what's bonk?
Bonk is a dog-themed meme coin built on the Solana blockchain, launched in late 2022 through a massive airdrop to the Solana community to revitalize the ecosystem. It serves as a utility token with integrations across DeFi protocols, NFT platforms, and other web3 applications, emphasizing community-driven development. Key features include token burns from transaction fees, staking options via the BONK validator, and partnerships for cross-chain functionality and NFT minting. The project focuses on fun, accessibility, and supporting Solana builders while providing speculative trading opportunities.
Bonk fun appointed sats as new head of product to rebuild its platform from scratch.
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Experienced a catastrophic launch of an "official" One Piece coin that reached $57 million market cap, then crashed to zero after the official contract address was posted at $6 million.
Became the 3rd largest memecoin on Solana by market cap, having been surpassed by PIPPIN for 2nd place behind TRUMP.
Hosts BONKuary incentive program with $100,000 in prizes, ending on 2026-02-27, requires $47,000 trade volume for $25,000 prize tier.
Featured in a $20,000 trading competition on Cube Exchange running from February 13, 2026 21:00 UTC to February 15, 2026 21:00 UTC.
Became tradeable on Pump Fun app.
Has a booth with promotional items at Consensus Hong Kong conference.
Burned 500 billion tokens allocated to Degods.
Distributed tokens via airdrop to Saga phone holders.
Conducted an airdrop to the Solana community.
Appointed sats as new head of product for bonk fun, with responsibility for rebuilding the platform from scratch.
Increased 1% in price to reach current market levels on January 28, 2026.
Offers zero trading fees on BONK and BTC pairs during the BONKtrade trading competition scheduled for February 2026.
A $5k trading sprint event runs from 2026-01-23 21:00 UTC to 2026-01-26 21:00 UTC on cubexch.
Declined 2% in price on January 21, 2026.
Offers 188,000,000 BONK rewards through the Octo leaderboard program for users who lock 50,000 or more BONK tokens.
Listed on a US ETP (Exchange Traded Product).
Original token distributions have ended, removing a source of supply.
Listed on an EU ETP (Exchange Traded Product).
Launched "bonk classic mode" with liquidity locked forever on Raydium with 0.25% fee tier.
traded at +1% price movement on January 13, 2026
Added to Grayscale's list of over 30 crypto assets under consideration for future investment products.
Received exclusive access codes from MysticDAO for their closed beta demo launching on 2026-01-15, which will be distributed to BONK Discord members.
Created 1,100 tokens on the platform in the past 24 hours, with 8 tokens graduating.
Featured in HTX trading contest alongside DOGE, PEPE, FIL, and ZEC with $20,000 HTX total prize pool.
Appointed Jairo Ema as Director of Grants Programming for the bonk Art Masters program.
launched stickers on Goodies Telegram platform
Scheduled airdrop or distribution event on Telegram on 2026-01-08 at 11am EST featuring BONK-themed content.
Partners with TenX Protocols, an institutional partner supporting the BONK ecosystem and Solana.
Declined 4% in price during trading on January 6, 2026.
BNKK plans to buy 5% of total supply.
Leading gains in the memecoin sector during a strong altcoin rally with active whale buying activity.
BonkFun reached its highest activity level since August 2025 as of January 6, 2026.
Integrated into a new ecosystem index on DiversiFi platform.
Entered into an official partnership with World Liberty Financial and Raydium on Solana.
Selected as a migration destination platform for projects in the next MigrateFun cohort alongside Pump, Raydium, and Meteora.
Whales accumulated BONK as one of the most-bought tokens over the past week.
Redirects 50% of all trading fees from the perpetual DEX to the BONK community, shifted Launchpad fees to a token buyback mechanism, and introduced a new auto-buyback system for the token.
Will participate in "Solana Breakout" virtual conference in February 2026 alongside other major Solana protocols including Helius, Solflare, and Kamino.
Collaborating with FKH token project.
Partnered with dYdX in a collaborative initiative described as mutually beneficial.
Declined 2% in price as reported in daily market update on December 17, 2025.
Binance removes BONK/FDUSD margin trading pair support effective December 23, 2025 at 09:00, affecting both cross-margin and isolated margin markets.
BONK x Ledger branded hardware wallet product is now available for purchase.
WLFI x Binance mentioned in the same announcement context as the WLFI x Bonk partnership.
WLFI partners with Bonk to create a launchpad platform with active bidding participation.
BONK team present at Breakpoint conference with drone show at closing party event.
Eric Trump invests 460 SOL into $MAGA token, described as a USD1/bonk ecosystem participant with broad appeal to Trump's base.
BONK and related platforms (PF, Photon, BullX, Axiom) have generated over $1.5B+ in combined fees without liquidity injection back into the ecosystem.
Community voting campaign active for BONK Bowl with urgent call for votes before deadline.
An individual associated with the project actively shares pump and dump schemes via Telegram channel after previous token promotions failed to zero.
Partnered with USD1 for a campaign, using USD1 as a quote token in spot trading.
A trader reports $750k in losses on BONKfun platform and alleges coordinated dumping by insiders and influencers over 7-8 months. Another user references surviving a recent price decline.
BONK partners with Ledger to launch limited edition hardware wallets (Ledger Flex and Nano S Plus), with product sales proceeds used for token burns and buybacks.
BONK attends SolanaConf event.
