Man Makes an attempt Tattoo World File By Inking ‘Pump.enjoyable’ on Himself 700 Instances – Decrypt

An Australian man is making an attempt to interrupt the world report for the “most tattoos of the identical title,” whereas livestreaming the journey on Solana meme coin platform Pump.enjoyable. What title is he tattooing on himself? Pump.enjoyable, in fact.

The 27-year-old advised Decrypt that the world report try is a part of a broader plan to change 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 occasions as of Thursday morning, and is aiming to hit 700 throughout a Saturday livestream. If profitable, it will see him overtake the present report holder, per Guinness World Data, who has “Lucy” inked 667 occasions on his pores and skin. Gollan claims to have utilized to be formally thought-about for the Guinness World File.

Presently 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 characteristic. He advised Decrypt that sooner or later he plans to tattoo customized designs on synthetic limbs for people or initiatives, 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’ll use my items as commercials or promotions for his or her initiatives.”

Since he launched PUMPINK 5 days in the past, Gollan has been livestreaming for “a couple of hours” on daily basis 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 will change into an excuse to speak about his venture, or at worst, it will cause them to privately looking out 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 tons of of occasions on my arm,” he mentioned. “Identical with if I received arrested, the police will see and ask, or simply go dwelling and search. Phrase will unfold rapidly about ‘the man with Pump.enjoyable tattooed throughout his arm’ and due to this fact directing increasingly more viewers and visitors on to the platform and my initiatives channel.”

Gollan advised Decrypt that he has a legal 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 legal group in Australia. He mentioned that he is “left all that behind years in the past,” nevertheless it nonetheless impacts him every so often.

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

“I received into tattooing once I was actual younger, round 12 months 8 or 9 at highschool, I purchased a package off eBay and began tattooing different children from college to get lunch cash for the canteen,” he laughed. “From there, I simply received higher and higher and increasingly more folks wished me to tattoo them, after which finally led me to going into a store to be taught 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 occasions—principally black and gray realism.

As soon as Gollan’s world report try is full, together with livestreaming beneath the PUMPINK token, he advised Decrypt he plans to strive 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 type, a part of my venture, and streams are based mostly on setting and breaking tattoo-based world information stay 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 need to strive break no less than 5 – 6 information earlier than the tip of the 12 months,” he completed.