Indian crypto enthusiast earns over $17,500 from viral tattoo bounty as Solana-based WORLDCUP memecoin rallies 130% before tournament.
An Indian crypto enthusiast, Arivu, transformed a bounty challenge into a profitable opportunity after getting the memecoin ticker “$boutywork” tattooed on his forehead.
The challenge was published on Pump.fun’s bounty marketplace, and set the challenge reward price to 40 SOL worth $7,500. Eventually, Arivu posted the images online and said the tattoo was his “most personal submission” to date.
But the bounty was soon a topic of controversy once users found out about a ticker spelling mistake. The plan was to list a new token called $bountywork, but the listing mistakenly displayed “$boutywork”, presenting a question of whether the reward would be paid.
The incident wasn’t a failure, it went viral within the Solana ecosystem. Traders decided to launch a new meme currency called “BOUTYWORK” with Arivu’s image and story as the brand. The token reportedly brought in $15,000 in fee charges and taking his total earnings from the stunt to more than $17,500.
World Cup-Themed Memecoin Jumps 130%
A memecoin called WORLDCUP, which has seen a notable 130% rally in the last 48 hours ahead of the upcoming World Cup tournament.
The market cap of the token rose to $9.5 million and later settled to around $8.8 million, according to BlockBeats. The rally comes as the tournament is set to start on June 12, and is expected to draw in both crypto enthusiasts and football followers seeking to leverage on its popularity.
WORLDCUP is not affiliated with FIFA or the organisers of the tournament. Rather, it seems to be fuelled by social media hype and speculative trading.
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