Pump.fun’s co-founder Alon Cohen said the acquisition of Kolscan aligns with Pump.fun’s core belief that on-chain trading is inherently social and a “social sport”

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According to Pump co-founder Alon Cohen, the move represents one of Pump’s guiding principles — that trading is a “social sport” — as the team looks to increasingly gamify crypto investing. “you do it with your friends and compare yourself to the best,” Cohen wrote on X. “more importantly, the success of the projects you invest in are often determined by the kinds of people that are involved, when they got in, how much conviction they have, etc.”

The integration will combine Kolscan’s analytics with Pump.fun’s growing social trading features. Alon Cohen, Pump.fun’s founder, said the deal aligns with its core belief that onchain trading is inherently social.