Pump.fun abuser reportedly arrested in London mentions scandal in X post

A former employee of Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun who was recently identified as the person behind a $1.9 million exploit on the platform has been arrested in the UK and released on bail, according to media reports.

Last Thursday saw an exploiter purportedly using StaccOverflow on .

Dunn, who now runs a separate Dunn also urged British citizens to bring charges against companies he identified as Pump.fun entities.

In messages with Dunn, another He appears to be in the hospital for the time being, with Dunn citing a “very limited hospital iPad” as an access point to X.

The platform did not immediately respond to The Block’s request for comment.

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