Pump.fun has officially confirmed the pre-sale date for the upcoming PUMP token: 12/07, with several major centralized exchanges participating, including Kraken, Gate.io, Bybit, KuCoin, MEXC, and Bitget.
Despite the large-scale deployment, this announcement has caused controversy in the community. This is mainly due to previous statements by Pump.fun co-founder Alon, criticizing token pre-sales and listings on centralized exchanges.
PUMP Token Launch Details
Earlier this week, Gate.io temporarily announced launch details for PUMP before removing them without explanation. With the latest announcement, we can confirm similar details.
The pre-sale will provide 150 billion tokens out of a total supply of 1 trillion, equivalent to 15% of the total supply.
Furthermore, Pump.fun has allocated 33% of the total supply to the ICO phase, suggesting further rounds or exchange offerings continuing after 12/07.
Other allocations include 20% for the team, 13% for current investors, and 24% for community initiatives and ecosystem. Smaller portions are reserved for livestreaming, liquidation, and exchange support.
PUMP Token Distribution. Source: Pump.funOverall, the tokenomics seem designed to fund long-term development while attempting to balance concerns about internal control.
However, some previous Twitter posts by Alon are being circulated again. Previously, he was outspoken about issues with pre-sales and lack of transparency around CEX listings.
Earlier, the Pump.Fun co-founder argued that pre-sales benefit insiders at the expense of community members.
This makes the decision to follow a centralized path with a geographically limited pre-sale—excluding users from the US and UK—feel like a strong departure from Pump.fun's original permissionless, on-chain experimentation philosophy.
Whether this move signals a pragmatic evolution or a step towards value dilution, the PUMP token launch will be a crucial moment—not just for the platform, but for the broader Solana meme coin economy.
Pump.fun has faced some recent challenges, losing its position as the largest meme coin launchpad amid systematic bot trading allegations.
However, it remains a highly prominent platform, and this token pre-sale has encouraged significant community excitement.
