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Pumpfun bets on community tokens! CTO verification ignites a historic new high for TROLL, the platform repurchased 23 million dollars to stabilize PUMP.
Pumpfun shifts strategy towards community ecology! By launching the "Community Takeover Token" (CTO) verification system, it empowers selected Meme coins with income-sharing privileges. The first TROLL to receive the CTO label surged violently to create a historical new high, with a single on-chain Whale earning $1.3 million. Pumpfun simultaneously initiates a token deflation model: accumulating 139,759 SOL (approximately $23 million) for repurchase and burning of PUMP, pushing the coin price to rise 70% weekly. The platform's daily issuance of 15,031 coins regains leadership, but early Holdings Whale selling pressure still exists, with PUMP currently priced at $0.0034.
Pumpfun Strategic Transformation: Community Token Empowerment Replaces Extensive Coin Issuance
To solidify its leadership position in the Meme platform, Pumpfun is shifting from extensive token issuance to community token ecosystem cultivation. The platform has recently selected and showcased leading community Meme coins, granting them the special status of "Community Takeover Token" (CTO) — enjoying revenue sharing rights from the platform. This strategy has directly propelled the early community token TROLL to reach historical peaks.
The CTO Token aims to replicate the successful path of the first round of community tokens, maintaining token activity through higher social media exposure and official curation, in order to counter the common 30-day zeroing curse of MEME coins. This verification is usually initiated after the developers' initial sell-off, injecting a second life into the token. Tokens that receive the official Pumpfun CTO verification will gain traffic tilt, with TROLL being the latest beneficiary.
CTO verification ignites TROLL: skyrocketing 234%, Whale gains 1.3 million USD
After TROLL received CTO certification, its price violently pumped from $0.02. Messari data shows that the market attention for the token surged by 234%, breaking the consolidation pattern that has persisted since May. Although it has been listed on KuCoin, the main trading still concentrates on PumpSwap DEX and Meteora, with sufficient on-chain liquidity.
Top traders achieved a profit of 1.3 million dollars during this round of rise. Notably, a certain Whale continued to buy in at high prices, avoiding the Token from going to zero. TROLL currently has a market capitalization of 220 million dollars, ranking as the third largest Token in the Pumpfun ecosystem, closely chasing the leader Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT). The platform is screening a new batch of CTO Tokens, attempting to replicate the TROLL's skyrocketing myth.
Burning Deflationary Protection: Pumpfun accumulates 230 million USD to buy back PUMP
To support the value of the platform coin, Pumpfun has refrained from transferring SOL income to exchanges over the past few weeks, instead accumulating 139,759 SOL (approximately $23 million) for PUMP buybacks and burns. This deflationary mechanism, combined with the trading volume on Bybit, has propelled PUMP to rebound from a low of $0.002 to $0.0034, with a weekly increase of 70%.
However, early Holdings Whales are still selling off, and some investors are even cutting losses and exiting the market. The platform's move aims to restore its reputation—its daily issue coin volume of 15,031 has surpassed LetsBonkfun (12,236), regaining the position of leader in MEME issuance. Other competitors like Bags Tokens have a daily issue coin volume of only 2,569.
Conclusion: Pumpfun reshapes the community Token value capture model with CTO verification, and the surge of TROLL's verification strategy is beginning to show results. Coupled with the deflationary burn of PUMP Token and the issuance volume returning to the top, the platform is making multi-dimensional efforts to solidify its moat. However, the continuous selling pressure from early investors and the high elimination rate of Meme coins remain potential risks. Whether the new CTO Token can replicate the TROLL myth will become the next focal point of observation.