Live streaming function on Pump.fun discontinued due to misuse and platform exploitation.
In November 2024, Pump.fun, a popular platform for developers to create and trade tokens, indefinitely suspended its live streaming functionality due to severe abuse incidents. The decision came following a video depicting a person threatening to hang themselves live on stream if a coin did not reach a certain market capitalization.
The suspension was triggered by a series of extreme promotional stunts and threats, including doxxing, which sparked a major community backlash and financial news scrutiny. Pump.fun stated it would keep the feature disabled "until the moderation infrastructure is ready to deal with the heightened levels of activity." [1][2]
Following these incidents, Pump.fun proactively removed coin images, names, descriptions, comments, and tagged NSFW content from its platform. The company has taken a firm stance on moderating inappropriate activity.
The live streaming feature was subsequently relaunched in April 2025 after improvements to the moderation systems. [1] As of August 2025, there are no reports indicating a re-suspension, suggesting the live streaming function remains active but presumably under stricter moderation.
The identity of the person threatening self-harm remains undisclosed. On November 25, Beau, a Pudgy Penguins safe project manager, shared a video of the event on an unspecified platform. Beau alerted Pump.fun about the event and offered to share the clip with the team. It is unclear whether Pump.fun was already aware of the matter before Beau's post.
Pump.fun published a statement on its website regarding the platform's live streams, but it did not mention the specific coin involved in the event or the identity of the person threatening self-harm. The statement did not specify a timeline for when the live streaming functionality would be reinstated.
Sources: [1] Pump.fun (2025). Retrieved from https://www.pump.fun/ [2] Financial Times (2024). Retrieved from https://www.ft.com/ [3] Beau (2024). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/BeauPudgy/ [4] CoinDesk (2025). Retrieved from https://www.coindesk.com/
People are discussing the resurgence of various content categories, such as social-media videos, technology news, entertainment, and even the potential return of live streams, on popular online platforms after the Pump.fun incident. Questions have arisen about the platform's ability to effectively moderate content to prevent future incidents.
Despite the widespread scrutiny, some users have expressed a desire to return to Pump.fun's live streams with improvements in moderation technology and practices, hoping for a safer and more enjoyable experience for all members.
