Memecoin Cult Offers $50K Bounty to Skydive Into World Cup Match

The memecoin "cult" that encouraged a raid on Punch the monkey's enclosure at Ichikawa Zoo has dangled a $50,000 carrot in front of anybody willing to skydive into a 2026 World Cup match and invade the pitch. The outlandish request was part of a new bounty program launched by memecoin platform Pump Fun, where, naturally, the financial incentives occasionally outweigh the legal ones.

The bounty, uploaded by thememecoincult, had a 30-day deadline and offered $40,000 to anybody willing to skydive into an ongoing World Cup match while dressed as a mascot for $MEMECOIN. It also offered takers an extra $10,000 if they could run around the pitch for 30 seconds after they land — a modest sum for 30 seconds of fame, or infamy.

The bounty was live for roughly 14 hours. However, Pump Fun and its moderators — or the memecoin group itself — appear to have removed it.

An image of the Pump Fun bounty before it vanished.

The bounty said, "Please make sure to obey local laws, get permission if necessary, and be safe." It stressed that it required footage of the stunt to be acknowledged by the media and that it wouldn't accept AI-generated footage. Nothing says authentic chaos quite like a real-footage requirement.

Anybody looking to complete the challenge and pocket the $50,000 is unlikely to be granted permission. Indeed, the Canadian soccer Northern Super League states, "Fans are prohibited from entering the pitch or restricted areas," so it's safe to assume similar rules would apply to the World Cup.

Regardless, the group behind the challenge is going as far as to offer to pay for the legal and travel expenses for the wannabe pitch invader. This also suggests that the group knows what it's encouraging is likely to break the law or at the very least match rules — a refreshingly honest disclaimer, buried under a 30-day timer.

The exact description of the World Cup skydiving bounty.

The first games of the tournament are slated to take place in Mexico, followed by two matches in Toronto and then Los Angeles the next day.

Memecoin 'cult' isn't shy of deplorable stunts

This isn't the first time this memecoin group has encouraged controversial stunts. Last May, it hosted a $1 million competition to generate viral content based around its token. This encouraged two men to trespass into the enclosure