{"id":33114,"date":"2024-12-02T01:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=33114"},"modified":"2024-12-02T01:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:15:39","slug":"pump-fun-weekly-revenue-drops-66-after-livestream-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/pump-fun-weekly-revenue-drops-66-after-livestream-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pump.fun Weekly Revenue Drops 66% After Livestream Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Solana<\/strong>-based memecoin platform <strong>Pump.fun<\/strong> saw a significant drop in its weekly revenue after disabling its livestream feature in response to reports of harmful content being broadcast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/pump-fun-weekly-revenue-drops-66-after-livestream-controversy\/#Sharp_Decline_in_Revenue\" title=\"Sharp Decline in Revenue\">Sharp Decline in Revenue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/pump-fun-weekly-revenue-drops-66-after-livestream-controversy\/#Livestream_Feature_Sparks_Backlash\" title=\"Livestream Feature Sparks Backlash\">Livestream Feature Sparks Backlash<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/pump-fun-weekly-revenue-drops-66-after-livestream-controversy\/#Legal_Concerns_Emerge\" title=\"Legal Concerns Emerge\">Legal Concerns Emerge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sharp_Decline_in_Revenue\"><\/span>Sharp Decline in Revenue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pump.fun<\/strong>\u2019s revenue started November on an upward trajectory, peaking during the week of November 18\u201324. According to <strong>DefiLlama<\/strong> data, the platform generated <strong>$33.83 million<\/strong> in revenue during that week, marking a <strong>60% increase<\/strong> from the previous week and an almost <strong>400% rise<\/strong> compared to the start of the month.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2024-12\/01938212-21ff-71f6-aa06-349f93572447\" alt=\"pump.fun\" width=\"1054\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, for the week of November 25 to December 1, the platform\u2019s revenue dropped significantly. <strong>DefiLlama<\/strong> data shows weekly revenue fell to <strong>$11.31 million<\/strong>, reversing its upward trend. This figure represents a <strong>66% decline<\/strong> compared to the previous week.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Livestream_Feature_Sparks_Backlash\"><\/span>Livestream Feature Sparks Backlash<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The revenue drop followed community calls to disable the livestream feature, as users were reportedly engaging in <strong>violent acts<\/strong> to boost their token values.<\/p>\n<p>On November 25, <strong>Pudgy Penguins<\/strong> safety manager <strong>Beau<\/strong> reported that a user had threatened to commit suicide during a livestream if their token didn\u2019t reach a specific market cap. Beau tagged <strong>Pump.fun<\/strong> on X, urging the platform to intervene, disable the stream, and provide support to the individual.<\/p>\n<p>Other social media users shared similar incidents. One reported that a man threatened to shoot a dog during a stream, while another mentioned a streamer making threats about a school shooting.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these incidents, the <strong>Pump.fun<\/strong> team disabled the livestream feature. In a community note on November 25, the platform acknowledged that these events had \u201ccaused concern\u201d and announced the feature would be paused indefinitely until proper moderation could be implemented.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_Concerns_Emerge\"><\/span>Legal Concerns Emerge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Yuriy Brisov<\/strong>, a partner at <strong>Digital and Analogue Partners<\/strong>, stated that the <strong>Pump.fun<\/strong> controversy is \u201ca legitimate reason for a criminal investigation and civil lawsuits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Mikko Ohtamaa<\/strong>, co-founder of trading firm <strong>Trading Strategy<\/strong>, predicted that <strong>Pump.fun<\/strong> could either be shut down quickly by law enforcement or face eventual closure as regulators take years to fully understand the situation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Telegram,\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest\u00a0<a title=\"News\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\">news<\/a>\u00a0and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Solana-based memecoin platform Pump.fun saw a significant drop in its weekly revenue after disabling its livestream feature in response to reports of harmful content being broadcast. Sharp Decline in Revenue Pump.fun\u2019s revenue started November on an upward trajectory, peaking during the week of November 18\u201324. According to DefiLlama data, the platform generated $33.83 million<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":32841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,657,2],"tags":[9828,1815,9826,9825,1332,9827,6173,7697,319],"class_list":["post-33114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-en","category-news","tag-crypto-controversy","tag-defillama","tag-harmful-content","tag-livestream","tag-memecoin","tag-pump-and-dump","tag-pump-fun","tag-revenue-decline","tag-solana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pump.fun Weekly Revenue Drops 66% After Livestream Controversy - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/pump-fun-weekly-revenue-drops-66-after-livestream-controversy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pump.fun Weekly Revenue Drops 66% After Livestream Controversy - Coin Engineer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Solana-based memecoin platform Pump.fun saw a significant drop in its weekly revenue after disabling its livestream feature in response to reports of harmful content being broadcast. 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