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Laura Shin
The Price of PUMP Is at Its Lowest Since the ICO. Will It Recover? - Ep. 875
1 hour 11 minutes Posted Jul 25, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
Intro
How Pump’s months-long hype set the stage, and why it may have backfired
Whether the lack of investor lockups hurt confidence in the token
Why Jason found Alon’s post-ICO interview with Threadguy underwhelming
Why Yan still sees strong risk-reward in PUMP despite the crash
What Pumpfun can do now to reignite interest and rebuild momentum
Whether buybacks or business reinvestment is the better path forward
How realistic the “everything app” vision is, and whether M&As can save it
What strategies could finally bring normies onchain
Whether the PUMP launch proves that decentralization is dead
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Show notes
Pump raised $600 million in 12 minutes. Then the token crashed… and sentiment with it.
In this episode, Delphi’s Yan Liberman, Jason Pagoulatos, and Simon Smockey unpack what really happened, from the lack of investor lockups to the underwhelming post-ICO communication, and what Pump must do now to win back the market.
We also get into whether the “everything app” strategy still makes sense, what decentralization means after this cycle, and what tokens can learn from equity markets.
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Guests:
Simon Smockey, Researcher at Delphi Digital
Yan Liberman, Co-Founder of Delphi Digital and Managing Partner of Delphi Ventures
Jason Pagoulatos, Head of Markets at Delphi
Previous coverage on the ICO: 
Pump.fun Just Raised $600M. What Does This Mean for DeFi, Solana & Social Media?
Pump.fun’s $1 Billion ICO Has Caused Controversy. Can It Succeed?
Unchained:
Pump.fun Becomes Third Largest ICO, Raises $600M in 12 Minutes 
PUMP Traders Make Big Options Bets on the Token Surging Past Its ICO Price
Pump.fun Draws Backlash After Confirming PUMP ICO
TG Podcast: Alon: Raising $1B, $PUMP Token, Airdrop, and More
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