im sorry this is so inaccurate
the "trenches" were created by Etherdelta and were first big in 2017
the first more modern day on chain "trenches" we know now were created on ETH & BSC in 2020/2021
this cycles "trenches" and memecoin mania first started in Q1/Q2 2023 on ETH when PEPE launched
and if you want to pinpoint the "trenches" specifically to SOL
i'd argue a majority of people here would say Q4 2023 through Q1 2024 (before PF became the market dominate beast that it is today) was the best time period for the "trenches"
PumpFun never started the "trenches"
they just created the most efficient on chain launchpad weve ever had where anyone could launch anything at anytime with the click of a few buttons
Alon didn’t ruin the trenches he literally created them.
A lot of people I see on the TL talking shit about pump fun literally owe everything to pump fun.
Crazy.