Find them early, sort them fast.
New Solana meme coins are mostly born on pump.fun, thousands a day. Finding them is easy; sorting in seconds which ones deserve a buy is much harder. Here's where to look, which signals count, and how to automate the sorting.
Updated October 5, 2026
Where new meme coins appear
- Pump.fun: the live list of launches. The source.
- Terminals (GMGN, Axiom, Photon…): filtered views of new pairs and rising coins.
- X (Twitter) and Telegram: where narratives catch on or die.
- The wallets you follow: when a profitable wallet buys a new coin, that's information.
Signals to read in the first minutes
| Signal | What it may tell you |
|---|---|
| Dev buy | Zero: the dev doesn't believe in the coin, or hides it. Huge: they may dump big. |
| Holder distribution | A few wallets holding a lot = risk of a massive sell. |
| Linked fresh wallets | Several new wallets funded by the same source = often an organized group. |
| Name and ticker | A copy of a coin that worked, or the narrative of the moment? |
| Curve speed | A coin filling its curve very fast draws a crowd, and sellers. |
Sort automatically
Nobody can look at thousands of coins a day. With Scope's sniper, you describe what you want once (mcap, dev buy, wanted and banned words) and every launch is checked the instant it appears.
And if you trust certain wallets to sort for you, copy trading buys on the next block when they enter a new coin.
What no signal guarantees
A « clean » coin can collapse, a suspicious one can 10x. Signals improve your odds over many trades, not on one. Hence automatic exits.
FAQ
How do I know if a new meme coin will explode?
Nobody knows. You can only improve your odds: narrative, dev buy, holder distribution, and exits that limit damage.
How many meme coins are created every day?
Several thousand on pump.fun, and the number swings a lot with market activity.
Should I buy right at creation?
The earlier you get in, the better the price, but the less you know. See buying at launch.
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