David Hirsch former SEC official denies reports of joining Pumpfun

David Hirsch, the former chief of the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit division at the Securities and Exchange Commission, has debunked rumors linking him to the Pump.fun team.
In a communication with Cointelegraph, the retired SEC veteran clarified that there is no truth to the claims connecting him to the Solana-based memecoin platform.
Misinformation or elaborate prank?
Speculation started circulating on June 17 suggesting that Hirsch had joined Pump.fun following a lighthearted social media post from the platform directed at him.
The post initially congratulated Hirsch on his supposed new role as head of trading, and then humorously mentioned that he had decided to leave his regulatory work for a more fulfilling endeavor. Pump.fun claimed that Hirsch had launched over 100 coins himself and was now overseeing the platform’s new internal trading desk, which would be responsible for introducing more than 1,000 coins daily.
The rumors prompted Binance to also extend congratulations to Hirsch on his new position, further adding to the speculation. However, the post has since been removed by the platform.
Retirement of a nine-year SEC veteran
Hirsch, who started as a staff attorney at the SEC, stepped down as head of the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit on June 14 after almost nine years with the commission. He took over as the head of the SEC’s crypto enforcement division in 2022.
In a social media post following his retirement, Hirsch mentioned his excitement for some rest and travel with his family before his son begins college in the fall.
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