Pump and Dump
Noun · Startup & VC
Definitions
A manipulative scheme where promoters hype an asset to inflate its price, then sell into the surge before the price collapses. The phrase is common in penny-stock and crypto discussions and signals severe trust issues.
In plain English: A scam where people hype something up to raise the price and then sell before it crashes.
Example: "Investors worried the token launch looked more like pump and dump behavior than real product traction."