Alon, co-founder of Pump.Fun, joins us to discuss the meteoric rise of their token launchpad platform, the controversial yet impactful role of memecoins in crypto, and the vision behind their newest product, PumpSwap. We dive deep into the cultural influence, sustainability mechanisms, and future possibilities for the memecoin launchpad ecosystem. Alon on X: https://x.com/a1lon9 ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP https://bankless.cc/Infinex ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0x593367264faf6cdc105addb55036733e4e63fdf9?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 7:09 Pump.Fun Inception 13:46 Post-Launch Pump.Fun 19:09 Pump.Fun’s Impact on Memecoins 23:25 Making Memecoins Less Extractive 28:32 Pump.Fun 4Chan Aesthetic 36:57 Pump.Fun Moderation 47:37 Pump.Fun’s Success 50:52 PumpSwap 59:12 Creator Revenue Sharing 1:02:09 Pump.Fun vs Radium 1:05:41 Pump.Fun’s Social Elements 1:08:19 Content, Attention & Markets 1:10:56 Future of Memecoins 1:13:11 Are Memecoins Evil? 1:17:44 Pump.Fun’s Mission 1:20:17 Why Pump.Fun x Bankless 1:22:06 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

This week, Anthony Sassano joins us to unpack Solana’s most controversial governance vote yet, Ethereum’s major leadership overhaul, and crypto markets wrestling with macro chaos despite promising policy shifts. Kraken makes waves with a massive $1.5B acquisition—but will it move the needle? We dive into all of this and so much more. Follow Anthony on X: https://x.com/sassal0x ------ 📣 RONIN WALLET | YOUR WEB3 GAMING ECOSYSTEM  https://bankless.cc/Ronin_Wallet ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APP https://bankless.cc/Infinex ----- ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/coin/base:0xab88c7d76226cf4251bae07e74aa0d8877b6136a ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES   0:00 Intro 1:39 Anthony’s Crypto Vibe Check 5:56 Markets https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/fed-meeting-live-updates.html 12:27 Ethena and Securitize launched a new chain https://x.com/ethena_labs/status/1901672646015856749 https://x.com/coinbase/status/1902031828912844992 28:13 Robinhood launched their prediction market with Kalshi https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1901634303768883377 https://x.com/vladtenev/status/1901703746033426919 34:52 Solana proposal to cut inflation failed to pass https://simd-votes.stakingfacilities.com/ https://www.helius.dev/blog/simd-228 47:07 SOL Futures on CME  https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1901566174598398261 https://x.com/solana/status/1901279678620749997 51:25 Eth/acc & Ethereum Leadership Change  https://x.com/matthuang/status/1902562363532046674 https://x.com/KyleSamani/status/1901769358273040806 https://x.com/ethismoneyHQ/status/1901734022646317213 https://x.com/adietrichs/status/1899607524581740576 https://x.com/megapot_io/status/1902419979196338386  1:06:07 Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader $1.5B https://www.reuters.com/technology/kraken-acquire-ninjatrader-15-billion-deal-2025-03-20/ 1:07:08 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures