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Pump.fun Creators Earn $2.1M in 24 Hours After Project Ascend Launch

Key Highlights ￰0￱ creators earned $2.1M in fees within just 24 hours New Dynamic Fees V1 lowers commissions as capitalization rises Small streamers say they now earn more than on Twitch or Kick ￰1￱ Creators Earn $2.1M in a Day With Project Ascend Memecoin creators on ￰2￱ earned more than $2.1 million in fees within 24 hours, fueled by the launch of Project Ascend, a new incentive model aiming to make the platform’s token economy more ￰3￱ Surge Under Dynamic Fees V1 According to Dune Analytics, total commissions distributed to creators reached $3.26 million — a significant increase compared to the day ￰4￱ jump coincided with the rollout of Dynamic Fees V1, which lowers commission rates as project value ￰5￱ example, projects with a capitalization between 420–1,470 SOL ($87,740–$307,080) face a 0.95% fee, while those with 88,400–93,330 SOL ($18.4–$19.5M) see fees drop to just 0.1%.

The ￰6￱ team unveiled Project Ascend on September 2, describing it as a system designed to boost developer royalties by up to ￰7￱ new model now applies across all projects on the ￰8￱ Growth for New Creators While fees for the protocol and liquidity providers remain the same, every memecoin transaction now incorporates the new ￰9￱ pricing shifts, ￰10￱ says Project Ascend is meant to attract creators outside the traditional crypto scene. ”This system makes it far more lucrative to launch memecoins here than on other platforms,” the ￰11￱ team said in a statement. ”We expect to see streamers, startups, and independent creators treating ￰12￱ as a serious launchpad.” Streamer Jytol, an early user of pump.

fun, also praised the impact: “The new model changes everything for small creators. I can build with just a small community and still earn more than what Twitch or Kick would provide in a ￰13￱ feels like we finally have a platform that rewards us properly.” ￰14￱ plans to expand Project Ascend further, hinting at new features and upgrades to strengthen its broader ecosystem.

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