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 onSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62PR1RigLG2YN5Pelq6UY9?si=18ac7ccf36ab4753&nd=1&dlsi=50105fd66e6c4124Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-delphi-podcast/id1438148082Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43QTimestamps00:00 – Intro & Sapijiju’s crypto journey04:45 – 9 failed products → Pump.fun success07:15 – Product-market fit & anti-rug mechanism09:15 – Scaling team to 7010:30 – Vision: social trading super-app13:00 – $2.4M to streamers on launch day14:15 – Why social platforms fail creators16:45 – 300x better monetization18:15 – DMs, streaming & mobile-first19:30 – Competing vs. Coinbase/Binance21:45 – User patterns: TikTok + finance24:30 – Network effects via creator rewards26:30 – $500k creator starter kits28:00 – Mobile strategy for viral growth29:15 – Zora vs. Pump.fun (content vs. coin)31:15 – Small changes → 5x streaming growth33:30 – Sandbox for creator freedom35:15 – Telegram + crypto-native tools36:30 – Democratized ICOs38:15 – $1.6B locked, billion+ daily volumes39:15 – Stablecoin vision40:15 – Long-term: global takeover42:30 – $2B balance sheet strategy44:30 – ROI-driven capital deployment45:15 – M&A playbook46:15 – DAT & institutional access47:15 – Revenue buybacks model49:15 – VCs missing meme culture51:15 – Story Protocol critique53:30 – Meme coins vs. infra “scams”54:30 – Generational wealth cycles57:45 – Crypto as last frontier59:15 – TradFi as modern slavery1:01:30 – Black Mirror & moderation1:02:30 – Mobile growth engines1:03:30 – Scaling to $200M daily revenue1:04:30 – Post-token comms lessons1:05:30 – Open DMs & next episode1:06:15 – Closing thoughtsDisclaimerThis 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 ma