How to avoid snipers on pump.fun
You cannot stop snipers completely. You can get ahead of them by putting your own buys in the same bundle as your coin creation, so they land first.
Why did you get sniped?
You got sniped because there was a gap between your coin creation and your buys. Bots watch for new coins and send a buy as fast as they can. If your buy is a separate transaction, they can land first. They then sell into the buyers who come next.
How do you get into block 0 first?
On pump.fun, a Jito bundle puts your buys straight after the coin creation, and on Unison that is 6 team buys. On Pons, 31 exempt wallets buy tax-free while outsiders pay a 99% tax falling to zero over about five seconds. On a Direct deploy, up to 240 buys happen inside the launch transaction itself.
Who are the snipers?
Sometimes the sniper is the dev. Pine Analytics looked at pump.fun from March to April 2025 and found more than 15,000 tokens sniped by wallets linked to their deployer. That was about 1.75% of launch activity. More than 55% of those snipes were fully sold within one minute.
What this does not fix
A bundle only protects what is inside it. Other traders can still buy later in block 0, and between your spread buys after it. Getting in first improves your entry. It does not bring buyers.
Questions
Can I block snipers from buying my coin?
Not on pump.fun. You can only get your own buys in first. Pons adds a snipe tax for the first few seconds.
Does a bigger Jito tip stop snipers?
No. A tip helps a bundle land. It does not stop anyone buying after it.
Does Unison stop snipers?
No. It puts your buys first. Outsiders can still buy after that.