Pump.fun has announced the acquisition of Vyper, a professional trading execution terminal, to integrate advanced cross-chain trading tools into its rapidly expanding ecosystem. The deal, revealed on Thursday, February 5, 2026, aims to migrate Vyper’s technical infrastructure into Pump.fun’s Terminal, formerly known as Padre to allow users to trade assets across multiple blockchains seamlessly.
We’re proud to announce that Vyper has been acquired by @Pumpfun
Vyper’s infrastructure will soon be migrated to @TradingTerminal. As part of that process, Vyper will soon be sunsetting.
To celebrate, all Vyper users get a limited-time 90% cashback on Terminal!
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— Vyper (@TradeonVyper) February 5, 2026
The acquisition follows a period of aggressive expansion for the Solana-based launchpad, which recently rebranded its “Terminal” after acquiring the Padre trading bot last year. While financial terms remain undisclosed, the Vyper team and technical staff will fully integrate into the Pump.fun product ecosystem to enhance technical support for high-frequency traders. Founder Alon noted that the platform plans to rapidly expand its workforce despite wider market challenges, focusing specifically on improving technical infrastructure for cross-chain activity.
Strategic shift toward professional trading tools
The move signals a transition for Pump.fun from a simple memecoin launchpad into a comprehensive trading suite. Vyper is known for its execution speed, refreshing data across over 500,000 tokens almost instantly, and for offering unified dashboards that pull on-chain signals and smart tags into a single interface. By absorbing these capabilities, Pump.fun intends to provide “degen” traders with institutional-grade risk tools, such as auto-sell triggers and wallet trackers, directly within its native environment.
This integration is expected to reduce friction for users who previously relied on external bots like Maestro or Photon to manage their positions. It’s assumed that by controlling the entire vertical from token issuance to advanced analytics, Pump.fun can capture a larger share of the trading revenue that currently leaks to third-party terminals.
Pump.fun’s 2026 growth trajectory
The acquisition comes just weeks after Pump.fun overhauled its creator fee model in January 2026. The new market-driven system replaced the “Dynamic Fees V1” model, which co-founder Alon admitted was “dangerous” because it encouraged low-risk token creation over active trading, which provides essential liquidity. Pump.fun’s Vyper acquisition and the Pump Fund for Solana startups confirm its strategic pivot from a memecoin launchpad to a comprehensive DeFi trading and ecosystem hub.
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