Six years in prison for a crypto “warning”.
By Maxime Laurent · 2025-12-20 12:38
Six years in prison for a crypto “warning”.
He said he wanted to protect users. The court saw theft.
Jarrett Dunn, a former developer at PumpFun, has been sentenced to six years in prison after draining around $2M from the project’s wallets. He didn’t run away with the money. Instead, he scattered the funds across thousands of random addresses, then publicly admitted what he’d done. 🧨
His defense? He called himself a whistleblower. According to him, PumpFun was harming retail investors, and this drastic move was meant as a wake-up call.
The court didn’t buy it. Intentions don’t rewrite actions. From a legal point of view, this was theft — not a warning, not activism, not moral resistance. In crypto, lines feel blurry sometimes, especially when emotions, ideology, and money mix. But judges love clear boxes.
This case hits a nerve. Crypto still lives in a gray zone where people confuse “doing the right thing” with “doing whatever they want.” Motive matters socially, sure. Legally? Much less. À méditer.
Code gives power. Power without restraint always ends the same way. ⚖️🧡
#Crypto #PumpFun #Solana #CryptoLaw #Web3 #CryptoFriture
He said he wanted to protect users. The court saw theft.
Jarrett Dunn, a former developer at PumpFun, has been sentenced to six years in prison after draining around $2M from the project’s wallets. He didn’t run away with the money. Instead, he scattered the funds across thousands of random addresses, then publicly admitted what he’d done. 🧨
His defense? He called himself a whistleblower. According to him, PumpFun was harming retail investors, and this drastic move was meant as a wake-up call.
The court didn’t buy it. Intentions don’t rewrite actions. From a legal point of view, this was theft — not a warning, not activism, not moral resistance. In crypto, lines feel blurry sometimes, especially when emotions, ideology, and money mix. But judges love clear boxes.
This case hits a nerve. Crypto still lives in a gray zone where people confuse “doing the right thing” with “doing whatever they want.” Motive matters socially, sure. Legally? Much less. À méditer.
Code gives power. Power without restraint always ends the same way. ⚖️🧡
#Crypto #PumpFun #Solana #CryptoLaw #Web3 #CryptoFriture
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