Bonk
| Bonk | |
|---|---|
| Token | |
| Ticker | $BONK |
| Contract | DezX…B263 |
| Chain | Solana |
| Launched | 2022-12-25 |
| Status | Active |
| X | @bonk_inu |
| Also known as | bonk inu |
| Market | |
| Price | — |
| Market cap | — |
| Liquidity | — |
| Volume (24h) | — |
| Change (1h) | — |
| Change (24h) | — |
| Links | |
| DEX Screener · Birdeye · GMGN · Solscan | |
Bonk (ticker BONK) is a dog-themed memecoin on Solana, launched in December 2022 with an airdrop of half its supply to Solana users.[1][2]
Lore[edit]
BONK launched weeks after the collapse of FTX, when SOL had fallen to around $8 from a November 2021 peak near $260.[1] Half of the 100 trillion supply was airdropped from Christmas Day 2022 to Solana NFT holders, artists, collectors and developers.[2] About 173 developers in the LamportDAO community each received 25 billion BONK, worth about $300 at the time, according to LamportDAO founder Mert Mumtaz.[1]
In December 2023 BONK was listed on Coinbase and Binance during a rally that set new highs.[3][4] By late October 2024 dogwifhat was the largest Solana memecoin, and on 2024-10-29 Popcat passed BONK for second place.[5] BONK peaked in November 2024 after an Upbit listing and a planned burn of 1 trillion tokens.[6]
letsbonk.fun
In late April 2025 the Bonk ecosystem launched letsbonk.fun (also Bonk.fun), a memecoin launchpad that spends half of its fee revenue buying and burning BONK.[7] On 2025-07-06 The Block reported it had passed pump.fun in 24-hour launches, graduations and volume, the first time pump.fun lost the lead on Solana since its launch.[7]
Bonk, Inc.
Nasdaq-listed beverage company Safety Shot pivoted to a BONK treasury in 2025, bought a 10% revenue share in letsbonk.fun, and renamed itself Bonk, Inc. (ticker BNKK) in October 2025. It then held about 2.7% of BONK's circulating supply.[8]
Timeline[edit]
- 2022-12-25: airdrop to Solana community begins[1]
- 2023-12-13: new all-time high of $0.00001474 ahead of Coinbase listing[3]
- 2023-12-14: Coinbase opens BONK trading with an "experimental" label[3]
- 2023-12-15: Binance lists BONK spot pairs under its Seed Tag[4]
- 2024-10-29: Popcat passes BONK in market cap[5]
- 2024-11-15: 1 trillion BONK burn announced[6]
- 2024-11-20: Upbit KRW listing; intraday all-time high near $0.000062[6]
- 2025-04: letsbonk.fun launches[7]
- 2025-07-06: letsbonk.fun passes pump.fun in daily launches and volume[7]
- 2025-10: Safety Shot renames itself Bonk, Inc.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Solana Devs Got a BONK Airdrop Worth $300 in 2022—It's Now Worth $1.3 Million, Decrypt, 2023-12-14
- ^ A Beginner's Guide to BONK, Trust Wallet
- ^ Solana Meme Coin BONK Hits Another All-Time High Ahead of Coinbase Listing, Decrypt, 2023-12-13
- ^ Solana Dog Coin Bonk (BONK) Surged 100% After Landing on Major Exchanges, U.Today, 2023-12-15
- ^ POPCAT Hits All-Time High as Cat-Themed Memecoins Start to Have Their Day, Unchained, 2024-10-30
- ^ BONK reaches fresh all-time high propelled by Upbit listing, hefty token burn, FXStreet, 2024-11-20
- ^ LetsBONK dethrones Pump.fun with higher daily memecoin volume, token launches, The Block, 2025-07-06
- ^ Bonk Inc: Solana Meme Coin Goes Corporate as Treasury Firm Rebrands, Decrypt, 2025-10-09