The Telegram group “PumpCell” made $800,000 in a month through a pump-and-dump scam.
According to Solidus Labs, a Telegram group called "PumpCell" orchestrated multiple highly coordinated pump-and-dump scams on Solana and BNB Chain. The group used synchronized token deployments, sniper-bot buying, fabricated narratives, and meme-driven hype to inflate the value of small-cap tokens to seven-figure valuations within minutes.
An investigation by Solidus Labs revealed that the group estimated to have made $800,000 in profits by October 2025, transferring funds through centralized exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) cash brokers, allegedly in an attempt to evade regulatory compliance.
Solidus Labs points out that the pseudonymity of Automated Market Makers (AMMs), bot-executed transactions, and cross-chain operations in the crypto asset market makes such schemes difficult to detect with traditional monitoring tools. The firm warns that "PumpCell" reflects a broader evolution in digital asset abuse patterns.
