Memecoins emerged as community-driven tokens rooted in humor, pop culture, and social momentum. Projects like Dogecoin and $PEPE have amassed large followings and, at times, produced notable gains. This guide details every step to launch and promote a meme coin without requiring knowledge of Solidity, Rust, or other programming languages. Let’s dive in.
Key takeaways
- Pump.fun = Canva for memecoins that can launch coins in 30 seconds.
- Pumpup = Memecoin launch platform with built-in marketing to Telegram and Twitter.
- Safety sells: Keep LP locked, publish dev wallets, and avoid stealth dumps.
- Memecoin regulations are expected to tighten, so keep track of local tax rules and treat creator allocations as taxable income.
- Equity upside exists: Buying $PUMP from existing holders gives you skin in the platform powering this entire comedy-finance wave.
Memecoins in 2025: Still crazy after all these years
Memecoins act as pop-culture flashpoints in cryptocurrency, with themes drawn from jokes, dogs, politicians, or viral catchphrases like “hawk tuah.” They rise on narrative and community buzz, giving small creators rapid access to large audiences. Wired reported that more than 4.7 million memecoins now circulate, totaling approximately US$100 billion.
Generate your memecoin in Pump.fun
Pump.fun powers the current meme-coin wave. The platform allows anyone to pay a small network fee, enter a token name, and click ‘Create’ without writing Solidity or using Git. Each token launch is fair; no developer pre-mints or hidden wallets exist, so buyers and creators start on equal terms.
In addition to ease of use, Pump.fun offers the following advantages:
- Speed: Bloomberg reports that Pump.fun’s community raised $600 million in just 12 minutes during July’s PUMP equity sale, underscoring how big and fast this corner of the market has grown.
- Scale: The site now hosts thousands of coins a day, dwarfing every rival launchpad in raw token count.
To launch your memecoin, follow these steps:
- Connect a Solana wallet: Phantom or Backpack works out of the box. Keep at least 0.05 SOL for gas plus initial liquidity.
- Pick a template: Choose a name, ticker (e.g., $BEEV), supply (default 1 billion), and optional social links.
- Review the bonding curve: Pump.fun uses an x² curve. Early buyers pay micros but liquidity deepens fast.
- Launch: Hit “Create,” sign two wallet prompts, and the site deploys an SPL token plus an on-chain metadata JSON. The coin instantly lists on Pump.fun’s internal DEX UI.
- Step 5 – Seed your meme: Tweet the mint link, drop a GIF, and join Pump.fun’s Discord shill channel. Early momentum is everything; the curve auto-raises price as buys flow.
That’s literally it, no code, no deploy scripts. Although it is quick and easy, it comes with some issues.
- You can’t withdraw the first 50% of your purchases for two hours to deter rug pulls
- Trading off-ramp to Orca or Raydium requires manual LP creation; many newbies forget and lose liquidity.
- A class-action lawsuit filed in early 2025 alleges the platform “gamifies pump-and-dumps.” Protect your rep by disclosing risks clearly.
Fine-tuning your tokenomics
Pump.fun’s defaults are safe, even if you never tweak a line of code. You can adjust three economic levers right inside Pump.fun’s advanced tab to improve coin survivability:
- Liquidity Burn vs. Return: By default, 100% of liquidity stays locked. You can return up to 20% to yourself for marketing but the amount must be disclosed.
- Slippage Window: A tighter buy/sell spread feels “fair” but risks failed transactions in volatile surges. 3–5% is the current community sweet spot.
- Cool-Down Timer: An optional anti-bot delay (3-10 sec) helps humans outpace the snipers.
Sui spotlight: DoubleUp.fun + PumpUp walk-through
DoubleUp.fun’s PumpUp memecoin is another no-code platform that features “fair-bonding” curves. A bonding curve is an automated market-maker baked into the token contract. Early buys add liquidity and lift price; early sells do the reverse. On Pump.fun, the curve is quadratic; on DoubleUp, it’s exponential with a funding threshold.
Creators stake a small bundle of their tokens to Pumpup, which:
- Pins the coin to the Pumpup home page for 24 hours.
- Auto-tweets price milestones to 60 k followers.
- Blasts the coin to a 40K-member Telegram.
Tokens launched must also clear a communal funding threshold before liquidity is unlocked, thereby mitigating the risk of hyper-volatile launches. The benefits also include instant analytics and the coveted DoubleUp tag that signals legitimacy. Gas on Sui is < $0.001, so the entire launch costs pennies. Compare that with Ethereum’s $50+ gas spikes, and you’ll see why Sui memes exploded post-Dencun.
DoubleUp claims Pumpup coins see 2×–3× higher day-one volume than unpromoted launches. A good tip is to schedule Pumpup during U.S. or Asian trading hours, not 03:00 UTC when Solana volumes dip.
Safety checklist
Business Insider calls memecoins a “gambling frenzy,” citing pump-and-dump scandals when devs dump liquidity. You can keep your credibility high by:
- Locking 100% of LP tokens, which is the default in Pump.fun.
- Renouncing mint authority via the platform toggle.
- Publishing a public wallet so buyers know where your dev holdings sit.
- Never “air-drop and dump.” Freebies are fine, but dumping them on day one nukes your chart.
Post-launch growth tactics
Marketing memes are all about momentum, so each small tactic stacks on each other. You can grow your meme coin by using the following examples:
- Telegram Bot: Use a free price-feed bot that announces every new all-time high.
- Meme Contests: Promise 5% of supply to the top three memes; you’ll 10× your social mentions.
- Tiny Airdrops: Airdropping <0.1% supply to notable NFT holders lands you on their radar without tanking price.
- Influencer “Spin-the-Wheel”: Many coin creators stream a wheel of wallet addresses; the winner gets 1% supply to keep viewers glued for hours.
Legal and tax pointers for first-time issuers
In February 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance declared that most memecoins “are not securities” because they lack a promise of profit or a claim on an enterprise. This statement may seem like carte blanche, but it also stripped buyers of securities-law protections, sparking criticism from investor advocates and Europe’s MiCA regulators.
For tax purposes, log every mint and airdrop and use a crypto-savvy CPA before tax season.
Can you invest in Pump.fun itself?
Yes, you can invest in Pump.fun through Web3 secondary markets. The company itself raised US $600 million in 12 minutes via a private sale round that later opened on-chain trading for $PUMP equity tokens. Private investors holding these presold $PUMP typically sell them to interested parties via Acquire.Fi.