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

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 York is the preferred location for the roles. Remote applicants can still be considered if their qualifications are exceptional.

The pay is where things get eye-catching. Compensation for these positions reportedly ranges from $200,000 to $1 million. Performance-based bonuses could sit on top of that.

A pattern of expensive hiring

This is not the first lavish job posting from the Pump.fun camp this year. Earlier in 2026, the company recruited for a Growth Marketing Lead. That role carried a stated range of $400,000 to $1 million.

The new BD roles also line up with a broader focus at the development company. Baton Corporation has been working on social features and on courting high-volume traders and influencers.

How Pump.fun got here

Pump.fun launched on January 19, 2024. It quickly became a notable venue for creating and trading tokens on Solana.

The pitch was simple. Anyone could spin up a token in minutes and start trading it right away. That simplicity made the platform a central part of the Solana memecoin scene.

What this means for traders and the platform

Each new product targets a different trader habit. Perps serve people who want leverage and directional bets. Prediction markets serve people who want to wager on events. A trading terminal serves people who want speed and tools.

For traders, more choice inside one familiar platform could be convenient. It also means leveraged products sitting a few clicks from highly speculative memecoins. That combination calls for caution, since leverage amplifies losses as readily as gains.

The prediction market angle is the strategic wild card. It is the first time the company has publicly flagged the category as a focus.