Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen posts three BD roles, with prediction markets now on the list

The Solana memecoin launchpad is reportedly offering between $200,000 and $1 million to dealmakers focused on perps, prediction markets, and its trading terminal Pump.fun wants to be more than the place where memecoins are born. Co-founder Alon Cohen announced on X that the platform is hiring three business development staff. Their job is to bring traders into prediction markets, perpetual futures, and its trading terminal. The most interesting word in that list is “prediction.” This announcement marks the first public mention of prediction markets as a strategic focus for the app. What Pump.fun is hiring for The recruitment is being run by Baton Corporation, the development company behind Pump.fun. Each of the three roles maps to a specific product line. One role covers perpetual futures. These are derivatives that let traders bet on an asset’s price with leverage, without an expiry date. A second role targets prediction markets. Users there trade on the outcome of real-world events. The third role focuses on the platform’s trading terminal. The hiring bar is specific. Candidates need at least two years of experience leading business development in crypto or related platforms. New...