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Pump.fun reaches $30m in revenue from Solana’s meme coin frenzy
Pump.fun’s revenue has surpassed $30 million as meme coins with their own respective subsector create their own waves. Over the past month, we’ve seen a lot of news centered around memes. Roaring Kitty, the face of the 2021 GameStop rally,…
Pump.fun exploiter arrested: ‘Team alleges I stole $2m in ill-gotten gains’
British authorities arrested Jarett Dunn, a former contractor known online as @STACCoverflow and a Pump.fun exploiter, in the early hours of May 18.

Pump.fun exploiter slams ‘horrible bosses,’ demands $100k payouts for non-founders
Ex-employee behind the $2 million pump.fun exploit demands $100,000 payouts to each contributor, excluding founders, while threatening to burn the stolen funds. An attacker behind pump.fun, a Solana-based launchpad for memecoins which lost nearly $2 million after a former employee…

Pump.fun platform on Solana faces potential exploit
Ongoing investigations reveal that Solana-based platform Pump.fun, which facilitates token launches, has reportedly been exploited through flash loans to manipulate its bonding curve. The Gotbit Hedge Fund flagged concerns on social media, stating, “Pumpfun might be under attack. This wallet:…
Fantasy.top and Pump.fun among top 10 crypto protocols for fees
Fantasy.top and Pump.fun have emerged as leading cryptocurrency protocols, ranking among the top ten by fees and revenue generated.

Pump.fun finds revenue behind meme coin-centric platform launch
Pump.fun, a meme coin creation and trading platform, has reported a staggering revenue of $5.2 million in just 38 days.

Will crypto regulation change after the SEC’s head of the crypto left?
David Hirsh, the former head of the Cryptocurrency and Network Division at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has left his position. In his LinkedIn post, he called securities trading a “team sport.” He thanked his SEC colleagues for their…
SPIKE price surge: Analyzing the potential of the ‘Brett-killer’
SPIKE, the original Matt Furie memecoin, is experiencing a significant price surge, raising questions about its potential to outpace rivals like BRETT and PEPE. #pressrelease

Is the meme coin market cap surge a sign of bigger things to come?
Will the surge in meme coins continue? Opinions are divided on whether this trend will last or if it’s just a bubble waiting to burst. Meme coins are back in the spotlight. In the past 30 days, the meme coin…

Consensus 2024, CZ begins jail time, crypto scams abound | Weekly Recap
Today’s edition of the weekly recap: Industry leaders discuss crypto and U.S. regulations at Consensus 2024; Binance founder Changpeng Zhao begins his jail term; fraud schemes and rug pulls rock the industry; plus: a slew of venture capital activity.

Sahil Arora’s alleged rug pulls prompt WeCare Foundation’s support
The WeCare Foundation is looking to help the victims of Sahil Arora, the alleged mastermind behind a plethora of pump and dumps over the past week. According to the foundation’s CEO, Saad Kassis Mohamed, the organization will legally and financially…

Nigerian star Davido latest to be ensnarled in string of celebrity meme coin rug-pulls
Nigerian singer Davido the latest celebrity to be involved in a rug-pull masterminded by Sahil Arora, an Indian national allegedly responsible for a number of other recent pump and dumps. With over 15.3 million followers on X and 7.9 million…

Are memecoins the new NFTs for celebrities?
From PFP NFTs to Solana memecoins, mainstream celebrities have waded into the web3 ecosystem under community-centric chants and short-lived hype.

Caitlyn Jenner falls victim to cryptocurrency exit scam
Prominent media personality Caitlyn Jenner was allegedly socially engineered to promote a scam coin, called JENNER, which experienced a significant drop in value shortly after its launch. The incident triggered multiple reactions from crypto proponents, with speculation that the former…
Binance executive denied bail in Nigerian money laundering case
A Federal High Court in Abuja has denied bail to Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive, who faces charges of money laundering and tax violations in Nigeria. Justice Emeka Nwite ruled against granting Gambaryan bail on Friday, citing the executive’s potential…

VanEck’s MarketVector launches Meme Coin Index
VanEck’s MarketVector introduced the Meme Coin Index, a benchmark tracking market capitalization’s six largest meme coins.