Raydium Debuts Solana Token Launchpad Following Split From Pump.fun

Solana decentralized exchange Raydium has deployed its native token launchpad, which is designed to rival the popular Pump.fun. This comes almost a month after Pump.fun deployed its own decentralized exchange, cutting ties with Raydium in the process.

LaunchLab by Raydium offers a more sophisticated token creation process, compared to Pump.fun’s simplistic approach. The new launchpad allows for deployers to toy with the token supply, how many tokens will be sold on the bonding curve, and how much SOL needs to be raised before migrating liquidity to Raydium’s automated market maker. On top of this, LaunchLab offers token vesting and migration fee sharing options.

By comparison, Pump.fun only allows users to make aesthetic changes, and does not allow any tokenomic or bonding curve adaptations. That simplicity may have helped fuel Pump.fun’s surge over the course of 2024 and into early 2025, though token creators who want more flexibility may be drawn to Raydium’s rival launchpad instead.