- Pump.fun launched its GO bounty platform, allowing users to pay for “ANY task” and attracting hundreds of listings within hours of its debut.
- Bounties offered rewards as high as $50,000 for extreme stunts, including getting a token’s ticker tattooed on the forehead and skydiving into a major sports event.
- While unclaimed reward pools were large, actual payouts have been modest, with the top earner collecting less than $500.
- Analysts suggest the move is an attempt to attract non-crypto users, moving away from the platform’s core token-focused business model.
- The platform has a history of contentious content, having previously suspended livestreaming due to harmful acts.
Solana meme coin launchpad Pump.fun unleashed a chaotic new marketplace this week where cryptocurrency can buy almost any human action. The platform, called GO, enables users to post bounties for others to complete, with the slogan “Pay ANYONE to do ANYTHING.”
Hundreds of bizarre listings appeared within hours, ranging from the mundane to the potentially illegal. One user offered roughly $2,650 for a person to get a specific token ticker tattooed on their forehead, while a $23,525 bounty sought an interview with a family member connected to a high-profile murder case.
Other high-value tasks included beating a running world record for $15,204 and organizing a “NEET March” through New York City for over $12,000. However, the platform’s actual payouts have been far smaller than the advertised rewards.
Consequently, the top earner on the platform has only collected $487.11 so far. Meanwhile, many high-dollar bounties, like one offering $50,000 for a viral World Cup skydiving stunt, have been removed by moderators.
This isn’t Pump.fun‘s first encounter with risky, incentive-driven content. The platform previously suspended its livestreaming feature in 2024 after streams featured animal cruelty and self-harm. It later revived streaming with stricter moderation before launching this formal bounty system.
Analyst Musheer Ahmed suggested the GO platform “feels like it is an attempt by pump.fun to retain users/attract non-crypto native users.” He compared it to task-based content creators, noting it diverges significantly from tokens and crypto.
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