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

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

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

Zachary Gollan, often known as 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 report holder, per Guinness World Information, 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 Document.

Presently working as a full-time removalist in Sydney, Australia, Gollan needs to turn 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 delivery 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 mentioned. “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 couple of hours” day by day 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 mentioned he particularly selected to completely tattoo Pump.enjoyable as it might turn into an excuse to speak about his challenge, or at worst, it might make them privately looking the launchpad.

“Say I am within the hospital and I get a blood check, 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 mentioned. “Identical with if I received 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 due to this fact directing an increasing number of viewers and visitors on to the platform and my tasks channel.”

Gollan informed Decrypt that he has a prison 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 prison group in Australia. He mentioned that he is “left all that behind years in the past,” nevertheless it nonetheless impacts him once in a while.

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

“I received into tattooing once I was actual younger, round yr 8 or 9 at highschool, I purchased a package off eBay and began tattooing different youngsters from college to get lunch cash for the canteen,” he laughed. “From there, I simply received higher and higher and an increasing number of individuals needed me to tattoo them, after which in the end 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 on account of logistical points. Gollan shared photographs 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 report try is full, together with livestreaming beneath the PUMPINK token, he informed Decrypt he plans to attempt for one more report.

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

He mentioned the subsequent report 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 wish to attempt break at the very least 5 or 6 information earlier than the top of the yr,” he completed.