"David Hirsch, former head of the SEC's Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, has denied that he joined the pump.fun team. He confirmed that information regarding his participation in the Solana-based memecoin platform is misleading. 🚫#CryptoNews
On June 17, rumors about Hirsch accepting a position at pump.fun began to spread due to a humorous social media post from pump.fun directed at Hirsch.
Binance responded by congratulating Hirsch on his new role. However, they later removed the post, increasing speculation.
Hirsch, who began his career at the SEC as a staff attorney, resigned from his position as head of the SEC's Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit on June 14.
After retiring, he informed his social media followers that he was looking forward to a vacation and travel with his family before his son went to college in the fall.
Let's discuss this news!#Crypto#SEC"