pump.fun's Sapijiju: First-Ever Discussion on Building the Future of Social Trading

Anil Lulla and Yan Liberman host Sapijiju, co-founder of Pump.fun. Sapijiju shares Pump.fun’s bigger vision: beyond meme coins, it’s aiming to be the most rewarding social platform, revolutionizing creator monetization, and building a $2B-backed financial ecosystem. Pump.fun: https://pump.fun 🎯 Key Highlights ▸ Pump.fun’s vision: TikTok + Robinhood + Twitch in one ▸ Streamers earning 100–300x more than on traditional platforms ▸ 9 failed products before finding product-market fit ▸ Why most crypto firms are just riding Bitcoin ▸ New fee model: $2.4M to creators on day one ▸ Mobile-first: beating desktop crypto apps ▸ $2B balance sheet for smart capital moves ▸ 100% revenue buybacks (Hyperliquid/Binance playbook) ▸ Roadmap: stablecoin + full financial stack ▸ Young founders vs. traditional finance ▸ Why social media’s incentives are broken ▸ Targeting 16–24s ignored by incumbents ▸ Stats: 70 staff, $1.6B locked, billion+ daily volumes ▸ Aggressive M&A, Facebook-style 💡 Subscribe for more crypto & AI insights! 🔔 🧠 Follow the Alpha ▸ Sapijiju's Twitter: @sapijiju ▸ Pump.fun Twitter: @pumpdotfun 🔗 Connect with Delphi 🌐 Portal: https://delphidigital.io/ 🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/delphi_digital 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/delphi-digital/ 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62PR1RigLG2YN5Pelq6UY9?si=18ac7ccf36ab4753&nd=1&dlsi=50105fd66e6c4124 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-delphi-podcast/id1438148082 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q Timestamps 00:00 – Intro & Sapijiju’s crypto journey 04:45 – 9 failed products → Pump.fun success 07:15 – Product-market fit & anti-rug mechanism 09:15 – Scaling team to 70 10:30 – Vision: social trading super-app 13:00 – $2.4M to streamers on launch day 14:15 – Why social platforms fail creators 16:45 – 300x better monetization 18:15 – DMs, streaming & mobile-first 19:30 – Competing vs. Coinbase/Binance 21:45 – User patterns: TikTok + finance 24:30 – Network effects via creator rewards 26:30 – $500k creator starter kits 28:00 – Mobile strategy for viral growth 29:15 – Zora vs. Pump.fun (content vs. coin) 31:15 – Small changes → 5x streaming growth 33:30 – Sandbox for creator freedom 35:15 – Telegram + crypto-native tools 36:30 – Democratized ICOs 38:15 – $1.6B locked, billion+ daily volumes 39:15 – Stablecoin vision 40:15 – Long-term: global takeover 42:30 – $2B balance sheet strategy 44:30 – ROI-driven capital deployment 45:15 – M&A playbook 46:15 – DAT & institutional access 47:15 – Revenue buybacks model 49:15 – VCs missing meme culture 51:15 – Story Protocol critique 53:30 – Meme coins vs. infra “scams” 54:30 – Generational wealth cycles 57:45 – Crypto as last frontier 59:15 – TradFi as modern slavery 1:01:30 – Black Mirror & moderation 1:02:30 – Mobile growth engines 1:03:30 – Scaling to $200M daily revenue 1:04:30 – Post-token comms lessons 1:05:30 – Open DMs & next episode 1:06:15 – Closing thoughts Disclaimer This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token.