# Pump.fun Reviews Rewards Algorithm to Curb Low-Quality Token Promotions

By John Kim

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/30649
Published: 2026-10-13T00:06:56.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-13T00:06:56.000Z
Section: Business

> The platform is studying quality standards and a market-cap threshold for rewarding promising early token recommendations.

Pump.fun is reviewing its rewards algorithm to reduce incentives for low-quality token promotions while determining how to reward users who identify promising projects early.

Co-founder Alon said the platform is targeting users who recommend large numbers of low-market-cap tokens without considering whether their followers actually profited. The changes are intended to link rewards more closely to the results generated for the platform’s audience.

Pump.fun is also examining how to identify high-quality early recommendations. The team is considering new quality standards and a market-cap threshold, but it has not announced specific criteria or adopted a numerical threshold.

The review follows [Pump.fun’s plan to tie callout rewards to followers’ profits](<https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/29632>), connecting promotional incentives with the outcomes experienced by users who follow the recommendations.

The platform will further refine the rewards mechanism to focus payments on users whose recommendations help their followers earn profits.



## Links in this article

- [Pump.fun’s plan to tie callout rewards to followers’ profits](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/29632)
