Pump.fun, a Solana ecosystem meme token issuance platform, launched a new product called GO, allowing users to post and complete various tasks with crypto rewards. Within hours of the product's launch, hundreds of bounties appeared on the platform, ranging from simple promotions to high-risk activities, immediately drawing attention to the platform's review capabilities.
A large number of tasks flooded in within hours of going live.
GO's slogan is "Pay anyone to do anything." After connecting their X account and wallet, users can post tasks and have their rewards deposited into an escrow account, starting at $5. Once submitted, Pump.fun reviews the submissions and decides whether to issue the reward.
- There are a total of 234 ongoing bounties.
- 494 submissions have been received.
- The unclaimed prize pool is approximately $118,000.
However, the high bonuses advertised on the page differ significantly from the actual amounts distributed. Reports indicate that the highest single bonus actually received was only approximately $487, followed by two others of approximately $347 and $275 respectively. The user who spent the most received approximately $1707 across 11 tasks.
The high-reward content quickly spiraled out of control.
After the platform launched, some high-profile tasks quickly sparked discussion. One task, offering a reward of up to $50,000, required participants to parachute into a World Cup match while wearing a Meme coin mascot costume and submit a video verified by a media organization. This task has since disappeared from the page.
Among the tasks still at the top of the list are those offering bounties for interviewing people involved in a death case, as well as tasks such as breaking a world running record, organizing a parade in New York, helping a token win a Pump.fun hackathon, or creating content around exaggerated performances.
Later tasks went even further, involving public nudity, burning cars with brand logos, harassing others in class, seeking interaction with Musk-related accounts, and even bailing out others. One user even livestreamed their resignation process to claim the reward, saying it was "worth it for SOL."
Platform review pressure rises again
An industry insider told Decrypt that a combination of escrow and human review may not be enough to stop harmful tasks, especially when platform reviews likely rely on automated processes; the effectiveness may be unreliable. Even if the platform restricts in-platform processes, publishers and participants may still move to off-platform coordination for payments or execution.
The report suggests that this product is more of a growth attempt by Pump.fun to retain existing users and attract non-crypto native users, rather than simply revolving around token trading itself.
Pump.fun has repeatedly drawn attention for incentivizing extreme content. The platform removed its live streaming feature in 2024 due to controversial content including animal abuse, self-harm, and fake suicides. In early 2025, the platform reinstated live streaming after implementing new moderation measures and continued to push for linking traffic behavior with tradable tokens.
The recent launch of GO has once again resulted in a large number of tasks with ambiguous boundaries, indicating that while Pump.fun is expanding its user engagement methods, it still faces issues of content moderation and platform responsibility.
