Man Attempts Tattoo World Record By Inking ‘Pump.fun’ on Himself 700 Times

An Australian man is trying to interrupt the world document for the “most tattoos of the identical identify,” whereas livestreaming the journey on Solana meme coin platform Pump.fun. What identify is he tattooing on himself? Pump.enjoyable, in fact.

The 27-year-old informed Decrypt that the world document try is a part of a broader plan to change into a full-time livestreamer with a “digital tattoo studio.”

Zachary Gollan, also called Donnie Darko on X, has tattooed “Pump.enjoyable” on his arm 415 instances as of Thursday morning, and is aiming to hit 700 throughout a Saturday livestream. If profitable, it might see him overtake the present document holder, per Guinness World Records, who has “Lucy” inked 667 instances on his pores and skin. Gollan claims to have utilized to be formally thought-about for the Guinness World Report.

At present working as a full-time removalist in Sydney, Australia, Gollan needs to change into a full-time tattoo content material creator and livestreamer—selecting Pump.enjoyable due to its income sharing function. He informed Decrypt that sooner or later he plans to tattoo customized designs on synthetic limbs for people or tasks, earlier than transport them out as one-of-a-kind items.

“[I want to] utilise my expertise as a tattoo artist to construct a digital tattoo studio enterprise on-line,” Gollan stated. “A spot the place I can design and showcase tattoo designs and artworks tailor-made for the crypto neighborhood, the place they will use my items as ads or promotions for his or her tasks.”

Since he launched PUMPINK 5 days in the past, Gollan has been livestreaming for “a number of hours” daily whereas he tattooed himself and chatted with the neighborhood. The token peaked at a $412,150 market cap however has dropped practically 73% to $111,590.

Gollan stated he particularly selected to completely tattoo Pump.enjoyable as it might change into an excuse to speak about his mission, or at worst, it might cause them to privately looking the launchpad.

“Say I am within the hospital and I get a blood take a look at, the nurses will see the tattoos, and even when they do not ask, their curiosity will marvel why I’ve Pump.enjoyable lots of of instances on my arm,” he stated. “Identical with if I bought arrested, the police will see and ask, or simply go residence and search. Phrase will unfold rapidly about ‘the man with Pump.enjoyable tattooed throughout his arm’ and subsequently directing increasingly viewers and visitors on to the platform and my tasks channel.”

Gollan informed Decrypt that he has a felony historical past together with alcohol-related violence and carrying weapons in public, from a interval of his life when he was a part of a biker membership—a acknowledged felony group in Australia. He stated that he is “left all that behind years in the past,” but it surely nonetheless impacts him every now and then.

Australia’s licensing laws forestall people from opening tattoo studios if they’re a member or affiliate of a felony group, which his previous biker group was. The regulation prompted Gollan to stop skilled tattooing a “few years again,” after which he labored for a spell as a truck driver and, extra just lately, a removalist.

“I bought into tattooing once I was actual younger, round yr 8 or 9 at highschool, I purchased a equipment off eBay and began tattooing different youngsters from college to get lunch cash for the canteen,” he laughed. “From there, I simply bought higher and higher and increasingly individuals needed me to tattoo them, after which finally led me to going into a store to study the commerce correctly.”

He claims to have tattooed 75% of his personal physique already, excluding his proper arm and again as a consequence of logistical points. Gollan shared photos of his previous work with Decrypt, which expands past tattooing the identical world 700 instances—largely black and gray realism.

As soon as Gollan’s world document try is full, together with livestreaming beneath the PUMPINK token, he informed Decrypt he plans to attempt for an additional document.

“As soon as I surpass that world document on Saturday, I’ll instantly start working to beat one other world document immediately,” Gollan stated. “So the streams will proceed in the identical model, a part of my mission, and streams are primarily based on setting and breaking tattoo-based world information stay on stream to my viewers.”

He stated the following document try will both be “most hashtags tattooed on the physique,” etching #PUMPINK throughout his physique, or the “most tattoos of the identical cartoon character,” most definitely from a meme coin or NFT assortment.

“I need to attempt break at the least 5 or 6 information earlier than the top of the yr,” he completed.