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CryptoRank

2026-10-02 09:53:50

CryptoRank says Launchpad, GameFi and meme coins led crypto sectors in Q3

CryptoRank data showed that Launchpad, GameFi and meme coins were the best-performing crypto categories in the third quarter of 2026, with average returns of 1,221%, 1,060% and 282%, respectively. Other categories that posted gains were Liquid Staking at 139%, AI at 121%, Blockchains at 91%, Currencies at 83%, Infrastructure at 76%, Exchanges at 74% and DeFi at 70%. The dataset only included projects with market capitalizations above $100 million. CryptoRank also said September was the best month for altcoin performance so far in 2026, with market breadth reaching its highest level of the year.

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PONS

2026-09-29 15:08:53

Bonk Guy says PONS may be undervalued against PUMP on revenue multiples

Trader Bonk Guy said on Sept. 29 that market sentiment around PONS may have fallen to a long-term low, arguing that the project looks inexpensive when set against PUMP on a revenue-multiple basis. In his comparison, PUMP was valued at about $2.7 billion after rising 17% on the day, with annualized revenue of roughly $463.6 million, implying a revenue multiple of about 5.82x. PONS, by contrast, was described as having annualized revenue of around $156.8 million and a market capitalization near $375 million, or about 2.39x annualized revenue. Bonk Guy framed the two as leading launchpads on different chains: PUMP in the Solana ecosystem and PONS on Robinhood Chain. He added that if Robinhood Chain can maintain a certain level of ecosystem activity going forward, the gap between PONS’s current valuation and its revenue scale may be worth watching.

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PONS

2026-09-29 15:10:29

Bonk Guy says PONS sentiment may be near a long-term low as valuation trails PUMP

Trader Bonk Guy said market sentiment around PONS may have fallen to a long-term low, framing the token against comparable launchpad project PUMP. According to the figures cited in his post, PUMP currently carries a market capitalization of about $2.7 billion and was up 17% on the day. Its annualized revenue stands at roughly $463.6 million, implying an annualized revenue multiple of about 5.82x. By comparison, PONS has annualized revenue of about $156.8 million and a market capitalization of about $375 million, which puts its annualized revenue multiple at around 2.39x. Bonk Guy described PUMP as the dominant launchpad in the Solana ecosystem, while calling PONS the dominant launchpad on Robinhood Chain. He added that if Robinhood Chain can maintain a certain level of ecosystem activity going forward, the gap between PONS’s current valuation and its revenue scale may be worth watching. The remarks were reported by ChainCatcher.

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YAP

2026-09-29 13:48:43

YAP rolls out Podium mode, with the top three taking 50%, 30%, and 20% of allocation

YAP has introduced a new launch format called Podium mode, changing how round allocations are distributed. According to an update shared by the official account on X, the model no longer spreads allocation across all participants. Instead, only the top three ranked participants receive shares. The first-place participant gets 50%, second place receives 30%, and third place takes 20%. The update came as Creator Fee mechanics draw more attention and PONS is being revisited as a value-capture tool for underlying Launchpad infrastructure. The new setup also adds a competitive element to the leaderboard, shifting participation away from broad distribution and toward rank-based rewards. No additional details were provided in the brief update cited by Odaily.

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Changpeng Zha

2026-09-29 03:32:44

CZ revisits FTX collapse, Launchpad criticism and his prison fears in podcast interview

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, used a Sept. 25 appearance on the podcast When Shift Happens to revisit several of the most contested episodes of his career. He spoke about growing up in a low-income immigrant family in Canada, building Binance from an existing 15-to-20-person team in 2017, and how the exchange reached the top of the global market within roughly six months. Zhao also addressed why many listed token projects disappoint investors, whether retail traders can still win when projects spend on market makers, launchpads and exchange access, and why he rejects the idea that accredited-investor rules protect ordinary people. A large part of the conversation focused on FTX. Zhao pushed back on Sam Bankman-Fried’s claim that a Nov. 6, 2022 tweet from CZ killed FTX, arguing that no real company collapses because of a rival’s post. He said the tweet was meant as a disclosure that Binance planned to sell its remaining FTT, which it had received as part of exiting its FTX equity investment for about $2.1 billion in cash equivalents including BUSD and FTT. Zhao said he did not expect the market reaction that followed. He also described the hardest periods of his life, including BNB trading below its ICO price for about two and a half weeks and his dealings with U.S. authorities, and said his biggest fear before prison was that new charges could keep being added indefinitely.

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Pump.fun

2026-09-29 02:56:00

Pump.fun opens support hiring for Trading Terminal, app, and launchpad

Pump.fun is hiring for several support roles, according to a post from co-founder and COO Alon. The company is looking for a support lead for its Trading Terminal and is also adding more support positions across the Pump.fun app and launchpad. Alon said the company wants candidates with drive who understand how to deliver professional user support, respond quickly, stay hands-on, and take end-to-end ownership of support work. The support lead role will oversee the support team, work with VIP partners, and relay user feedback to engineers. Alon also said Pump.fun is hiring for junior support roles at the same time. The post outlines a broader push to expand the platform’s support function across multiple products.

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Genius.fun

2026-09-20 03:25:57

Genius.fun launches Genius Alpha tag with $300 paid placement for added visibility

Genius.fun has introduced a new "Genius Alpha" label that gives token projects extra visibility on its platform for a $300 fee. According to the official announcement cited by BlockBeats on Sept. 20, projects that purchase the tag will receive a dedicated category and more prominent placement, aimed at helping users identify them among the large number of tokens going live each day. The platform said launchpads have lowered the barrier to token issuance, but that shift has also made it harder to distinguish teams building seriously from projects seeking quick cash-outs. Genius.fun described the new label as a simple signal: a project pays $300 for additional exposure. The company also said the payment should only be read as a sign of commitment from the project team and does not guarantee quality. Genius.fun added that Genius Alpha is part of its roadmap, with more tools planned to support project launches, organizational operations, and broader business goals. It said making tokens easy to create was only the first step, and that helping communities use tokens for longer-term objectives will be the next focus.

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Zcash

2026-09-18 10:08:47

A look at Zcash’s early ecosystem as NFT projects and launch tools draw attention

Zcash’s ecosystem is drawing fresh attention after ZEC posted a weekly gain of more than 40% and climbed past $1,500, according to OKX market data cited in the source article. The current wave of interest is centered on privacy-themed identity and PFP NFTs, with projects such as zkSNARKs, ZecBit and zaddr standing out as some of the most discussed names on the network. The article also points to a small but growing infrastructure layer around Zcash collectibles and token issuance. That includes zecmarket, a general NFT marketplace; zebra.family, which lets users attach IPFS CIDs or media types to Zcash transactions to create on-chain collectibles known in the community as Zordinals; and Zordinals.fun, a platform that supports both NFT inscriptions and meme token launches for a fee of 0.001 ZEC. At the same time, the report highlights clear risks. Leonidas, an early builder in the Bitcoin inscriptions space, publicly accused the zkSNARKs team of running multiple scam projects in Ordinals. Separately, OKX Wallet flagged a possible phishing risk tied to a domain linked from Zordinals.fun’s navigation. The source article’s conclusion is straightforward: Zcash remains in a very early stage, infrastructure is still thin, and users need to assess project and wallet risks carefully.

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