Pump.fun, the Solana memecoin launchpad, has again moved a large amount of SOL to Kraken, with Lookonchain reporting a deposit of 87,787 SOL worth about $12.58 million. The transfer adds to a longer pattern of Pump.fun sending fee-generated SOL to the exchange, where such moves are commonly interpreted as preparation for sale or conversion into fiat or stablecoins. The broader context is that Pump.fun has repeatedly used Kraken as an exit point for SOL accumulated from platform activity. Recent reporting shows that these transfers have become large enough to materially affect its cumulative 2025 flow to the exchange, with multiple outlets describing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of SOL moving this year alone. The significance is less about a single transfer than the scale and repetition of the selling pattern, which can influence market sentiment around SOL and raise questions about Pump.fun’s revenue management and liquidity strategy.

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