The cryptocurrency Pump.fun (PUMP) is trading around $0.0043, and the fact that more than half of its total token supply remains uncirculated is being cited as a long-term price variable. Pump.fun, a token launch platform in the Solana ecosystem, has a large gap between its circulating supply and maximum supply, drawing attention to the potential market impact of future token supply expansion.

◆ Price and Trading Volume Status

On the 25th, Pump.fun was priced at $0.004314. Earlier, Absurd Bunny, an analyst active in the CoinMarketCap community, reported that PUMP was trading at $0.004244, down 8.77% over the past 24 hours. The two prices were quoted at different points in time.

Absurd Bunny placed Pump.fun's market capitalization at approximately $1.95 billion and its 24-hour trading volume at around $146 million, noting that trading volume remains substantial even amid the price decline.

◆ 53.87% of Maximum Supply Uncirculated

The analysis particularly focused on the token supply structure. PUMP's maximum supply is set at 1 trillion tokens, with the circulating supply at the time of analysis reported at approximately 461.33 billion tokens—about 46.13% of the total maximum supply.

Conversely, the uncirculated supply amounts to roughly 538.67 billion tokens, or about 53.87% of the maximum supply, meaning uncirculated tokens exceed the amount currently trading on the market.

The fully diluted valuation (FDV) was also a key subject of the analysis. Absurd Bunny assessed PUMP's FDV at approximately $4.24 billion, a figure based on applying the token's price at the time to the entire maximum supply. On this basis, the theoretical market value of the uncirculated supply was estimated at over $2.2 billion. However, this figure simply applies the market price to the number of uncirculated tokens and does not represent actual sell-off volume or the scale of future capital inflows into the market.

◆ Potential Selling Pressure from Supply Expansion

The price burden from expanding token supply was also raised. Absurd Bunny argued that if tokens allocated to early team members, investors, and the ecosystem are released in stages going forward, selling pressure in the market could increase. As circulating supply grows, existing holders' share of the total circulating supply could decline.

However, the actual impact on price depends on new supply, market demand, and whether holders sell, so an increase in circulating supply does not necessarily lead to a price decline.

◆ Short-Term Support at $0.0039–$0.0041

For short-term price movement, the $0.0039–$0.0041 range was identified as the key support zone. Absurd Bunny noted that trading is concentrated in this range and that if the price falls below it, further declines are possible. Conversely, if the price bottoms out and rebounds, the $0.0048–$0.0052 range could act as the first resistance zone.

The current quoted price of $0.004314 is about 5.22% above the top of the support range at $0.0041, while an increase of roughly 11.27% is needed to reach the bottom of the first resistance range at $0.0048. However, these support and resistance levels are price ranges derived from technical analysis, and whether actual buying or selling pressure will form in these zones remains unconfirmed.

◆ Key Variables to Watch

For Pump.fun's price trajectory, both short-term support maintenance and long-term token supply structure are highlighted as important variables. If the analysis that only about 46.13% of the 1 trillion maximum supply is circulating is accurate, future unlock schedules and actual changes in circulating supply will need to be verified. In particular, the fact that the theoretical value of the uncirculated supply exceeds $2.2 billion underscores the need to examine the supply structure.

That said, not all uncirculated tokens will enter the market simultaneously, and actual unlock schedules and the scale of market sell-offs must be confirmed separately. PUMP's future price may be influenced not only by short-term trading flows but also by the relationship between additional token supply and market demand. However, based solely on the confirmed prices and analyst outlook at present, it is impossible to determine definitively how much price change future supply expansion will bring.

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