The Momentum Siphon: How Mainstream Solana / ETH Rallies Feed Memecoin Liquidity
Understand the chain reaction when blue-chip pumps spill into memecoin markets — and how to read the…
6 min read · 2026-06-23
From the XTRACK reports
| Token | Chain | First alert cap | Tracked cap | Multiple | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEME | Base | $43K | $248K | 6x | 2026-09-03 |
| BABYPONS | BSC | $184K | $3500K | 19x | 2026-09-07 |
| SHROOM | Robinhood | $68K | $6300K | 93x | 2026-09-04 |
| MOONBASE | Base | $186K | $1400K | 8x | 2026-09-05 |
Selected dated examples from XTRACK reports: multiple = tracked market cap at the report date divided by the market cap at first alert. These are not typical results and not realised profits.
Right now on Solana
Loading live CTO alerts…
Screen: liquidity at least $5.0K, at least 100 holders, top-10 wallets holding at most 25 %. Charts open on GMGN.
What this desk watches
A CTO alert means the community took over a token after the original team left.
A team that pays for a boost or edits its screener page is spending effort. Shark Kitchen reads CTO to see where that effort goes and whether holders follow.
Shark Kitchen watches the CTO channel because team behaviour often explains a chart better than the chart does.
One habit: Read the deployer's history: earlier launches, how long they lasted and how they ended. Confirm new social links point to accounts with real history, not accounts created that day.
Follow on Telegram
Shark Kitchen does not post alerts itself; these Telegram routes do.
@empiresolctoLive CTO alerts for Solana, as they fire.
@empiresoldevsThe creator address moved, bought or sold: the DEV Activity channel.
Open SOLANA MainThe chain's main group, posting-restricted to Empire bots and admins.
Add Research folderImports the related Empire channels as a folder.
Solana channel folderOne folder with all Solana lanes.
@gmgnx_chatTalk to other members and the team.
Recorded alerts
Recorded on 2026-09-23 from the Empire feed. Shark Kitchen keeps a short log so the page shows real alerts even without scripts.
- PIPEJEAN printed at 15:03 UTC with a $133.7K market cap and $29.7K in the pool, 1,299 holders.
- 13:08 UTC · LUCIA entered the lane at $152.2K; pool depth $47.3K, 347 holders.
- At 13:04 UTC the feed caught PEPCAT: cap $26.6K, liquidity $20.0K, 130 holders, top 10 holding 21 %.
- GIGAINU alerted at 13:02 UTC. Market cap $126.9K, liquidity $28.8K, +3703.3 % over the prior hour, 1,829 holders.
- At 12:48 UTC the feed caught tip: cap $129.5K, liquidity $42.5K, 9,068 holders, top 10 holding 21 %.
- 07:23 UTC · STOCKCAT entered the lane at $138.2K; pool depth $30.5K, 1,645 holders.
- BASEDCAT (05:57 UTC) — $135.4K cap against $30.3K liquidity, top 10 holding 3 %, +3798.7 % over the prior hour.
Recorded values, not live prices. Charts open on GMGN with the publisher's referral code.
The checklist
Run these on every contract, in this order.
Step 1
Decide your exit before you enter, including the price where you are wrong.
Step 2
Re-check the token an hour later; many setups change fast.
Step 3
Look for bundled launch buys: several wallets buying in the same block.
Step 4
Open the deployer wallet and read its earlier launches.
Step 5
Set volume against pool depth and new holders over the same window.
Deeper reading
Shark Kitchen picked these guides from the DYOR library for readers of the CTO lane.
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Measured outcomes
76tokens measured
24 %2x in 24 h
46 %dead in 24 h
3 %5x in 24 h
Measured window: 7 days, 76 tokens. 2x within a day: 24 %. 5x within a day: 3 %. Dead within a day: 46 %, usually after about 1.3 h. All Solana topics together: 25 % reached 2x. Statistically the lane is not yet different from the rest of Solana.
Source: Blackhat alert scoreboard, 7-day window of mature alerts (older than 24 h), updated 2026-09-23. Full scoreboard.
The desk's screen
Shark Kitchen does not show every CTO alert. It applies one fixed screen, and the live board above uses the same rule:
- liquidity at least $5.0K
- at least 100 holders
- top-10 wallets holding at most 25 %
Checked against the latest 48 alerts in the lane (about 11 hours): 24 passed. Median values for the passing alerts: cap $126.9K, liquidity $29.7K, holders 489. No alert in the sample had a pool smaller than 10 % of its cap. Median concentration in the lane: 25 % of supply in the top ten wallets.
Values measured on 2026-09-23 from the Empire feed. The screen is a filter, not a recommendation.
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FAQ
What is Shark Kitchen?
It is one of the Empire's public desks. It watches CTO alerts on Solana, prints them live and explains how to check each one.
What does the chart link do?
It opens a GMGN chart. The link includes our referral code, which can pay the publisher a commission.
Where do the alerts come from?
They come from the Empire's own pipeline, which reads chain data, launchpads and wallet trackers and posts to its Telegram channels.
How do I get these alerts on my phone?
Open the Telegram link on this page for @empiresolcto. Alerts arrive there first.