Pump.fun, the Solana launchpad that lets users create memecoins around dogs, politicians, livestream drama and whatever else is moving online, has launched GO, a crypto bounty platform where users can pay strangers to complete online or real-world tasks.
The platform announced the new bounty arm in a June 4 thread on X, pitching it as a way to "pay anyone to do anything."
To create a bounty, users connect an X account and crypto wallet, write the task, set a deadline and deliverables, and lock the reward in escrow. Pump.fun says each bounty must be funded with at least $5.
Paid dares meet escrow
People trying to claim the reward also connect an X account and wallet, complete the task and submit proof. Pump.fun then reviews the submission before deciding whether to approve the payout.
- It isn't clear, however, how the team will judge that proof at scale, especially as AI-generated posts, images, videos and other low-effort submissions become easier to produce.
According to the platform's terms, bounty creators can't withdraw rewards once a bounty is active. Funds stay locked until the bounty expires or until a winner is selected, and creators can reclaim the money after a dispute window if no submission is accepted.
Chart showing Pump.fun's quarterly revenue. Source: DefiLlama
- The launch comes as Pump.fun's core business appears to be cooling off. DefiLlama data shows the platform's quarterly revenue fell from around $264 million in Q1 2025 to more than $82 million in Q1 2026, a drop of about 70%.
Pump.fun also says it can moderate, accept or reject submissions, while bounty creators can recommend winners. The terms also ban bounties that may be treated as spam under X's rules.
Escrow for internet stunts
As of press time, GO showed 378 live bounties, about $156,000 in unclaimed rewards and 1,188 submissions, according to dashboard data reviewed by The Coinformer.
The biggest open bounty shown on the site offered about $22,400 for an interview with relatives or an officer linked to the killing of Henry Nowak, a Wisconsin man fatally shot by police in 2024.
A screenshot of Pump.fun's GO arm showing trending bounties. Source: Pump.fun
- Other large tasks included about $16,000 for helping Atelier, a Solana app project, win a Pump.fun hackathon and nearly $15,900 for a FansBets-related casino task, referring to a crypto betting project.
The lower end of the board already shows how quickly the product can drift into dubious internet-stunt territory. The submissions page showed users trying to claim rewards for tattoos, follower tasks, shaving-related bounties and small social actions.
The result now is a bigger moderation problem for Pump.fun. After making memecoin launches easy to create, the platform is now taking responsibility for a task market where real work, dubious promos and paid internet stunts all sit on the same board.