How a Meme Coin’s Value Works

Using DuckLaser X (DLZR) as a numeric example. Numbers are simplified and ignore trading fees to keep the math clear.

Total Supply: 1 000 000 000 DLZR Public at launch: 850 000 000 DLZR Team: 150 000 000 DLZR LP: 10 SOL (burned) Assumed: 1 SOL = $200

DLZR mooning potential chart: market cap vs price with log-scale x-axis

📘 Assumptions for Calculation

Total Supply1 000 000 000 DLZR

Public / For Sale850 000 000 DLZR

Team / Dev Allocation150 000 000 DLZR

Liquidity Provided10 SOL (≈ $2 000)

LP StatusBurned (cannot be withdrawn)

Price of SOL (assumed)$200 per SOL

📘 Initial Price Setup

Most pools launch with a 50/50 pair. Here we assume the LP starts with 10 SOL (≈ $2 000) paired against the public float of 850 000 000 DLZR.

Initial DLZR price$0.000002353 per DLZR

Calculation: $2 000 ÷ 850 000 000 ≈ $0.000002353.

📘 Market Cap Concepts

Circulating Market Cap = Public tokens × Price
Fully Diluted Value (FDV) = Total supply × Price

At launch — Circulating850 000 000 × $0.000002353 ≈ $2 000

At launch — FDV1 000 000 000 × $0.000002353 ≈ $2 352.94

These values mirror the LP’s starting value; they are not a ceiling. If buyers add SOL and remove DLZR from the pool, the last trade price can push market cap much higher.

📘 How Price “Moons”

DLZR is paired with SOL in a constant‑product AMM where x·y = k. As buyers add SOL and remove DLZR (reducing supply on the DLZR side), the ratio shifts and price rises non‑linearly.

More SOL in the pool + fewer DLZR remaining ⇒ higher price.
LP depth (how many SOL) affects slippage and how quickly price can be moved.
External demand and additional liquidity can push price and market cap far beyond the initial LP value.

📈 Illustrative Outcomes

Price = $0.00001Circulating MC ≈ $8 500.00 · Gain ≈ 4.3×

Price = $0.00010Circulating MC ≈ $85 000.00 · Gain ≈ 42.5×

Price = $0.00100Circulating MC ≈ $850 000.00 · Gain ≈ 425.0×

Price = $0.01Circulating MC ≈ $8 500 000.00 · Gain ≈ 4 250.0×

📘 Practical Reality vs. Math

“Infinite price” is a math limit as DLZR in the pool → 0. In practice, some DLZR must remain to allow trades, so markets stabilize before that.
LP value is not a hard cap. It’s the starting depth of liquidity. Price can exceed it if new buyers keep adding SOL or more LP is provided.
Always account for fees, slippage, and arbitrage — omitted here to keep the example clean.

📘 Summary

Starting Price: ~$0.000002353 per DLZR (with 10 SOL LP at $200/SOL).
“Max” Theoretical Price: unbounded mathematically; practically limited by demand and available liquidity.
Mooning Potential: If hype pushes price to $0.00100, that’s ~425× from launch; at $0.01 it’s ~4 250×.
ATH depends on how much fresh SOL flows in and whether more LP is added.

Live Chart — AMM Price, Market Cap & Sold DLZR

X axis: DLZR price (USD, log) — shown with decimals (no scientific notation). Left Y: Market Cap (USD). Right Y: Sold DLZR from LP.

🧮 Quick Calculator (live & linked)

All values are connected. Toggle any input and the others react immediately.

Total supply (DLZR) Public DLZR in LP (initial) — Initial LP — SOL Price of SOL (USD) Action Control Trade amount (SOL) DLZR sold (from LP)

Initial price (USD / DLZR)–

Initial price (SOL / DLZR)–

% Gain vs initial–

Pool invariant k = SOL × DLZR–

Circulating market cap–

Fully diluted value (FDV)–

Last trade price (USD / DLZR)–

Current price (SOL / DLZR)–

DLZR remaining in LP–

DLZR sold from LP–

SOL now in LP–

LP USD value (at SOL price)–

Average execution price (USD / DLZR)–

Price impact / slippage–

AMM math (no fees): x · y = k. Buy adds SOL to the pool (DLZR sold from LP). Sell adds DLZR to the pool.