A TON Foundation intern airdropped coins during a pump.fun livestream and has now been fired.

September 15. The TON Foundation issued a statement saying, "We have observed that recently, the actions of an intern at the TON Foundation have given rise to certain questions and concerns within the community. To make things clear: this individual launched a personal Meme token on pump.fun and promoted it through social media and live streams using a personal X account that bore the TON logo. During this period, some plans regarding the future of the token were disclosed, but shortly thereafter, the relevant posts were removed, the live streams were halted, and the project was abandoned." "It should be noted that this was not an action initiated by the Foundation. The Foundation has never authorized or supported this project. However, since this individual was in charge of managing the official TON X account and simultaneously promoted the token using an account with the TON logo, we understand that this may lead to confusion and damage trust." "We attach great importance to this matter. Such behavior is inconsistent with our values and does not meet the standards we expect from anyone representing the TON Foundation (regardless of their role). As of today, due to this incident, the Foundation has ended the individual's cooperation with the TON Foundation."