Pump.enjoyable has acquired crypto buying and selling terminal Vyper, which is able to wind down its standalone product and migrate its infrastructure into the Solana memecoin launchpad’s ecosystem.
On Friday, Vyper mentioned core elements of its product will start shutting down on Tuesday, whereas restricted features will stay accessible. Customers have been directed to Pump.enjoyable’s Terminal (previously Padre) to proceed utilizing the instruments.
The transfer displays a broader technique by Pump.enjoyable to consolidate extra of the buying and selling workflow, from token launches to execution and analytics, as memecoin exercise cools from the speculative frenzy of late 2024 and early 2025.
The businesses didn’t disclose the monetary phrases of the deal. Pump.enjoyable didn’t reply to a question from Cointelegraph earlier than publication.
Growth past token launches
Pump.enjoyable’s acquisition of Vyper follows earlier strikes into buying and selling infrastructure. On Oct. 24, Pump.enjoyable acquired buying and selling terminal Padre to strengthen liquidity and enhance execution for tokens launched on its platform. Padre was later rebranded and now operates as Terminal.
In January, Pump.enjoyable additionally launched an funding arm known as Pump Fund, marking what the corporate described as a pivot away from a pure memecoin focus.
On Jan. 20, Pump Fund debuted alongside a $3 million hackathon aimed toward backing early-stage tasks, together with these indirectly associated to crypto.
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Consolidation amid a cooling memecoin market
The growth comes as memecoin exercise has fallen from peaks when celebrities and a number of other authorities leaders launched their very own tokens. Pump.enjoyable’s development was pushed by intense speculative exercise on Solana, however income has since fallen as the recognition of memecoins weakened.
Knowledge from DefiLlama exhibits that Pump.enjoyable’s month-to-month income peaked at greater than $137 million in January 2025. That determine fell 77% over the next 12 months, with the platform producing about $31 million in January 2026.
In December 2024, the estimated market capitalization of memecoins tracked by CoinMarketCap surpassed $100 billion. On the time of writing, the sector was valued at about $28 billion, a decline of about 72%.
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