Pump.fun Plans Near-Zero-Fee Cross-Chain Trading App
Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen has outlined a mobile and social trading app designed to expand token distribution while making crypto trading cheaper. The platform plans to charge approximately 0% trading fees on Solana and about 0.1% for cross-chain trades. Token creation will remain free apart from standard Solana network fees.
The Pump.fun app is intended to promote tokens launched on its platform but will also allow users to access opportunities from other chains and launchpads. Its existing bonding-curve launch model will remain in place.
Pump.fun is also expanding creator incentives. Its fee-sharing programme allows token creators to distribute fees among up to 10 wallets. The platform says its callout rewards programme paid out $11 million in less than six weeks by late September 2026.
The strategy could increase trading volume, token visibility and liquidity across the Pump.fun ecosystem. However, near-zero fees may put pressure on platform revenue and could encourage more speculative memecoin activity. Traders should monitor the app’s launch timing, actual fee schedule, transaction volumes and the quality of tokens listed. Pump.fun remains closely associated with Solana’s memecoin market after launching in January 2024, while its PUMP token offering raised about $1.3 billion in July 2025.
Neutral
The immediate market impact is likely neutral because Cohen’s comments describe a strategic plan rather than a confirmed product launch, new token listing or material change to network fundamentals. The proposed near-zero fees could be bullish for Pump.fun-related activity by reducing execution costs, attracting traders and increasing transaction volume. Greater cross-chain access could also improve token discovery and liquidity.
However, the announcement carries risks. Lower fees can reduce platform revenue and may intensify low-quality memecoin launches, volatility and market manipulation. Similar fee-cutting announcements at exchanges and trading platforms have often produced short-term increases in user activity, but their lasting market effect depended on actual volume growth and product adoption. Traders may initially speculate on PUMP or Solana ecosystem tokens, but sustained gains would require evidence of a successful rollout, strong liquidity and continued creator participation.
In the short term, the news may create modest speculative interest in PUMP and SOL without materially changing broader crypto-market stability. In the long term, a successful app could strengthen Pump.fun’s position as a Solana and cross-chain distribution hub. Failure to attract volume, or pressure on platform economics, would limit the benefit. Traders should monitor launch confirmation, fee implementation, daily active users, volumes and creator-reward spending.