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Pump and Dump.

A coordinated or manipulative price run-up followed by selling into later buyers.

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What does Pump and Dump mean?

A pump and dump occurs when promoters or coordinated holders drive attention and price upward, then unload positions into the demand they helped create.

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How people use it

Used around token launches, on-chain trading, wallet analysis and crypto social feeds.

EXAMPLE“The wallet timing makes it look more like a pump and dump than organic growth.”
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