One of the leading memecoin launchpad’s on Solana, Pump.fun has released its project Ascend. It is a new revenue-sharing system designed to significantly boost rewards for creators and major participants.
Since its inception, the launchpad has reclaimed its position as the top memecoin launchpad with a recent surge in trading activity and daily fees exceeding $2 million in August 2025 alone.
Project Ascend’s primary goal is to attract high-quality projects and sustainable token structures. The project’s primary goal is to reward serious creators on Pump.fun.
Dynamic Fees to Support New Projects
A key feature of Project Ascend is the introduction of a Dynamic Fee structure. This new system will prioritize new meme projects by awarding them higher creator fees.
The lower a project’s market cap, the greater the percentage of fees it will receive. As a project matures and its market cap grows, the fees will gradually decrease.
This approach is expected to reward new projects up to 10 times more than the previous system, providing them with the necessary funds for marketing, liquidity, and other expenses. For projects whose creators have become inactive, the fees will be directed to the community, who can use CTO tokens to claim them.
Pump.fun has also shown its commitment to its community by consistently using its daily revenues to buy back and burn the $PUMP token, with up to 5% of the supply already repurchased. This practice helps inject value back into the ecosystem and demonstrates a shift from extraction to reinvestment.
This Time, It Is Focused on Quality
The platform has faced criticism in the past for the sheer volume of tokens launched and a lack of quality control. With Project Ascend, Pump.fun is pivoting its focus from quantity to quality.
The new system aims to encourage carefully created, sustainable projects rather than a flood of copied tokens.
The platform’s recent recovery is evident in its market dominance, now accounting for over 80% of token launches, surpassing competitors like LetsBonk.fun.
Following the positive announcement, the $PUMP token has also seen a recovery, trading at $0.0036, though it has yet to fully reclaim its initial price.