BONK ranks #2 among most bullish crypto projects with 90.6% bullish sentiment according to CoinMarketCap data.
BONK ranks #3 on LunarCrush AltRank based on social momentum and market strength.
WLFI (World Liberty Financial) partners with BonkFun for launchpad functionality.
BONK wins 2025 Most Impactful Philanthropy Collaboration Award alongside buddiesforpaws for crypto-driven community partnerships and real-world change.
BONK records $95M in 24-hour trading volume, ranking among coins with the biggest volume surges according to CoinMarketCap data.
BONK plans presence at Breakpoint conference in Abu Dhabi with announcements scheduled under BONKpoint 2025.
BONK forms partnership with DabbaNetwork to reward hotspot buyers with BONK tokens before DabbaNetwork's upcoming TGE.
A core contributor from AmericaFun issues a public challenge to BonkFun's core contributor, escalating competition between the platforms.
A FRANKLIN memecoin launches on the BONK platform and reaches $2 million market cap, competing with a pumpfun version that dropped from $17 million to $7 million. The BONK platform version grows from $200K in initial bidding activity.
A ticker launches within 10 seconds of Trump's post about BONK at 09:13:32 am, features USD1 (WLFI stablecoin) pairing and reaches $3.5M market cap with KOL participation.
BONK sponsors prizes for a charity game at SolanaConf running December 11-13, with entry donations benefiting outruncancer.
BONK features in the OneFootball app this weekend in connection with BVB (Borussia Dortmund) football club.
BONK powers the main event at CryptoFightWeek.
An ETP (Exchange Traded Product) for BONK is now listed on Switzerland's SIX exchange.
A Twitter Spaces event is scheduled for Friday 10am-11am ET with radrdotfun to discuss privacy features.
Samsara derivatives exchange integrates BONK as an underlying token for navBONK product, with a livestreamed demo event scheduled for tomorrow at 1pm EST / 6pm UTC on Solana devnet.
Partner project CHOMP distributes 500 million BONK tokens as a community giveaway.
BONK hosts a Boxing Ring activation at SolanaConf focused on Solana DeFi.
BONK participates as a partner in CryptoGivingTuesday crypto philanthropy initiative alongside major crypto projects including Solana, Avalanche, Polygon, and Arbitrum.
Community voting opens for BONK Bowl as the new arena name for Alfreton Town FC through alphafcxyz platform.
BONK powers new Solana app called junkfun alongside MantaNetwork integration.
Accusations surface that influencer lexapro receives payment to promote BONK to his audience.
Authorities suspect North Korea's Lazarus Group behind the Upbit hack that stole $30M-37M in Solana tokens, with attacker wallets moving stolen assets into USDC.
First BONK Exchange Traded Product (ETP) goes live on SIX Swiss Exchange via partnership with Bitcoin Capital, enabling institutional access in Europe.
Low-cap Solana tokens listed on Upbit experience price spikes after the exchange's platform-wide deposit and withdrawal suspension following the hack.
Upbit exchange suspends all deposits and withdrawals on November 27, 2025 after $36.8M in Solana-network assets including BONK transferred to unknown external wallet at 04:42 KST.
Ian Miles Cheong received a badge from the ecosystem, viewed negatively by community members as a risk factor.
A Twitter Spaces event is scheduled for November 26 at 2pm-3pm ET featuring discussion with QuantumAI, with reference to "BONK wave 2 loading."
BONK listed as third-highest daily crypto gainer on November 25, 2025, per CoinMarketCap data.
BONK at risk of losing a key support level for the first time in two years.
Memecoin market falls to 2025 low of $39.4B (down 66.2% from January peak), with BONK losing up to 20% over seven days amid sector-wide $5B single-day decline.
Bitcapital announces regulated BONK ETP launching on SIX Swiss Exchange on November 27, 2025, providing one-to-one exposure to European investors.
MysticDaoSol presale launches exclusively for BONKrewards users.
BONK perpetual futures now available on Gemini exchange with up to 100x leverage and no expiry date.
BONK listed on Thai exchange Bitkub alongside only three other memecoins: DOGE, PENGU, and MEME.
The Giving Block awards BONK the 2025 Most Impactful Memecoin Community Award for turning internet culture into real-world charitable impact.
Report of theft involving 67 coin from the ecosystem by unidentified actors referred to as "pump guys."
Price reaches multi-year support with rare mathematical signature occurring for second time in history across BTC and stablecoin pairs.
Upcoming BONK ICM tokens referenced as future development connected to MysticDaoSol, following a model of low relative FDV and accessible token design.
BONK listed among ETF-filed memecoins in 2025 rating alongside DOGE, SHIB, MOG, PENGU, and TRUMP.
BaseballUnited opening night features BONK presence with branded bat promotion.
BONK confirmed as Headline Sponsor for BREAKPOINT 2025, a major Solana ecosystem event happening in less than one month.
83% migration turnout recorded for @IamNakedJim to Bonkfun, representing the 2nd highest migration rate on the platform.
BONK-INR trading pair launches today on an Indian exchange alongside ETC, VET, and ICP pairs, expanding the platform to 44 total crypto-INR trading pairs.
USD1 pairs go live on BONK with active onchain trading, marking the operational start of the WLFI USD1 ecosystem.
Partnership between BONK and Trump family entities for token distribution announced, receiving bearish reception from community members.