Pump Fun2026-09-11 11:53:45Apple removes Pump Fun iPhone app in several countries a day after stock-pair launchApple removed Pump Fun’s iPhone app from App Stores in several countries on Thursday evening, with the app no longer available in the US and India. The move came one day after the Solana-based memecoin platform rolled out Custom Pairs, a feature that lets users launch memecoins quoted against tokenized stocks. Pump Fun had promoted 93 asset pairs tied to instruments linked to publicly traded US companies including Boeing, Costco, and Trump Media. The company has not issued a formal statement. The only public comment came from a member of its mobile app team, who said the app was “temporarily unavailable” in the US and India iOS App Stores, while users who already installed it could continue using it and that funds remained safe. Apple had not explained the removal at the time of writing. Pump Fun still appears to be available on Google Play, where the Android app has more than 500,000 downloads, and its Canadian App Store listing remained live, showing Maius Imperium Limited of Limerick, Ireland as publisher. The platform is also dealing with prior regulatory and legal pressure, including a 2024 warning from the UK Financial Conduct Authority and ongoing US litigation in which RICO claims against its parent company and founders were allowed to proceed. Over the prior 24 hours, PUMP fell about 12% and traded below its $0.004 ICO debut price.4740
Pump Fun2026-09-08 13:06:09Pump Fun and Kraken remove posts promoting Hunter Biden-themed $LAPTOP tokenPump Fun and Kraken deleted social posts that had promoted $LAPTOP, a Hunter Biden laptop-themed memecoin set to launch on Base. The two platforms had advertised the token on Monday and said it would be available for trading on their services, but the rollout quickly drew heavy criticism across crypto X. Several prominent influencers, including Ansem and Threadguy, attacked the project, with Threadguy calling the pre-announced launch a scam and arguing that public awareness before launch had ruined its chances. The backlash also led Market Bubble, hosted by Zion Thomas and Faze Banks, to cancel a planned interview with Biden. The controversy spread beyond the trading venues. Base creator Jesse Pollak said Biden’s team had approached them, but Base chose to stay hands-off because of politics, while investor Cobie rejected rumors that Base itself was launching the token. The Wall Street Journal reported that 30% of supply would go to Biden and other co-founders, and 20% would go to Biden’s Substack subscribers, Andrew Callahan mailing-list subscribers, and traders who lost money on Trump’s memecoin. Channel 5, Callahan’s YouTube news outlet, also said it had no connection to the coin and would never advertise crypto.1010
Kalshi2026-09-06 10:36:26Weekly crypto project roundup: Kalshi issues its first lifetime ban, Robinhood Chain leads app revenue, and ENA buybacks get the green lightThis week’s crypto project developments spanned court rulings, platform enforcement, protocol revenue, governance decisions, and product rollouts. A federal court in New York dismissed securities claims tied to meme coins in the Pump fun class action and threw out all claims against Solana Labs, the Solana Foundation, and related executives, while allowing RICO fraud and unlicensed money transmission allegations against Pump fun’s operating company and three founders to move into discovery. Prediction market platform Kalshi issued its first lifetime trading ban, permanently barring former U.S. Representative George Santos, fining him more than $70,000, and accusing him of placing large trades and making misleading public statements tied to a contract on whether he would attend Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Robinhood Chain posted $4.32 million in 24-hour app revenue on Friday, the highest among chains tracked, while its meme market accounted for more than $1.468 billion in trading volume. Arbitrum DAO reported $6.19 million in revenue for the first half of 2026, with Robinhood Chain contributing roughly $360,000 in July licensing fees. Ethena’s Fee Switch vote passed unanimously, activating programmatic ENA buybacks, while Polymarket launched perpetuals and World open-sourced its zero-knowledge identity verification toolkit ProveKit.1020
