe memecoins are here to stay and want to offer an alternative platform that believes in Solana for the long term, LetsBonk wrote.
The team also promised advanced features, deeper integrations and community-driven growth post-launch.The team also announced that it had partnered with decentralized exchange (DEX) Raydiums new LaunchLab contract, which allows users to access pools and bot integrations.While LetsBonks daily revenue has spiked, Pump.fun continues to dominate on a longer time horizon.
DefiLlama data shows Pump.fun recorded more than $37 million in revenue over the past 30 days, compared with LetsBonks $4.5 million.
Related: Pump.fun token rumors mount as protocol revenue drops 66%BONK memecoin rises over 51% since LetsBonk launchThe memecoin launchpads starting to gain traction seems to have also affected the price of BONK.
On April 25, the BONK memecoin traded at around 0.00001535, according to CoinGecko.
At the time of writing, BONK trades at 0.00002332, an almost 52% increase in value since LetsBonk was released.Magazine: Memecoins are ded But Solana 100x better despite revenue plunge