PUMP Price Prediction August 2026: Volume Jumps 54% as Staff Fired One Day Before Token Vesting

• PUMP trades at $0.002178 on August 1, up 5.27%, with derivatives volume up 54.06% to $265.39M and OI up 20.43% to $172.11M.
• Pump.fun DEX volume hit $1.635B in July, up 26.5% from June’s $1.292B, per DefiLlama.
• Sandmark found Pump.fun dismissed at least 40 employees one day before PUMP token grants vested; one worker lost an allocation worth seven figures.

PUMP trades at $0.002178 on August 1, pressing above the 200 EMA inside a cup and handle structure that has been forming since April, while a Sandmark investigation found the company fired at least 40 employees the day before their token grants were set to vest.

Pump.fun DEX Volume Climbs 26.5% in July Despite Platform Turbulence

DEX volume on Pump.fun reached $1.635B in July 2026, per DefiLlama, up from $1.292B in June — a 26.5% month-on-month increase. 

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