Raydium's LaunchLab enabled the creation of 3,760 new tokens in its first week, but with only a 1.12% graduation rate, Pump.fun still leads Solana's token launches, commanding over 60% of daily creations. The post Raydium's LaunchLab With 3.7K New Tokens Since Launch, But PumpFun Still Dominates Solana appeared first on Cryptonews.

RAY's rally pauses at resistance as technicals and liquidations hint at possible reversal.

The 2025 market hasn't been kind to most cryptocurrencies, as some of the biggest digital assets have suffered significant year-to-date (YTD) losses or, at best, traded mostly sideways.

Solana (SOL) and Raydium (RAY) have jumped in the past 24 hours after the decentralized exchange launched a new tool called LaunchLab that competes directly with its former partner, Pump.fun.In late March, Pump.fun launched an automated market maker (AMM) and broke up with Raydium after collaborating for many months. Introducing LaunchLab, Raydium's all-in-one token launchpad.

The crypto ecosystem on Solana is experiencing an unprecedented rivalry. Raydium, a giant in decentralized exchanges, unveils LaunchLab, a token creation platform designed to counter the meteoric rise of Pump.fun.

The breakout beyond $2 was accompanied by steady buying pressure, and RAY bulls could drive prices toward $2.8 next.

Story Highlights The live price of the Raydium crypto is . RAY price could reach a high of $5.13 in 2025. Raydium coin price may reach a high of $39.00 by 2030. Built on the Solana chain for the Serum DEX, Raydium is an AMM and a liquidity provider.

Raydium launched LaunchLab to reclaim dominance in the Solana ecosystem after Pump.fun's exit.

Raydium, a Solana-based DeFi platform, has launched its own memecoin launchpad after Pump.fun severed ties with the automated market maker last month.

Raydium launches LaunchLab token creation platform to compete with Pump.fun, causing RAY price to jump 8-14% to $2.50 amid growing competition on Solana.

This platform aims to be a user-friendly, all-in-one token launchpad built for creators, traders, and developers. With LaunchLab, users can create and launch tokens directly on-chain.

Raydium has introduced LaunchLab, a new platform for launching tokens, marking a clear shift in its relationship with Pump.fun.

The firm behind the Solana-based automated market maker (AMM) Raydium has launched its memecoin-making protocol, LaunchLab, which looks to compete with Pump.fun.The arrival of LaunchLab on April 16 comes a month after Pump.fun, previously a key contributor to Raydium's revenue, severed ties with the firm by moving its token migration from Raydium's liquidity pools to its own new decentralized exchange, PumpSwap. LaunchLab will leverage Raydium's liquidity pools and aim to dethrone Pump.fun as the leading Solana memecoin launchpad.

Raydium, Solana's top DEX by volume, has launched LaunchLab, a customizable token creation platform directly challenging Pump.fun and aiming to streamline on-chain token launches and trading across the Solana ecosystem. The post Raydium Fires Back with LaunchLab as $2.5B DEX War with Pump.fun Explodes on Solana appeared first on Cryptonews.

Raydium, Solana's largest DEX and AMM, has officially launched Launchlab, a token launchpad with a similar design and functionality as Pump.fun, one of Solana's most popular meme coin launch platforms. Some hours ago today, April 16, 2025, Raydium took to X, formerly Twitter, to announce Launchlab.

LaunchLab by Raydium is now live, offering a more robust Solana token launchpad following a break with former ally Pump.fun.

Solana's leading decentralized exchange, Raydium, has officially released LaunchLab, an “all-in-one token Launchpad” for developers, creators, and the entire Web3 community. The move represents the latest escalation of the battle between Solana products Raydium and Pump.fun, which used to work together. Raydium hinted at LaunchLab in mid-March and promised unique features that will rival Pump.fun.

Raydium is releasing LaunchLab, a new token launchpad to compete with Pump.fun. The exchange announced this platform last month, and its full release has sparked community enthusiasm.

TL;DR Raydium launched LaunchLab to compete with Pump.fun, allowing token creation with immediate liquidity access and external fee configuration. 25% of the fees generated by LaunchLab are used to buy back RAY, boosting its price by 8% and pushing its market cap above $680 million. Pump.

Solana's top DEX Raydium has reponsed to Pump.fun's AMM launch by fielding a token creation terminal dubbed "LaunchLab."

