Simply put
- The live-streaming pair made $49,000 on Thursday after fitness influencer Bradley Martin slapped one of them for trying to take his hat.
- This incident was streamed live on Pump.fun, skyrocketing the token’s price by over 2,000%.
- The Solana Meme Coin Project is managed by two unidentified men who plan to execute viral stunts daily for the next two weeks.
Pump.Fun’s live streaming duo netted $49,000 from a crypto token creator when one member got slapped by Bradley Martin after a hat theft attempt—a moment some might find oddly entertaining.
The duo’s Solana Tokens saw a massive increase, and they even expressed gratitude to their gym friends for the slap.
Bag work on Pump.fun is a new project by two anonymous young men. Just the day before, one of the developers, after the incident with Martin, had ventured to a baseball game, and later had his head shaved live on stream. They claim they will be streaming daily for the next two weeks, striving for viral content.
On Thursday, they went to Martin’s Zoo Culture Gym and before the incident, Martin was selling meme coins to them.
Interestingly, one of the developers asked for a photo with Martin, but when they attempted to grab his hat, Martin shot back, “Do you think this is funny?”
The meme coin had a staggering rise of 2,026% in just seven hours, starting from a market cap of $131,150, though it later settled around $2.4 million.
Pump.fun compensates its live streamers based on transaction percentages, and on the day of the viral clip, Bagwork generated $49,330 from these creator rewards, making more than $78,000 in fees overall.
A supporter dubbed it “Creator Capital Market,” with mixed reactions; some praised the stunt as a success, while others criticized it for promoting harassment and advocating for better content.
Interestingly, Martin has dealt with similar scenarios before; last year, another streamer took his friend’s hat and was met with a similar reaction—a swift slap.
After the slap, the Pump.Fun streamer filmed an apology video, saying, “Thanks for slapping me, mate. It made a lot of money for us.” Now with a buzz cut, he added, “There’s no animosity. It was all part of the act.”
Another developer, holding a phone during the incident, mentioned they had to do it for the narrative.
Afterward, one developer even stopped by a police officer after diving into the water from what looked like Santa Monica pier, leading to an unfortunate incident.
The history of live streamed stunts on Pump.Fun
Pump.Fun has seen its share of dangerous stunts over time.
Prior to live streaming being embedded in the platform, a Miami developer had aharrowing experience involving isopropyl alcohol and fireworks, resulting in severe burns.
Interestingly, his tokens surged from $43,000 to $1.91 million in value, but he could not capitalize on it due to his hospital stay. He later mentioned he only received about $3,000 in donations to help with his medical expenses.
Following that, he aimed to relaunch his project but without the reckless stunts.
Live streaming was eventually added to Pump.Fun, and while it initially faced issues, it later led to an increase in controversial live streams.
In November, the platform had to disconnect its streaming feature due to serious incidents, but it reintroduced it with updated terms of service and improved moderation.
Since then, live streaming on Pump.Fun has been mostly controversy-free, focusing instead on quality content backed by the Meme Coin LaunchPad.
Now, as creators look toward setting records and perhaps starting families, one even streamed the birth of his child, marking a new chapter in this quirky cultural phenomenon.
