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 buy-ins, fabricated narratives, and meme-driven hype to inflate the valuations of small-cap tokens to seven-figure levels within minutes. Solidus Labs' investigation revealed that the group estimated to have profited $800,000 by October 2025, transferring funds through centralized exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) cash brokers, allegedly to evade regulatory compliance. Solidus Labs points out that the anonymity of Automated Market Makers (AMMs), bot-executed trades, and cross-chain transactions in the crypto asset market makes such schemes difficult to detect with traditional monitoring tools. The agency warns that “PumpCell” reflects a broader evolution in digital asset abuse patterns.