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Title: Pump.fun Acquires Kolscan Ahead of $1 Billion Token ICO Launch
In a shocking move, Pump.fun has announced its acquisition of wallet tracking platform Kolscan in its first-ever purchase. This strategic acquisition comes just days before the company’s highly anticipated $1 billion token ICO launch on Saturday.
According to reports, Kolscan’s analytics capabilities will be merged with Pump.fun’s social trading tools, enabling users without coding skills to create tokens easily and enhance transparency within their trading experience. The integration aims to provide real-time transaction data, performance leaderboards, and improved copy-trading insights.
The acquisition is expected to strengthen Pump.fun’s position in the competitive memecoin market by allowing traders to access more features and better insights while enhancing its platform capabilities. This move may be seen as a response to the growing competition from rival memecoin launcher LetsBonk.
Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen emphasized the importance of social insights, stating that on-chain trading is now a “social sport.” He believes that products providing such insights and gamifying the trading experience are crucial for expanding their ecosystem. The acquisition will make all Kolscan services free for users.
The PUMP token, priced at $0.004 each, aims to raise $1 billion in funding during its initial coin offering (ICO) launch on July 12th. Interestingly, Coinbase has already listed $PUMP for pre-market trading before the official sale.
As a result of this acquisition, Kolscan’s services will become free for all users.
Source: coincentral.com
