🚀 Meme Pairing Is Now LIVE on HoodPump

Today we released Meme Pairing on HoodPump.

Until now, launches would typically pair against WETH.

Now creators can choose a different token to pair their launch against — opening up a completely different dynamic.

## WETH Pairing

With a traditional WETH pair:

NEW TOKEN ↔ WETH

When someone buys the new token, they are buying it with WETH.

The liquidity pool is built around the relationship between the new token and ETH.

It's simple, familiar, and works but the value created by the new launch is primarily contained within that individual token/WETH market.

## HoodPump Meme Pairing

With meme pairing:

NEW TOKEN ↔ HOOD

Now the new project is directly connected to the HoodPump ecosystem.

When traders buy the new token using HOOD, they're interacting with a pool where both assets are part of the same market.

That creates a different flywheel:

New project launches → demand for the new token → HOOD is used as the pair → activity generates fees → HoodPump ecosystem benefits.

And because $HOODPUMP holders receive a share of pad fees, increased activity across the launchpad can ultimately feed back into the HoodPump ecosystem.

### The important part

You're not just launching another token against WETH.

You're creating a market inside the HoodPump ecosystem.

A successful launch can bring new users, new liquidity, new traders and new attention into the ecosystem.

And the next project can do the same.

Project → HOOD → Project → HOOD

That's the flywheel.

## But it doesn't stop at HOOD

HoodPump isn't forcing creators to pair everything against one token.

You can choose from supported tokens that meet the pairing requirements.

And we've made the process easier:

Enter a token → HoodPump checks the pool → If it qualifies, it's automatically registered → Launch.

No need to manually request every pair.

The current requirements include sufficient liquidity, a valid V3 WETH pool, and a supported pool fee tier.

This gives creators flexibility while maintaining safeguards around the assets being used as pairing tokens.

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### Why this matters

WETH pairing is essentially:

“Launch my token against ETH.”

Meme pairing is:

“Launch my token inside an existing token ecosystem.”

That's a much more interesting primitive for a launchpad.

More pairing options can mean more types of launches.

More launches can mean more activity.

More activity means more fees.

And with 10% of pad fees going to $HOODPUMP holders, the people holding HoodPump aren't only watching individual launches they're participating in the growth of the platform itself.

Meme Pairing is LIVE.

The HoodPump flywheel just got another gear.

$HOODPUMP

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