PumpSwap is growing its share of Solana DEX activity, but has not taken the turf of Raydium. Pump.fun brought back creators, with over 9,800 wallets creating tokens.

Raydium's dominance in Solana-based memecoin trading has increased to 83% over the past three months, even as overall memecoin market activity declined. According to Memecoins in Q1 2025 report by CEX.

The crypto market continues to see-saw, with top assets fluctuating sharply between key support and resistance areas. As Bitcoin sheds gains and looks to hold above $83k, altcoins such as Raydium (RAY) are showing increased weakness.

Raydium's team lead believes the majority of asset issuance will occur on Solana. "We want Raydium to play a central role in that," he said.

While PumpSwap achieved record $426M volume, Raydium maintained dominance with 46.1% market share in Solana's competitive DEX landscape.

Raydium has maintained Solana dominance, and its token has jumped 12% despite the emergence of a competitor in PumpSwap.

PumpSwap introduces zero-fee token migrations and a creator revenue-sharing model, posing a direct threat to Raydium.

It is already active and provides for the automatic and free migration of tokens from the platform.

Pump.fun, the wildest memecoin factory on Solana, has just shut the door on Raydium to launch its own DEX, PumpSwap.

Decentralized exchanges (DEX) like Raydium, Orca, and the newly launched PumpSwap have become the center of the meme coin storm thanks to fast transactions, low fees, and easy accessibility.

Pump.fun has launched its own decentralized exchange (DEX) called PumpSwap, potentially displacing Raydium as the primary trading venue for Solana (SOL) memecoins. Starting on March 20, memecoins that successfully bootstrap liquidity, or “bond,” on Pump.fun will migrate directly to PumpSwap, Pump.fun said in an X post.

Pump.fun launches PumpSwap, its native Solana DEX, offering fee-free migrations and creator revenue sharing amid declining volume. The post Pump.fun rolls out native DEX PumpSwap, ending Raydium migrations appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

RAY's price soared over 28% following speculation about a meme coin launchpad designed to rival Pump.fun and enhance Solana's ecosystem.

Raydium has launched LaunchLab, a Pump.fun clone with unique pricing features, sparking divided opinions across the crypto community. Raydium has announced the launch of LaunchLab, a new platform designed for creating and launching tokens—similar to Solana's Pump.

Raydium fights back against Pump.fun with LaunchLab, boosting its token and reshaping Solana's DeFi landscape

Raydium has announced the launch of LaunchLab, a new launchpad for memecoin alternative to pump.fun.

Raydium's native token, RAY, soared during the early hours of the Asian session. The surge comes after the Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated market maker (AMM) announced plans for its token launchpad, LaunchLab.

Raydium launches the “LaunchLab” token launchpad to compete with Pump.fun's AMM. Pump.fun contributes over 35% of Raydium's revenue, making it a crucial part of Raydium's business model.

Raydium's RAY token price jumped 28% after announcing LaunchLab, its new token issuance platform designed to compete with Pump.fun.

Raydium, one of the leading decentralized exchanges on the Solana blockchain, has just caused a stir in the world of decentralized finance with the launch of its new token issuance platform, LaunchLab. This bold move, as reported by Blockworks, directly challenges established players like Pump.Fun in the rapidly evolving token launch arena.

LaunchLab will three types of bonding curves that match demand and price for a token and will let third-party UIs set their fees.

Raydium, a Solana-based DEX, is reportedly planning to introduce a meme cryptocurrency factory alternative to Pump.fun. The upcoming Raydium LaunchLab will ensure exponential logarithmic bonding curves matching the asset's price and demand (similar to Pump.fun). The only difference is that it will allow third-party UIs to determine their fees.

Raydium's new launchpad could reshape the meme coin landscape, but user engagement challenges may hinder its competitive advantage. The post RAY jumps 28% after Raydium unveils Pump.fun's meme coin launchpad rival appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The move comes about a month after Pump.fun was found to be testing a custom-built automated market maker, possibly to replace Raydium.

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Mask Network founder Suji Yan has told hackers who recently siphoned $4 million in digital assets from his wallet to return the funds or face enforcement action. Yan stated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Hong Kong Police, Interpol, and private security personnel have evidence implicating the hacker.

Raydium (RAY) has been making waves in the crypto market, trading at $2.32, up 11.73% at press time. With increasing Open Interest and social dominance, RAY is drawing attention from both traders and investors.

RAY's potential rally hinges on breaking resistance, despite declining network activity hinting at caution.