Trader earns $23M flipping Solana memecoins: Here’s how

As an experienced analyst, I’m always on the lookout for interesting developments in the cryptocurrency market. The recent news of a memecoin trader, who went by the name “paulo.sol” and made millions in profits from trading Solana-based meme tokens, truly piqued my interest.


A trader specializing in meme coins successfully sold off multimillion-dollar worth of profits from various investments in meme-themed tokens operating on the Solana (SOL) platform.

On April 26, the blockchain analysis firm Lookonchain drew attention to a trader using the Solana Name Service handle “paulo.sol.” This individual has been successful in generating profits from popular meme tokens such as Dogewifhat (WIF), Jeo Boden (BODEN), and Bonk (BONK).

The trader had the foresight to invest in BONK as early as November 11, 2023. Noticing its upward trend, they purchased tokens and subsequently engaged in swing trading. This involved buying at lower prices and selling at higher ones. In the end, their profitable trades amounted to approximately $6.28 million.

As I monitored the market, I too became aware of WIF and BODEN. Upon their initial debut on the Solana blockchain, the holder of meme tokens showed no immediate interest in these new tokens.

The trader began purchasing significantly more of WIF shares once they displayed an uptrend for the initial time, starting December 4, 2023. Similarly, they initiated transactions with BODEN on March 6, generating a total profit of $9.51 million from their WIF trades and $7.04 million through BODEN deals.

As a researcher examining the trading activities of an active investor in the Solana ecosystem, I discovered that this individual had amassed significant gains totaling approximately $22.83 million from their transactions involving meme tokens. Despite already accumulating substantial profits, they continued to hold investments worth around $7.6 million in BODEN tokens and $5.7 million in WIF at the point of my analysis.

In addition to investing in meme coins mentioned, the trader has recently allocated funds towards purchasing the tokens named PUPS and POPCAT within their crypto wallet.

As an analyst, I would put it this way: I, the analyst, observed that the trader invested approximately $1.77 million in the POPCAT project on the Solana network. Moreover, they allocated nearly $6 million towards the PUPS project, making them its largest holder within the Solana ecosystem.

The trader received high accolades from community members due to their skillful maneuvers. One X platform user expressed that the trader’s success wasn’t merely a matter of luck, but rather they possessed “greater confidence” than their peers.

As a market analyst, I’ve come across this term “diamond hands” while observing crypto trading communities. It is a colloquial expression used to describe traders who possess the remarkable ability to maintain their positions in a given token, despite experiencing market pressures.

This trader is one of the many who have reaped profits from the Solana memecoin craze. On Dec. 29, a trader hit a $2 million jackpot after putting only $62 on a SOL-based meme token. On April 3, another turned $13,000 into $2 million in just one hour as the memecoin frenzy continued.

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2024-04-26 12:58