🎓 The pump.fun bonding curve, explained

Every pump.fun coin starts on a bonding curve: a built-in price formula instead of a normal trading pool. Buying pushes the price up along the curve, selling pushes it down. When enough has been bought, the coin "graduates" to a regular pool.

How the curve works

  • There is no seller on the other side: you buy from and sell to the curve itself.
  • The price depends only on how much of the curve has been bought, so early buyers get the cheapest prices.
  • Liquidity can't be pulled while a coin is on the curve, which removes one classic rug.
  • The curve progress (shown as a %) is how far the coin is toward graduating.

What graduation means

When the curve is complete, pump.fun moves the coin's liquidity to a regular trading pool (PumpSwap) and the coin trades like any other Solana token. The exact market cap where this happens is set by pump.fun and has changed over time.

What changes after graduation

  • Price now comes from a normal pool, so big buys and sells move it according to how deep that pool is.
  • More traders and tools can see and trade it, which can bring a wave of activity.
  • Many coins dump right after graduating as early holders take profit. A graduation is a milestone, not a promise.

Common myths

  • "Close to graduation means it will moon." It doesn't; plenty of coins stall at 90% or dump after graduating.
  • "Graduated coins can't rug." Holders can still dump, and devs can still sell.

🛡 How GORZ shows it

  • GORZ shows the curve progress on pump.fun coins (🎓 % to graduation) on the coin card and chart, turning green at 85%+.
  • The radar has a "Close to bonding" filter and a "Graduated" filter, and alerts list fresh graduations.
  • After graduation GORZ keeps watching for a crash or a liquidity drop and flags it.
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Questions

Can I lose money on the bonding curve?

Yes. If people sell after you buy, the price falls back down the curve. Only trade what you can afford to lose.

Does graduation cost the holders anything?

No action is needed from holders; the coin's liquidity moves to the new pool automatically.

More guides

🚨 How to spot a Solana rug pull →📦 What is a bundled launch? →👨‍💻 Dev sold: what it means →⛓ Wallet farms: same wallets, hundreds of coins →🤖 Fake volume: spotting bot trades →🎯 What are snipers? →🐳 Top 10 holders: why concentration matters →

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