FOMO | Crypto

A record-breaking public sale, strategic acquisitions and ecosystem expansion mark Pump.fun’s rise, highlighting user-driven token distribution. Pump.fun limited token supply in the ICO and locked transfers for 72 hours, creating urgency and fueling retail FOMO. Over 10,000 wallets joined the sale, many pre-funded via PumpSwap, enabling rapid participation and fast capital inflow. The platform processed $448M directly on Solana, using its high-speed, low-fee design to complete the $500M sale in under 12 minutes. Read more

Retired DEA agent Bill Callahan tells Cointelegraph that bad actors can make plenty of mistakes and still “make a handsome profit.” Slow regulations, fear of missing out (FOMO) and growing adoption are powering a crypto crime “supercycle,” according to cybersecurity practitioners.  Crypto crime losses hit a new record in the first half of 2025, beating the previous record set in 2022 and nearly equal to the total losses from all of 2024. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Bill Callahan, a retired DEA agent and cryptocurrency investigator, said a lack of regulation combined with hype and FOMO has been playing into criminals’ hands, though he said he wouldn't necessarily call it a crime supercycle. Read more