Pump.fun 因 Memecoin Launchpad 欺诈活动被 Burwick Law 和 Wolf Popper LLP 起诉

Pump.fun，流行的 memecoin Launchpad，已被加密货币律师事务所 Burwick Law 和证券律师事务所 Wolf Popper LLP 起诉

A federal class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of crypto investors against Pump.fun, a memecoin launchpad that has been accused of displaying "racist, anti-Semitic, torture, and sexual content on its homepage."

代表加密货币投资者对 Pump.fun 提起联邦集体诉讼，Pump.fun 是一个 memecoin 启动板，被指控在其主页上显示“种族主义、反犹太主义、酷刑和性内容”。

The lawsuit, filed by cryptocurrency law firm Burwick Law and securities law firm Wolf Popper LLP, alleges that Pump.fun exploited the hopes of crypto investors by offering unregistered and highly risky securities, while also engaging in illegal practices that included collecting hundreds of millions in fees from customers that may have included minors.

该诉讼由加密货币律师事务所 Burwick Law 和证券律师事务所 Wolf Popper LLP 提起，指控 Pump.fun 通过提供未经注册和高风险的证券来利用加密货币投资者的希望，同时还从事非法行为，包括收取数亿美元的资金。可能包括未成年人的客户收取的费用。

"We are proud to represent crypto investors and enthusiasts in seeking accountability and advocating for the responsible advancement of blockchain technology," Burwick Law said in a statement Thursday.

Burwick Law 在周四的一份声明中表示：“我们很自豪能够代表加密货币投资者和爱好者寻求责任并倡导区块链技术的负责任的进步。”

The lawsuit specifically mentions Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT), a token that became popular during the 2024 U.S. elections, and alleges that it is a security under securities laws but no registration documents were ever filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make it eligible for sale.

该诉讼特别提到了 Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT)，这是一种在 2024 年美国大选期间流行的代币，并声称它是证券法规定的证券，但从未向美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 提交注册文件使其符合销售资格。

The lawsuit accuses Pump.fun's operations of being "a novel evolution in Ponzi and pump and dump schemes," and alleges that the platform's "guerilla marketing" tactics revolved around a business that promoted child abuse, racism, self-harm, potentially minor p***ography, anti-Semitism, and violence.

该诉讼指控 Pump.fun 的运营是“庞氏骗局和拉高抛售计划的新颖演变”，并指控该平台的“游击营销”策略围绕着一项宣扬虐待儿童、种族主义、自残、潜在未成年人的业务。 ***摄影、反犹太主义和暴力。

It also alleges that Pump.fun failed to provide basic investor protections, such as Know-Your-Customer (KYC) systems and anti-money laundering protocols, and did not have the proper risk disclosures or other protective mechanisms to limit investors' losses.

它还指控 Pump.fun 未能提供基本的投资者保护，例如了解你的客户（KYC）系统和反洗钱协议，并且没有适当的风险披露或其他保护机制来限制投资者的损失。

The lawsuit also mentions the Solana blockchain, which has played a role in the rise of memecoins. According to the legal complaint, the "effects of the Defendants' unlawful conduct were felt in this District by investors who transacted in memecoins through Solana's New York-based blockchain network."

该诉讼还提到了 Solana 区块链，它在 memecoin 的崛起中发挥了作用。根据法律诉状，“通过 Solana 位于纽约的区块链网络进行 memecoin 交易的投资者在该地区感受到了被告非法行为的影响。”

"A substantial portion of the conduct and transactions that constituted the securities laws violations occurred, among other places, through the Defendans' use of the Solana blockchain network," the lawsuit states.

诉讼称：“构成违反证券法的行为和交易的很大一部分是通过被告使用 Solana 区块链网络等发生的。”

The PNUT token is a Solana-based memecoin, and the lawsuit includes images that it alleges show inappropriate activity on the platform, including the brandishing of firearms by a "serial livestreamer on Pump.fun who is known from multiple pump & dump schemes."

PNUT 代币是一种基于 Solana 的 memecoin，该诉讼包括据称显示该平台上不当活动的图像，包括“Pump.fun 上的一位因多次拉高和转储计划而闻名的连续直播者”挥舞枪支。

Pump and dump is a phrase used widely in the crypto space to describe token activity where a memecoin developer or team promotes the token aggressively to boost a token's price artificially. Once prices are up, they sell their holdings in large batches, leaving smaller investors with significant losses as the coin's price plunges.

Pump and dump 是一个在加密货币领域广泛使用的短语，用于描述 Memecoin 开发人员或团队积极推广代币以人为抬高代币价格的代币活动。一旦价格上涨，他们就会大量出售所持股份，随着代币价格暴跌，小型投资者将遭受重大损失。

Burwick Law also tagged Donald Trump-appointed crypto and AI czar David Sacks, New York Attorney General Tish James, and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi "to raise awareness about the broader issues facing crypto investors nationwide."

Burwick Law 还标记了唐纳德·特朗普任命的加密货币和人工智能沙皇戴维·萨克斯 (David Sacks)、纽约总检察长蒂什·詹姆斯 (Tish James) 和前佛罗里达州总检察长帕姆·邦迪 (Pam ​​Bondi)，“以提高人们对全国加密货币投资者面临的更广泛问题的认识”。

Pump.fun has yet to release an official statement regarding the lawsuit.

Pump.fun 尚未就该诉讼发布官方声明。