Just wanted to get the community's opinion from a builder/dev perspective. For those of you actively trading or launching tokens, are you guys completely filtering out USDC pairs now, or do you still see them on your feeds but simply choose not to interact with them because the quality has generally been poor so far? I'm trying to understand whether the issue is one of visibility or perception. If users are filtering them out entirely, that's obviously a much bigger hurdle than people simply deciding not to buy after seeing them.
The reason I'm asking is that we're currently building a platform where users will earn holder/player rewards, and the core gameplay and reward mechanics are designed around USDC. Because of that, launching a USDC pair would make a lot of sense from a product standpoint. On the other hand, if the majority of traders and bots are effectively ignoring USDC pairs altogether, we'd be sacrificing a lot of organic discovery and exposure from launch.
Our main goal isn't necessarily to maximize the token's market cap since the platform's revenue is intended to come from user activity rather than treasury holdings. What matters much more to us is getting the project in front of the right audience and ensuring people actually discover the platform. If launching with a SOL pair gives us significantly better visibility, that's something we'd seriously consider, even if the underlying product is USDC-centric.
So I'm curious what everyone's experience has been. Are USDC pairs being filtered out completely by most traders, bots, and communities, or do they still get seen but simply don't attract much attention because the launches haven't been very compelling? I'd really appreciate hearing your thoughts and experiences, especially from anyone who's launched tokens or actively trades on Pump.fun.
really appreciate your thoughts on this guys