How to launch a meme coin on Solana
Most Solana meme coins launch on a bonding-curve launchpad, and pump.fun is the best known. To land several wallets in the launch block, launchers send a Jito bundle: up to 5 transactions that run in order and either all land or none do.
How launches work on Solana
A launchpad holds the coin on a bonding curve until enough has been bought, then moves it to a pool. You add no liquidity yourself. The launchpad sets the supply, the curve and the fees, so the same buy gets a different share on each one. Printr is also planned on Unison; it has no Atlas sheet yet.
Bundles: getting several wallets in first
Solana has no built-in way to put your buys right after your coin. Jito bundles do it: a bundle holds at most 5 transactions, according to Jito’s docs, and they land in order in one block or not at all. On pump.fun, Unison is built to put 6 team buys in the bundle with the coin, a design limit that still waits on a mainnet test. Every wallet past the bundle buys in later blocks, where anyone can buy in between.
What a team costs on Solana
Each buying wallet needs its own accounts. On pump.fun, Unison budgets about 0.006 SOL per buying wallet for its token account, pump.fun’s volume account and fees, and part of it comes back when the accounts close. The launch bundle needs a Jito tip, budgeted at 0.001 SOL. A team of 100 needs about 0.6 SOL before it buys a single coin. The launch cost calculator adds it up.
Guides for Solana launches
- How to bundle on pump.fun
- How many SOL to bond on pump.fun
- How to avoid snipers on pump.fun
- Which pump.fun bundler?
Questions
What is the best launchpad on Solana?
There is no single best one. Pick by where your buyers are, the fees and the bonding rules. Unison supports pump.fun today and plans Meteora, LaunchLab, Bags and Printr.
How many transactions fit in a Jito bundle?
At most 5, according to Jito’s docs. They land in order in one block, or none do.
Do I need SOL for each wallet?
Yes. Each buying wallet pays its own fees and account rent on top of its buy.