Pump.fun's PUMP Token Surges Past $2.6 Billion Market Cap Amid Livestream Comeback

Pump.fun’s PUMP token surged past $2.6B in market cap on September 14, 2025, up 19.75% in 24 hours to $0.007374, fueled by a $500-600M ICO in July, a 350M token Binance reward campaign, and over $19M in total creator claims via Project Ascend since September 2. 0 1 5 The platform’s livestream feature, relaunched in April 2025 for 5% of users with stricter moderation after a November 2024 suspension due to harmful content, now drives its comeback by boosting engagement and token launches. 10 13 17 Co-founder Alon Cohen claimed on X it’s outpacing Rumble in livestreams and nearing Kick, with concurrent streams, unique streamers, and viewers rising alongside improved creator content quality. 

18 However, Pump.fun’s viewer data remains unverified and untracked on Streams Charts, unlike Rumble (79,000 viewers), Kick (719,000), and Twitch (2M+). 12 With 29,000+ new meme coins launched daily—totaling over 12.86M since inception—and the ecosystem's $4.37B market cap up 7.2%, PUMP could hit $0.01 by year-end, pushing toward $3.5B. 4 5