On this page
- What it does
- Buys in the first blocks after launch
- Costs
- Bot fee (often about 1%) plus priority fees and tips on every attempt
- Edge
- Speed only; no judgment about the coin
- Main risk
- Bundled and serial-dev coins built to sell to snipers
- BLIX instead
- New coins about a second after the chain, checks beside the buy button
- Execution
- Fast preset: 25% slippage, top priority fee, Jito MEV protection
How sniping works
- The bot listens for new token creations on the chain (pump.fun, LetsBonk and other launchpads).
- It filters on whatever rules you set: name, ticker, creator, first buy size, socials.
- It sends a buy with high slippage and a high priority fee or tip, to land in the same or next block.
- It sells at a set multiple or after a time, or you sell by hand.
Why most snipes lose
Creators know snipers exist. A common setup is a coin bundled through many wallets at launch, waiting for snipers to buy, then sold into them within a minute. Serial devs launch dozens of coins a day for exactly this. A bot that buys on speed alone buys all of them, and the few runners have to pay for every rug plus the fees on every attempt.
The alternative: fast eyes, not blind speed
Most of what a sniper gains is the first few seconds. BLIX's Pulse shows each new pump.fun coin about a second after it is created on chain, with the dev's history, the bundle and sniper share and the rug check already on the row, so a clean launch can be bought in one click inside the same few seconds, and a bundled one skipped.
Pulse: every pump.fun coin from launch to migration
Pulse splits pump.fun into the three stages that matter for a trade. New pairs lists coins about a second after they are created on chain. Final stretch holds the ones closest to completing the bonding curve, where most of the volume arrives. Migrated shows coins that graduated to a pool and keep trading. Every row updates live: market cap, buys and sells, volume, holders, age, the coin's picture and its X, Telegram and website links.
What the snipers already hold
The holder panel is a ledger Blix builds from the trades it sees: the dev's share and whether the dev sold, wallets that bought in the first blocks (snipers and bundles) and how much they still hold, the top-10 share, and who already sold. Known traders are shown with their name and face where they bought and sold, on the chart as well as in the table.
Settings for the first seconds
BLIX's Fast trade preset is built for launches and migrations: 25% slippage, a 0.003 SOL priority fee, and a tip that sends the transaction through Jito with MEV protection, so it is not seen in the public mempool before it lands. Normal uses 20% slippage and reads the priority fee from what the coin's busiest recent trades paid. Both are editable, and the slippage guide explains each setting.
The BLIX community
Every account comes with the BLIX Discord: the people trading on the terminal, the narratives as they form, feature drops before they are announced, and the team answering questions. Join the Discord once you have signed up.
Bots and alternatives
Check a coin before you buy
Memecoins are extremely risky and most go to zero. Nothing on this page is financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Solana sniper bot?
A bot that buys tokens in the first blocks after launch, usually on pump.fun, using high slippage and priority fees to land before other buyers.
Do pump.fun sniper bots make money?
Some setups do for a while, but many launches are built to sell into snipers. Fees on every attempt plus the rugs usually outweigh the few runners.
Is BLIX a sniper bot?
No. BLIX shows new coins about a second after the chain with the checks done, and you buy in one click. It does not buy for you automatically.
What slippage should I use to snipe?
On the first seconds of a curve coin, 20–25% is common; anything tighter fails while the price moves. Pair it with a priority fee and, ideally, a Jito tip.