A Pump.fun GO bounty led a user to tattoo a misspelled token ticker on his forehead. The typo was then launched as a Solana meme coin that briefly reached a $600,000 market cap, fueling debate over exploitation and platform incentives.

Pump.fun launched GO bounty platform; a user tattooed the misspelled token ticker “$boutywork” on his forehead, earning $20K. A same-ticker token hit $600K market cap. Dangerous tasks like drinking challenges spark backlash.

A 40 SOL forehead tattoo bounty on Pump.fun’s GO marketplace spiraled into a payment dispute after a ticker typo, then quickly spawned the tradable BOUTYWORK token on Solana.