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Bizarre 'bounty' site has desperate risk-takers tattooing their foreheads, climbing Mount Everest for crypto

Pump.fun has launched a bounty platform offering cryptocurrency rewards for users who complete extreme, risky, or humiliating real-life tasks.

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📍 How it ended

Pump.fun launched a bounty platform offering crypto rewards for extreme tasks, including climbing Mount Everest and getting forehead tattoos. The feature faced backlash and safety concerns, with some describing the platform as a black hole of circular grifting.

The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.

Epilogue added 4d ago, after coverage quieted.

The brief

The crypto platform Pump.fun has introduced a bounty feature where users are incentivized to perform dangerous actions for rewards. Tasks reported in coverage include climbing Mount Everest and tattooing foreheads.

Reports from Pluang, NBC News, and the New York Post highlight growing safety concerns and backlash over the nature of these tasks. Meanwhile, WIRED characterizes the platform as a "black hole of circular grifting." Coverage focuses on the risks associated with these real-life actions and the ongoing reaction to the platform's reward system.

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Quick answers

What platform launched the bounty site?

The bounty platform was launched by Pump.fun.

What are some examples of the tasks being performed?

Users have been tasked with climbing Mount Everest and tattooing their foreheads for crypto rewards.

How has the platform been received?

The platform has faced backlash over the risky and humiliating nature of the tasks and has been described by WIRED as a black hole of circular grifting.

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Topics

Pump.fun Cryptocurrency Bounty Platform

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