Solana Labs2026-09-01 14:36:02Judge dismisses Solana Labs from Burwick Law’s Pump Fun lawsuitA federal judge has dismissed Burwick Law’s claims against Solana Labs, the Solana Foundation, and their executives in the ongoing Pump Fun case, while allowing part of the suit against Pump Fun’s parent company and several executives to move ahead. According to a court filing disclosed Monday, Judge Colleen McMahon ruled on a series of motions to dismiss, preserving certain Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, allegations tied to wire fraud, illegal gambling, and unlicensed money transmission. Those claims were brought by plaintiffs Carnahan and Okafor, while similar RICO allegations from plaintiff Aguilar were thrown out. The court also dismissed Securities Act claims tied to Pump Fun memecoins FRED and GRIFFAIN, finding they did not involve a common enterprise and therefore did not satisfy the Howey test. Crypto lawyer Ariel Givner said the ruling should not be read as a blanket statement that all memecoins fall outside securities law. In a separate part of the order, the judge told Burwick Law to explain by September 10 why 25 unnamed KOL defendants have still not been identified and served since the case was filed in January 2025.1110
Pump Fun2026-08-27 13:42:44Research says Pump Fun paid nearly $700K in callout rewards tied mostly to micro-cap tokensA Protos report, citing research by crypto analyst Dethective, says Pump Fun distributed nearly $700,000 in callout rewards to its top 50 earners, with most of the rewarded token picks tied to very small market capitalizations. According to the analysis, 80% of those accounts shared tokens with an average market cap below $100,000, and 12 callers averaged less than $10,000. Only two callers posted an average median market cap above $1 million, while eight fell between $100,000 and $1 million. The data has fueled criticism that the platform rewarded volume and posting frequency more than the quality of token calls. Protos also noted that Martin Shkreli joined Pump Fun this week and made almost $11,000 from callout rewards, even as memecoins closely tied to him fell 94% in 24 hours. Pump Fun COO Alon Cohen said the company has already reduced the weighting of callout count in its reward formula. The report added that Pump Fun’s token has risen 133% over the past month, though it remains down 46% from its all-time high last September.7230
Dolly Parton2026-08-26 10:34:00Unauthorized Dolly Parton memecoins flood Solana markets after death announcementUnauthorized memecoins using Dolly Parton’s name and image began trading on Solana within minutes after news of the country music star’s death was announced, according to Protos. The report says Parton’s nephew announced her passing on Tuesday afternoon, and a wave of tokens including RIP Dolly Parton, DollyParton, Dollar Parton, and Dolly quickly appeared across at least a dozen trading pairs. Protos said neither Parton, her family, Dollywood, nor her estate had discussed any crypto project tied to her name. The tokens were created by third parties, had no stated utility, and no connection to Parton or her charitable work. While combined trading volume reached millions of dollars, most of the assets had fallen to market capitalizations of only a few thousand dollars by yesterday evening. The article places the episode in a broader pattern of memecoin speculation tied to celebrity deaths. It also points to Pump Fun, the Solana-based launchpad where most memecoins are created, noting that tokens can be launched in minutes for less than $100. Protos cited prior data showing that more than 99.99% of the 1.7 million memecoins launched on PumpFun never sustained a $1 million market cap, while a CoinGecko review of more than 18.6 million token launches found that over two-thirds of PumpFun tokens stopped trading on the same day they launched.1120
Martin Shkrel2026-08-25 19:03:27Martin Shkreli-linked memecoins plunge more than 94% within a day of Pump Fun debutTwo memecoins most closely tied to Martin Shkreli, CITRINI and MARTIN, fell at least 94% from their highs in less than 24 hours after he joined Solana launchpad Pump Fun, according to Protos. Shkreli had announced on Monday that he would start livestreaming his trades on the platform, drawing more than 700,000 views, while Pump Fun’s official account said he had posted a 6,263% gain and held $1.6 million in his wallet within a day. The rally did not last. MARTIN fell from $0.0031 on launch day to $0.00016 by Tuesday morning, leaving its market capitalization at roughly $150,000. CITRINI slid from $0.0031 to $0.000087, a 97% drop. Protos also tied the latest losses to earlier Shkreli-linked tokens, including Ethereum-based MSI and Solana-based DJT, both of which previously suffered collapses of more than 90% from their peaks. The report also noted renewed attention on Shkreli after his recent comments about shorting Moderna at $80, before the stock later rose 100% from that level following positive FDA Phase 3 results.3880
Sun Pump2026-07-09 03:23:11Sun Pump Debuts with Record-Breaking Metrics: Tron Meme Coin Generator Outpaces Solana RivalTron's meme coin generator Sun Pump has minted over 29,000 tokens since Aug 9, with a single-day record of 7,531 tokens and $585K in revenue, surpassing Pump Fun on Solana. This article explores its rapid growth and market dynamics.420
