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title: "Pump.fun vs Bags vs The World – The Cycle Repeats"
date: 2026-01-18T00:36:00+00:00
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publisher: Funkyonchain
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# Pump.fun vs Bags vs The World – The Cycle Repeats

> ⭐️ Pump.fun vs Bags vs The World – The Cycle Repeats 1️⃣ Intro: "History Rhymes" Do you remember the summer of August 2025? It was the season when LetsBonk shook the seemingly impregnable fortress of Pump.fun.

⭐️ [Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/) vs Bags vs The World – The Cycle Repeats

 **1️⃣ Intro: "History Rhymes"

Do you remember the summer of August 2025?
It was the season when **LetsBonk shook the seemingly impregnable fortress of **[Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/). The market was chaotic, but in the midst of that fierce competition, superstars like **USELESS and **HOSICO were born, creating countless opportunities.

Fast forward to January 2026, winter.
As the saying goes, **"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
The launchpad market is undergoing another massive tectonic shift. This time, the protagonist is **Bags.

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**2️⃣ The Trigger: The Predator vs. The Survivor

This war isn't just a battle for 1st or 2nd place. It is a **game of chicken for survival.

**🔥 **[Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/)**'s Strike: "I will use your weapon"
**[Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/), the dominant monopoly, did not sit idly by as the newcomer **Bags grew with its unique "Royalty Program (Revenue Share)" weapon. [Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/) declared that they would **adopt this royalty model themselves. This was a ruthless "absorption strategy" by the market leader to erase the competitor's only unique selling point.

**🎒 Bags' Counterattack: All-Out War in Crisis (The Flip)
Faced with the threat of having their unique weapon stolen, **Bags felt a severe sense of crisis. They had to win the battle before [Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/)'s update took hold.
Bags launched an aggressive operational drive for survival, and that desperation was proven by **temporarily flipping **[Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/)**'s volume on January 17th.

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**3️⃣ Expanding the Battlefield: Challengers amidst the Chaos

While Bags and [Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/) were at each other's throats, other sleeping giants saw this chaos as an opportunity and surfaced. We have entered the **"Warring States Period" of Launchpads.

* **🐸 Meteora: The Fusion of Tech & Meme ('Fwog')
* Recently, Meteora has been driving hard into the launchpad market with **'Fwog'. This isn't just simple promotion. It is an attempt to technically absorb [Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/)'s liquidity by integrating their strength, **DLMM (Dynamic Liquidity Market Maker).

* **🐕 Bonk Ecosystem: The Franchise Strategy
* The Bonk faction controls numerous "franchise" launchpads like **Bonker and **USD1, in addition to their main base, **BonkFun. With the thickest community firepower, they are ready to throw their weight behind specific branches to create a "Second Bags Event" at any moment.

* **🦖 Tron & BNB: The Return of Big Money
* Justin Sun's declaration of "Meme Season" and the movements on BNB Chain (backed by Binance) signal that **Big Money is re-entering this war.

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**4️⃣ Insight: Stars are Born in Chaos

Recall the LetsBonk incident of last year.
When platforms fight tooth and nail, they are **forced to produce "Successful Star Coins" to prove their platform's superiority. Just as LetsBonk proved its worth through **USELESS and **HOSICO.

**Now is that time.

* **[Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/) to defend the throne,
* **Bags to survive,
* **Meteora and Bonk to find a breakthrough.

Each faction is now betting everything on discovering and pushing **'New Gems' like **Gas or **Ralph. The launchpad market is the **Testbed of crypto and the incubator where the next 100x coins are born.

**📌 Conclusion: Watch the "Undercurrents"

More important than the current volume rankings is **"What is each platform doing behind the scenes to become #1?"

Track the narrative Bags is pushing for survival, The picture Meteora is trying to paint through Fwog, What [Pump.fun](http://Pump.fun/) is preparing to defend its crown, And the groundwork Bonk is laying to pierce the niche.
**When the market is loudest and most chaotic, the protagonist of the next cycle is born in the noise.

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*For informational purposes only. Not financial advice. Invest at your own risk.*

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출처 / Source: Funkyonchain — https://funkyonchain.pages.dev/p/pump-fun-vs-bags-vs-the-world-the-cycle-repeats/
원문 / Original Telegram post: https://t.me/funkyonchain/2188