Bundles and snipers explained: who really owns a new Solana token
A bundle is a group of wallets that buy a token in the same block it is created; a sniper buys in the first seconds. Both give a few wallets a big share of supply at the lowest price. In our data, tokens with more than 20% bundled supply reached 2x more often (25.5% vs 3.6%) but their typical drop from the top was 54%.
What is a bundle?
On Solana several transactions can be sent together and land in the same block. A bundle is the creator (or someone close to them) buying a large share of their own token in the very block it is created, spread over several wallets so it looks like many buyers. A bundle checker looks at that first block and adds up what was bought.
What is a sniper bot?
A sniper is a bot that buys a new token within the first seconds, before people can react. Snipers are not always connected to the team; many just bet on every launch and sell into the first wave of buyers.
The surprising part: bundled tokens pump more often
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| Value | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2% bundled | 3.6% | 3,554 tokens |
| 2-10% | 10.8% | 1,683 tokens |
| 10-20% | 15.4% | 768 tokens |
| Over 20% | 25.5% | 1,196 tokens |
That looks like a buy signal. It is not, and the next chart shows why. A bundled token is an organised launch: someone has a plan, maybe a promotion budget, and the price is pushed up. The question is who gets out first.
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| Value | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2% bundled | 46% | median drop from the peak |
| 2-10% | 17% | |
| 10-20% | 35% | |
| Over 20% | 54% | insiders sell into the pump |
Snipers show the same pattern: tokens where snipers took more than 30% of supply reached 2x in 31.8% of cases, and their median fall from the top was 58%.
What this means for you
- A heavy bundle tells you the token is someone's project. That project's goal is to sell to you at a higher price.
- If you trade bundled tokens, trade the first wave with a small amount and take profit early. Do not hold them overnight.
- Check whether bundle wallets are still holding. When they start selling, the drop is fast.
- Combine with the creator's history: a bundled launch from a wallet with 20+ previous tokens is the classic rug.
MemeSonar measures bundle share, sniper share and the first buyers on every new token, and caps how much of a heavily bundled token the system will ever buy. Read the full rug checklist.
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