Pump.fun: $50 deposit match for new users (+$50 for the referrer) — official promo from Solana's biggest launchpad

LenosBrante · October 16

Pump.fun: $50 deposit match for new users (+$50 for the referrer) — official promo from Solana's biggest launchpad

Why it's legit
Pump.fun is the #1 memecoin launchpad on Solana, running since 2024. Numbers (DefiLlama, Oct 2026): $390B+ all-time trading volume, ~$15B in the last 30 days, $1.2B+ in fees earned. The bonus is paid out of that revenue — Pump.fun announced they're routing app revenue into referral rewards. Funds land in your own self-custodial wallet; the platform doesn't hold them. Terms are published on their site, not in some Telegram DM.

What you get
New user deposits $50 via in-app payment → both the new user and the referrer get up to $50 in SOL/USDC. Referred users also get a fee discount.

How to get it
1. Install the Pump.fun app and enter code SolMeadowShrimp (or use https://pump.fun/join/SolMeadowShrimp). Non-ref link: https://pump.fun/join. The code must be applied BEFORE your first deposit or it won't attach.
2. Deposit $50 via in-app card / Apple Pay. Transferring crypto from an exchange does NOT count.
3. Trade on 5 separate days within 10 days of the deposit (UTC days, don't need to be consecutive).
4. Bonus is paid in installments: 1/6 for each of the first 4 trading days, 1/3 on the 5th.
5. Don't withdraw your deposit until the final installment lands — otherwise the remaining bonus is forfeited.

About verification
Pump.fun itself doesn't ask for documents — email login, your own wallet. ID is only required by the payment provider MoonPay, which handles card/Apple Pay inside the app (5–10 min, standard on-ramp KYC). Card must be in your name and the card's country must match your ID — otherwise the payment gets declined before you ever reach the bonus. Cards issued by Russian or Belarusian banks are not accepted.

Where to trade: 10 liquid pairs
Don't ape into fresh bonding-curve memecoins — you can lose half in a minute. Since October the app also trades Raydium/Meteora tokens, not just native ones. All numbers — DexScreener, 16 Oct 2026. Spread out across different pairs.

Native PumpSwap:
1. PUMP / USDC — platform token, ~$2B mcap, ~$23M liquidity. Zero slippage. Main option.
2. CATE / SOL — ~$2.9M liquidity, $62M mcap, 3 months old.
3. TROLL / SOL — ~$2.8M, $35M mcap, 1.5 years on the market.
4. ANSEM / SOL — ~$2.1M, $115M mcap, 4 months.
5. NEET / SOL — ~$1.7M, $29M mcap, 1.5 years.

Raydium/Meteora (search inside the app):
6. PENGU / SOL — Pudgy Penguins, ~$470M mcap, $3.4M liquidity.
7. USELESS / SOL — ~$160M mcap, $4.1M liquidity.
8. POPCAT / SOL — ~$45M mcap, $3.6M liquidity, since 2023.
9. ZEREBRO / SOL — ~$34M mcap, $3.2M liquidity.
10. MOODENG / SOL — ~$38M mcap, $2.6M liquidity.
Backups: PIPPIN, ALCH, BAN, GIGA, SPX, GRIFFAIN — all $1.5–4M liquidity.

The further from PUMP, the more volatile. If the goal is just to close 5 days without losing money — PUMP/USDC; the rest is for those who want some action.

Rough 10-day plan
1. After the deposit, keep most of the $50 in USDC/SOL, work with $15–25.
2. Day 1: buy your chosen token for $15–20.
3. Days 2–3: add or partially sell, $10–20 per trade.
4. Days 4–5: close or rotate.
That's 5 trading days out of 10 available, with room for skips. Days are UTC.

Cost: ~0.3% pool fee + 0.4% platform fee ≈ 0.7% per trade. Over 5 days at $15–20/day that's about $1–1.5 in fees vs a $50 bonus. Solana network fees are negligible.

Don't do this
— $0.5–1 "checkbox" trades or buy-and-sell within a minute — the terms explicitly list that as grounds to not count the day;
— multi-accounts or reinstalling the app — new users only, they check device, wallets, email and payment-provider account. If you've never signed up, sign up through the code now — there's no second chance;
— don't YOLO into new tokens — the platform is solid, the tokens on it are not.

Honest downsides
The bonus is conditional: there's a review, the promo budget is capped, payout timing isn't guaranteed. Memecoin trading can lose part of your deposit.
Disclosure: I get the same bonus for every referral who completes the conditions — that's how the program works. Questions welcome in the thread.

Terms: https://pump.fun/docs/referral-rewards

Edited October 16 by LenosBrante