Read this before you create or trade any token on funpump. Memecoins are one of the riskiest things you can touch in crypto. This page is written to be blunt, not to scare you off — you deserve the real picture before you risk anything.
Memecoins are extremely high risk
Most memecoins have no product, no cash flow, and no intrinsic value. Their price is pure supply and demand, driven by attention and speculation. The overwhelming majority go to zero, often within hours or days. It is entirely normal for a coin to lose 99–100% of its value and never recover. You should be fully prepared to lose everything you put in.
This is not financial advice
Nothing on funpump — no token, chart, ranking, boost, market cap, or piece of copy — is financial, investment, legal, or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold anything. We are not your broker or adviser. Any decision you make is yours alone.
Devnet vs. mainnet
funpump currently runs on the Solana devnet. Devnet SOL and devnet tokens have no real-world monetary value and cannot be sold for money — devnet exists so people can build and experiment safely. Treat everything here as a sandbox. If funpump ever moves to mainnet, transactions would involve real SOL with real value, and every risk on this page would apply with real financial consequences. Always confirm which network you are on before signing anything, and never assume a mainnet token is safer just because it looks like a devnet one you tried before.
How the bonding curve works
Understanding the mechanics is part of managing the risk:
- Every token launches on a bonding curve — a formula that sets price purely from how much has been bought.
- Every buy raises the price for the next buyer, and every sell lowers it. Early buyers pay less; later buyers pay more.
- There is no order book and no guaranteed buyer. If everyone tries to sell at once, the price collapses down the curve fast.
- When a token’s curve reserve reaches roughly
85 SOL, it graduates: curve trading stops and liquidity is intended to move to a Raydium market. Only a small fraction of launched tokens ever graduate.
Fees apply throughout: 0.1 SOL to create a token, 0.3% on every buy and sell, and optional boost fees. Fees are non-refundable and reduce your net outcome.
Other real risks
- Rug pulls and scams. Anyone can launch a token with any name or image. Creators may dump on holders, tokens may impersonate real projects, and links may be malicious.
- Extreme volatility and low liquidity. Prices can swing wildly and you may be unable to exit near the price you see.
- Smart-contract and infrastructure risk. Bugs, exploits, network congestion, RPC outages, or failed transactions can cause loss.
- Irreversible transactions. Blockchain transactions cannot be undone. A mistake in amount, address, or slippage is permanent.
Do your own research
Never buy a token just because it is trending, boosted, or ranked highly. Investigate the creator, read the transaction history, be skeptical of hype, and assume anonymous promoters do not have your interests at heart. If something feels too good to be true, it is.
Only risk what you can afford to lose
This is the single most important rule: only commit funds you are fully prepared to lose entirely. Never trade with money you need for rent, food, debt, or anyone who depends on you, and never borrow to trade. By using funpump, you acknowledge these risks and accept full responsibility for your decisions and their outcomes.
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