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.

The crypto market registered a marginal uptick over the past 24 hours, entering a period of relative calmness after witnessing considerable movement over the past week. The market cap dropped to $2.5 trillion before rising to $2.71 trillion and then correcting to the $2.65 trillion zone.

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."

The Solana-based decentralized exchange Jupiter has launched its Pro platform, sparking curiosity about its impact on the native JUP token's price. JUP, currently trading at $0.3796, has been consolidating after recent volatility, with bulls holding firm at the $0.3811 support zone.

With some advanced tools, JupPro is aiming to become the go-to spot for pro-level token trading. It offers everything needed for serious traders on Solana.

Solana DEX Jupiter: Solana's decentralized exchange (DEX) volume today surpassed that of Ethereum with 14% weekly gain. In the past 24 hours, Solana's DEX volume has reached $2.509 blion, with Ethereum still standing at $1.895 billion.

This week, several top crypto news events are in the lineup, with stories spanning various ecosystems and having price implications for concerned tokens. From Jupiter and Orca decentralized exchanges (DEX) to PolitiFi meme coin TRUMP, multiple developments are already in the pipeline.

The cryptocurrency market rallied sharply on Thursday after President Donald Trump paused tariffs imposed on almost all nations for 90 days, giving the stock and crypto markets a much-needed breather from constant volatility. The crypto market registered substantial gains, with some tokens rallying nearly 50%.

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.

Solana (SOL), EOS, and Jupiter (JUP) are three Made in USA coins making headlines this week with sharply different trajectories. Solana has dropped below $100 amid market volatility and tariff-driven uncertainty.

The global cryptocurrency market shed over the weekend $300 billion in value, plunging from $2.75 trillion to as low as $2.35 trillion following the announcement of President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.

Here is how some of your favorite assets concluded the week.

Token unlocks play a pivotal role in the crypto market, impacting liquidity, price volatility, and investor sentiment. They are events in crypto where locked coins or tokens are released and become available for trading in the open market.

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.

This move highlights Jupiter's belief that NFTs are here to stay. They are integral to the future of decentralized finance.

The self-proclaimed Solana super app doesn't think NFTs are dead yet.

The crypto market registered a marginal uptick over the past 24 hours despite several altcoins crashing on April Fools' Day. Despite the altcoin crash, the crypto market cap is up 0.50% and currently sits at $2.7 trillion.

Following Hyperliquid's $13 million brush with disaster, some in Solana's orbit are wondering: Could Jupiter's JLP vault — a similar product to Hyperliquid's vulnerable vault — face a similar exploit?

Made in USA coins continue to try a rebound, with Solana (SOL), RENDER, and Jupiter (JUP) standing out as key names to watch in April. Despite recent price corrections, each of these tokens plays a major role in high-growth areas like DeFi, AI, and blockchain infrastructure.

In 2023 and 2024, a number of Solana startups generated native tokens to reward users and let investors and early contributors book returns.

The crypto market is back in bearish territory after major cryptocurrencies registered a notable decline over the past 24 hours. As a result, the crypto market cap is down 1.20% and currently sits at $2.83 trillion.

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.

Jupiter repurchases 16.86M JUP tokens worth $9.32M in buyback.

Jupiter (JUP) has recently registered some minor gains rising by 3.50% in the last day. However, earlier market losses mean the altcoin experienced a 1.38% decline in the past seven days.

Jupiter faces a possible decline as the flag pattern signals downward pressure toward $0.41.

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

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