Story time.Approximately a year ago I was deep in the solana AI trenches.Ai16z/Eliza had just gone parabolic.TONS of new AI "protocols" and "projects" were springing up.Launchpads were obviously (to me) the most interesting part of the meta bc of compounding effects.Cue VVaifu.Pretty sure it doesn't exist anymore.At the time it was a launcher for waifus...powered by AI.I figured it would draw eyes.The website sucked.It was extremely laggy for the UI.That was a surefire signal that there was money to be made ...

Top 5 Launchpads by 7D Fees1. four.​meme – $10.71M2. Pump – $6.09M3. Meteora – $1.15M4. clanker – $507.27K5. Zora – $476.05K https://t.co/uSoAjU3X7v ...

Industry Focus - The industry anticipates the emergence of launchpads for perpetual DEXes (decentralized exchanges) [1]

Solana Ecosystem Data APIs - Top Ledger is unlocking Solana's ecosystem with institutional-grade data APIs [1] - The platform offers access to over 100 endpoints [1] Data Coverage - The APIs cover protocol revenue, MEV, stablecoin flows, DEX volumes, wrapped BTC usage, compute usage, and launchpads [1] - The platform provides structured, reliable, and comprehensive coverage of Solana [1] Target Audience - The platform is built for developers, analysts, and teams seeking deeper visibility into the Solana network [1]

I AM SICK n TIRED OF ALL THESE NEW LAUNCHPADSBut I did wanna look and see if any of these are actually gaining traction.________Aug 13th- Pump Fun | 30,000 Token Deploys- Bags | 3,300 Token Deploys- MoonShot | 2,920 Token Deploys- LetsBonk | 1,500 Token DeploysAug 15th- Pump Fun | 23,000 Token Deploys- Heaven Dex | 5,000 Token Deploys- Bags | 1,200 Token Deploys- LetsBonk | 800 Token Deploys- MoonShot | 500 Token Deploys________24 Hour Volume- Pump Fun | 140 MILLION- Heaven | 34 MILLION- LetsBonk | 5 MILLIO ...

Launchpad Performance - Some new launchpads are not terrible, especially when they increase coin prices [1] - Launchpads are considered "really gooood" when they make coin prices go up [1]

Said another way:Launchpads are “solved” on Solana. They have been for quite a while.The only way you make money playing “solved” games is by having superior tooling or another edge…in this case being the deployers who only put 1/20th of the raise into the LP lmaoPlaying a solved game as a retail user (99.999% of you, the reader) is going to lead to loss almost every time.As a non-insider, non-elite-private-bot developer, your wins will be finding shiny new toys (unsolved games) that will attract tons of pe ...