The USDC pool has finally arrived. Increasing the chip cost is actually good for retail investors, as it's not as easy for the big players to wipe them out in one go.

Pump.fun launches a USDC paired liquidity pool on Solana, allowing token creators to start trading pools with USDC, enhancing market stability, improving distribution, and expanding growth opportunities. The initial market cap for the USDC pair is approximately $4,000, with a bound market cap of about $58,783. The early chip cost is significantly higher than that of SOL, reducing manipulation risks during low market cap phases and dependence on SOL volatility. The buyback and burn mechanism remains in place, with 50% of USDC/SOL pair revenue used for programmatic buybacks and burns.