Kimchi Goes Mainstream: PumpFun Partnership & Pop Culture Moment
Crypto trader Kimchi1x signed with PumpFun, released his first YouTube vlog, and his associated memecoin hit $44M mcap — while controversy swirls over whether his alleged $40M Trump trade wallet was actually his.
What we know
An account on X recapped: Kimchi1x announced a PumpFun partnership and released his first YouTube video, with the $KIMCHI token hitting $44M. Another account on X retweeted the thesis that Kimchi is 'the first person to truly cross the chasm between crypto and pop culture.' Meanwhile, another account on X alleged that the wallet CT attributed to Kimchi's $40M Trump trade was not his — it belonged to someone in their friend group — and that the real Kimchi bundled coins. Another account on X posted the Solana contract address for the Kimchi token and another account on X retweeted Kimchi's October 2026 vlog into the crypto trading feed.
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