Overview
- Pump.fun launched GO as a Solana-based bounty marketplace that holds crypto rewards in escrow and lets any user post paid tasks that others can complete for payment.
- Reporters say the platform has paid out more than $370,000 while roughly 270 open bounties still hold about $200,000 in unclaimed rewards, with the feature first going live on June 4.
- Posted and completed tasks range from charity and harmless stunts to risky or humiliating acts, with high-value listings including a roughly $57,000 Mount Everest wager challenge and multiple forehead-tattoo payouts.
- A roughly $690,000 suicide-related bounty briefly appeared after the launch and drew swift condemnation, and a misspelled forehead tattoo spawned a memecoin called BOUTYWORK that briefly reached a six-figure market value.
- Critics point to a reactive moderation model and prior livestreaming shutdowns, officials including New York Governor Kathy Hochul and industry figures have condemned the feature, and calls for clearer oversight and possible regulation are growing.