{"id":853280,"date":"2025-06-04T09:12:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T14:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/pump-fun-aiming-to-raise-1b-via-token-sale-at-4b-valuation-blockworks\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T09:12:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T14:12:39","slug":"pump-fun-aiming-to-raise-1b-via-token-sale-at-4b-valuation-blockworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/pump-fun-aiming-to-raise-1b-via-token-sale-at-4b-valuation-blockworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Pump.fun Aiming to Raise $1B Via Token Sale at $4B Valuation: Blockworks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-module-name=\"article-header\" data-module-version=\"1.0.0\" data-module-instance=\"default\">\n<h2>Solana&#8217;s SOL quickly fell about 2% on the news during late afternoon U.S. hours.<\/h2>\n<p><span>Updated Jun 3, 2025, 9:06\u202fp.m. <\/span><span>Published Jun 3, 2025, 8:46\u202fp.m. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-module-name=\"article-body\" data-module-version=\"1.0.0\" data-module-instance=\"default\">\n<p>Pump.fun is planning to raise $1 billion in a token sale at a $4 billion fully diluted valuation (FDV), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/news\/pumpdotfun-token-sale\">according to Blockworks<\/a>, which added that it was unable to confirm timing nor whether the new token would be issued on pump.fun.<\/p>\n<p>The platform, which allows any and all to freely create their own tokens on the Solana blockchain, has generated more than $700 million in total revenue since launching more than a year ago, according to the story.<\/p>\n<p>Solana&#8217;s SOL <\/p>\n<p> dipped about 2% as the news hit, but has since recovered about half of that knee-jerk decline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-module-name=\"authors-block\" data-module-version=\"1.0.0\" data-module-instance=\"default\">\n<div>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/author\/stephen-alpher\">Stephen Alpher<\/a><\/h5>\n<div>\n<p>Stephen is CoinDesk&#8217;s managing editor for Markets. He previously served as managing editor at Seeking Alpha. A native of suburban Washington, D.C., Stephen went to the University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Wharton School, majoring in finance. 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