Can I use pump.fun in the US?

Yes for buying, selling and creating coins. The US is not a Prohibited Jurisdiction in pump.fun's Terms of Use. Perps (leveraged futures through Hyperliquid) are not available to anyone in the US (§30B.2).

Is pump.fun banned in the UK?

Yes. The United Kingdom is the first country on pump.fun's Prohibited Jurisdiction list (§32). pump.fun blocked UK users in December 2024 after the FCA said it lacked permission to operate there.

Can I use a VPN to access pump.fun?

No. pump.fun's terms (§21(x)) ban using VPNs, proxies or location spoofing to get around its restrictions, and the deposit-match terms say the same. Breaking them can get an account restricted and any rewards forfeited.

Is pump.fun Available in the US? Country Guide (2026)

Q: Is pump.fun legal in the US?

pump.fun's terms allow US users, but legality is a separate question we can't answer for you. SEC staff said on 27 February 2025 that typical meme coins are not securities; that statement is non-binding, and state law and tax rules still apply.

The short version

pump.fun runs two kinds of restriction, and they work differently:

A Prohibited Jurisdiction can’t use pump.fun at all. The list (Terms §32) is the United Kingdom, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia, Belarus, and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, plus any country under comprehensive US, UK, EU or UN sanctions.
A Restricted Feature is one product inside pump.fun that some people can’t use. As of the 17 October 2026 terms there is one: perps (§1.6). It excludes the US and the Canadian province of Ontario (§30B.2), as well as anyone Hyperliquid itself restricts.

Everyone must also be at least 18 and of legal age where they live (§2.1).

Country matrix

What each pump.fun feature allows, by place. “Allowed” means pump.fun’s own terms don’t exclude it; your local law can still say otherwise.

Where you live	Spot trading (app and web)	Perps	Referral fee share	Deposit match (new users)
United States	Allowed	Not available (§30B.2)	Allowed	Not excluded
Canada, Ontario	Allowed	Not available (§30B.2)	Allowed	Not excluded
Canada, other provinces	Allowed	Allowed, subject to Hyperliquid's own terms	Allowed	Not excluded
United Kingdom	Blocked (§32)	Blocked	Blocked (§4.9(j))	Blocked
Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria	Allowed	Allowed, subject to Hyperliquid's own terms	Allowed	Excluded (added to the program's list in late October 2026)
Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia, Belarus, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked	Blocked
EU, Australia, most of Asia and Latin America	Allowed (not named in the terms)	Allowed, subject to Hyperliquid's own terms	Allowed	Not excluded

Notes on the columns:

Referral fee share is the program where a referrer earns part of the 0.45% Platform Fee its referred users pay. It isn’t open in any Prohibited Jurisdiction (§4.9(j)). See the referral code page for what a code does for you (a 0.40% fee instead of 0.45%).
Deposit match is a separate program for brand-new mobile users who buy crypto by card. Its Excluded Territories are the Prohibited Jurisdictions, the UK, any country where pump.fun or the card provider isn’t available, and countries pump.fun adds to the list. It also requires identity checks. PumpFYI doesn’t take part in it.
Trading competitions exclude the UK and comprehensively sanctioned places, and winners may have to pass KYC (Competition Terms §5). More on that in does pump.fun require KYC.

Why the UK is blocked

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority warned on 3 December 2024 that pump.fun didn’t have its permission to offer services there. pump.fun blocked UK users within days, and the UK has stayed on the prohibited list since. The company that runs pump.fun, Baton Corporation Ltd., is itself registered in England, so this is about serving UK customers, not where the company sits.

Why US users can’t use perps

pump.fun’s perps feature sends leveraged futures orders to Hyperliquid. The terms (§30B.11) say no pump.fun entity is registered as a futures commission merchant or similar US derivatives intermediary, and that perps are not offered to anyone in the US. Ordinary spot buying and selling of coins is not affected. See pump.fun perps for fees and how it works.

Don’t try to get around it

pump.fun’s terms (§21(x)) prohibit using “VPNs, proxies, geolocation spoofing” or another person’s wallet to reach a feature you aren’t allowed to use, and §1.6 says pump.fun may use IP, device and wallet signals to decide, with its decision final. The deposit-match terms (§3.1(c), §7) add that VPN use forfeits rewards. The practical risk is real: a restricted account can lose access to the app at any time, and your funds then sit in a wallet you’ll need to reach some other way. Read how to sell and withdraw before you deposit anything.

Is it legal where I live?

pump.fun’s terms only tell you who it will serve. Whether trading meme coins is legal, and how it’s taxed, depends on where you live. In the US, SEC staff said on 27 February 2025 that typical meme coins aren’t securities; the statement isn’t binding. For tax, see pump.fun taxes.

Is pump.fun available in the US?