Solana-Based Meme Coin Generator Pump.fun Faces Second Class Action Lawsuit Within a Month

The legal woes of Solana-based meme coin generator Pump.fun have heightened as the project now faces a second-class action within a month.

Solana-based meme coin generator Pump.fun is now facing a second class-action lawsuit within a month over allegations of selling unregistered securities.

The latest lawsuit was filed in a New York federal court on January 30 by Diego Aguilar, an alleged Pump.fun investor. Aguilar claims that all meme coins created on the platform are unregistered securities.

According to the complaint, Pump.fun has generated at least $500 million in fees from creating these “highly volatile” meme coins. The complaint identifies Baton Corporation, a company based in the U.K., as the creator of Pump.fun. It also names three other individuals as co-founders: Noah Tweedale (CEO), Alon Cohen (COO), and Dylan Kerler (CTO).

Aguilar alleges that Pump.fun and its creators worked with social media influencers to create and market tokens that are deemed securities. The plaintiff says he lost significant funds by investing in three meme-based tokens that were created on Pump.fun: FRED, FWOG, and GRIFFAIN.

While acknowledging that Pump.fun did not create these tokens, the plaintiff argues that the platform provides issuers with automated tools that allow anyone to create and sell worthless tokens in a matter of minutes. As a result, the complaint alleges that Pump.fun is a joint issuer of all the tokens that are launched on its platform.

The lawsuit seeks rescission of all tokens that were purchased through Pump.fun, as well as attorney’s fees and monetary damages for investors. The New York-based law firm Wolf Popper LLP filed the lawsuit on behalf of Aguilar.

This lawsuit comes after another class-action suit was filed against Pump.fun earlier this month by Wolf Popper LLP in collaboration with Burwick Law. In that lawsuit, the lead plaintiff, Kendall Carnahan, accused Pump.fun of exploiting users.

Specifically, Carnahan alleged that the platform was used to promote inappropriate content relating to sexual and child abuse. The lawsuit also claims that Pump.fun violated federal securities laws by facilitating the sale of PNUT, which it alleges is a security.

Despite its legal woes, Pump.fun has continued to see increased user activity. According to data from Dune Analytics, Pump.fun's weekly trading volume recently reached an all-time high of $3.3 billion.