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Summary

pump.fun (operated by Baton Corporation Ltd., also listed on AVOID.NET as 'pumpdotfun') is a Solana-based meme token launchpad that launched in January 2024 and rapidly became one of the most-used token creation platforms in crypto, generating over $800 million in cumulative revenue and more than 11.9 million tokens. The platform is subject to an active RICO class action lawsuit in the SDNY alleging up to $5.5 billion in retail losses, a UK FCA regulatory ban, a $1.9 million insider flash loan exploit, documented use by North Korea's Lazarus Group for money laundering, and independent research classifying 98.6% of its tokens as rug pulls or fraud.

Connected Entities

178 entities · 60 linked investigations
Organizations
BinanceZachXBTSolanaAndy AyreyEthereum64pump.funJito Labs62Baton Corporation Ltd (Pump.fun)North Korea Lazarus Group — H1 2026 Systematic Crypto Theft CampaignPump.fun / Solana Labs / Jito Labs — RICO MEV Class Action (SDNY 2026)20Baton Corporation (Pump.fun)
Exchanges
Jupiter ExchangeBinance Exchange 1Bybit Exchange
Protocols
UniswapPump.fun Treasury
Tokens
CointelegraphDogecoinPump
Wallets
Pump (PUMP)4Bky4Y…BfYt9Ucygi…C2dNAs7ma2…zxKfAr67Fn…pV4nAvqFxK…TdT6AqMcVb…Tnac8UHpWB…LC42DVVBqN…snPP25xZzz…LeR8ApgMhL…ThQF6zgDLM…ne8K+ 147 more
Relationships
  • Pump (PUMP)associated withpump.fun(80%)
  • AqMcVb…Tnacassociated withPump(60%)
  • nAdG2t…sCctassociated withPump(60%)
  • 11VfMF…jcXZassociated withPump(60%)
  • 6zgDLM…ne8Kassociated withPump(60%)
  • 85WTuj…5ERScontrolsPump(45%)
  • Aq93J7…oU9kassociated withPump(60%)
  • As7ma2…zxKfassociated withPump(60%)
  • 8UhbNo…TogCcontrolsPump(59%)
  • ERRGqu…dNYacontrolsPump(43%)
  • + 202 more

Live On-Chain Activity

1 address watched · via Helius
No on-chain activity recorded yet for the addresses linked to this entity. When tracked wallets move funds on Solana, the events will appear here.
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Timeline(15 events)

19 January 2024

pump.fun launches on Solana as a meme token launchpad with a bonding curve mechanism.

16 May 2024

Former employee Jarett Dunn (STACCOverflow) exploits pump.fun via MarginFi flash loans, stealing approximately $1.9 million (12,300 SOL) using a privileged service account key.

17 May 2024

Jarett Dunn is arrested by London Metropolitan Police at the Middle Eight Hotel, Covent Garden. He is charged with alleged theft from employer and released on bail.

August 2024

pump.fun removes its 0.02 SOL token creation fee, further lowering barriers to token launches.

3 December 2024

UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publishes official warning that pump.fun is unauthorized to operate in the UK.

6 December 2024

pump.fun updates its terms of service and implements a geoblock to ban UK users, in response to the FCA warning.

16 January 2025

Initial class action lawsuit filed in SDNY over pump.fun's alleged securities violations, anchored to the $PNUT token.

30 January 2025

Second class action complaint filed in SDNY (Aguilar v. Baton Corporation Ltd.), naming Baton Corporation and co-founders Cohen, Kerler, and Tweedale. Cases later consolidated.

26 February 2025

pump.fun's official X account (@pumpdotfun) is hacked; attackers promote a fraudulent 'PUMP' governance token that briefly reaches a $5 million market cap before collapsing. ZachXBT links the breach to prior X account hacks.

26 February 2025

Lazarus Group, following the $1.5 billion Bybit hack, deploys a meme coin (QinShihuang) on pump.fun to launder approximately $26 million in stolen funds. pump.fun later removes the token from its front end.

20 March 2025

pump.fun launches PumpSwap, a proprietary Solana AMM that replaces Raydium as the graduation destination for bonding curve tokens. PumpSwap rapidly becomes the second-largest Solana AMM by volume.

7 May 2025

Solidus Labs publishes report classifying 98.6% of pump.fun tokens as rug pulls or pump-and-dump schemes, based on analysis of over 7 million tokens. pump.fun disputes the findings.

22 July 2025

Amended RICO complaint filed in SDNY, expanding defendants to include Solana Labs, Solana Foundation, Jito Labs, and senior executives. Estimated retail losses cited as $4–5.5 billion.

30 September 2025

Jito Labs, the Jito Foundation, and Jito leadership voluntarily dismissed from the RICO class action.

11 December 2025

Judge Colleen McMahon approves filing of second amended complaint after plaintiffs obtain over 5,000 private messages from Solana Labs and pump.fun engineers.

Provenance & Audit Trail

Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event).

model: claude-sonnet

generated: 5/4/2026, 2:54:32 AM

last updated: 8/29/2026, 1:35:07 AM

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