Pump Fun and the Fomo App in the UK: What Still Works Through the Web

If you trade Solana memecoins from the UK, you’ve probably run into this already. Load Pump Fun from a British IP and you get a restriction notice. The mobile app was never in UK stores. The Fomo App is a different case. You won’t find it on the UK iOS App Store, but the web version at fomo.family still loads for most people, and you can trade tokens there as soon as they appear on Pump Fun.

So this isn’t a blanket ban on Solana tools. Pump Fun made a decision about one country, and UK users now need other routes to reach new launches. Right now the web versions work best.

Why Pump Fun Blocked UK Users

The FCA Warning and Pump Fun’s Response

The Financial Conduct Authority published a warning that Pump Fun might be offering financial products without permission. A few days later Pump Fun geoblocked UK visitors and added the United Kingdom to the prohibited jurisdictions in its terms. Co founder Alon said the block was permanent and that the team chose it. No court ordered it.

The detail that stings for anyone in London or Manchester is that Pump Fun’s operator, Baton Corporation Ltd, is a UK registered company. Visitors here now see a plain message saying the site isn’t available, and the mobile app that launched later has the same block.

Start Pump Fun App On Web: https://pumpfunreferralcode.app/

What Changed for Existing UK Users

Some UK traders with tokens in linked wallets could still move their funds. New trades and new launches through the official site or app stopped. The block still comes up in community chats. Some people treat a VPN as a small hassle for scanning new pairs. Others gave up and moved their volume to other terminals.

If you want one click token creation, or to trade on the Pump Fun bonding curve from a UK connection, the official product is closed to you.

Where the Fomo App Fits for UK Traders

How the Fomo App Works

Fomo (fomo) is a social trading app from a small team that used to work on dYdX. It doesn’t launch tokens. It shows new Pump Fun and Bonk Fun launches as soon as they list, runs a live feed of what other traders are buying, and lets you copy a trade with one tap from a single USD balance.

Start Fomo App: https://fomotrading.app/ on web

Fees and Wallet Setup

On Solana the app pays your gas and priority fees. The standard fee is about 0.5 percent per trade, a bit lower with a referral code. The wallet is self custodial through an embedded provider, so you hold the keys even though signup never shows you a seed phrase. One account covers Solana, Base, BNB Chain and other networks, and the web version matches the mobile app.

Fomo App Availability in the UK

For UK users the picture is mixed. Fomo isn’t on the UK iOS App Store, though it is listed in Ireland and most of Europe. Google Play availability is harder to pin down. The web app works, and crypto deposits are fine for spot trading. Perpetual futures and some tokenised stock products run into UK retail rules, so most British users can forget about those.

What Traders Say About It

People who use Fomo like the feed for spotting early volume on Pump Fun launches without going near the original site. They’re also blunt about the downside. Most new tokens go to zero fast, and one tap buying makes it very easy to get in before you’ve checked liquidity or the contract.

Using the Web Versions of Fomo and Pump Fun

App stores cause most of the friction for UK users. The web versions get around them.

Fomo Web at fomo.family

Most people start with Fomo on the web. Open a browser and go to fomo.family. You get the full product, not a cut down preview. Sign in with email, Apple or Google. Your account, balances and positions carry over if you install the app on another device later. Fund it with a crypto transfer (USDC or SOL both work without fuss). On desktop you get the social feed, launch discovery and one tap buys, with bigger charts.

Watch Out for Clone Domains

Type the address in yourself. Lookalike domains with an extra letter or two have already been used as wallet drainers.

Pump Fun Web

Pump Fun on the web is another story. From a normal UK connection you’ll usually see the restriction notice and nothing else.

Can You Use a VPN for Pump Fun?

Some people use a VPN set to another country to load the page and watch launches. Pump Fun’s terms ban VPNs, proxies and location spoofing for this purpose, and any account opened that way can be limited or closed. Experienced UK traders mostly treat direct Pump Fun access as unreliable for real money and place their trades on Fomo or another Solana terminal.

Pump Fun Alternatives UK Traders Use Instead

Axiom

Most active UK Solana traders have moved to browser terminals that don’t geoblock the same way. Axiom comes up more than anything else. It’s a web terminal built for Solana memecoins, with a feed of new pairs, migration sniping, wallet tracking and one click execution. Fees start near 1 percent and drop as your volume grows. It runs in any modern browser, so no app store gets a say.

• https://axiompro.app/

Other Solana Routes

Other routes people mention:

• Phantom or Solflare with Jupiter or Raydium for manual swaps once a token graduates
• Bonk Fun and other launchpads built on Raydium LaunchLab, for creating tokens and early trading
• Telegram bots that trade against the same liquidity pools without the Pump Fun frontend
• Web versions of social terminals that list the same launches with safety scores

A Note on VPN Workarounds

VPNs still come up as a way into Pump Fun itself. People who rely on them call the access patchy and say accounts still get flagged. A VPN also doesn’t bring back official support or the consumer protection the FCA warning said was missing.

Fees, Speed and Risk Compared

Fees

Pump Fun’s bonding curve fee has been around 1.25 percent, plus some smaller platform cuts. Fomo charges about half that on larger Solana trades and covers gas. Terminals like Axiom land around 0.75 to 1 percent once volume tiers kick in. On a £200 round trip you’ll notice the difference, but it rarely decides anything when a token can move 50 percent in a few minutes.

Speed and Discovery

Once a page has loaded, speed is about the same everywhere. Discovery is where they differ. Pump Fun’s own feed and the Fomo social feed both surface launches faster than a Jupiter search. Terminals add filters for liquidity, holder concentration and recent wallet activity.

Risk

The frontend doesn’t change the risk. Most tokens launched on these curves fail. If something goes wrong, the Financial Ombudsman can’t help you, and the FCA’s warning about Pump Fun said so directly. With self custody, a lost key or a bad approval is permanent. Clone sites copying the Fomo domain have already drained wallets the moment people connected.

Position Sizing for UK Traders

My advice to UK readers: only put in money you could lose completely without it touching rent or savings. Before your first buy, look at the liquidity pool and recent transactions, however easy the feed or social card makes it look.

How to Get Started Safely From the UK

Start With a Web Terminal

Start on the web version of a terminal that isn’t blocked. Open Fomo at fomo.family or Axiom in a desktop browser. Fund a fresh self custodial wallet with a small amount of SOL or USDC, and try a tiny trade on a liquid pair before you add more. Check the fee on the order ticket itself, because marketing numbers aren’t always what you end up paying.

Creating a Token From the UK

If you want to create a token, go to Bonk Fun or Raydium LaunchLab directly. Both accept UK traffic, and their tokens graduate into the same wider liquidity pools.

Protecting Your Wallet

Keep a separate wallet for this kind of trading. Export your keys wherever the tool allows it and store them offline. If a site asks you to connect a wallet with real money in it just to “view” a feed, close the tab.

Final Thoughts

Pump Fun is gone for good in the UK and Fomo is only half available, but UK traders still have options that work. None of them fully replace the old one click Pump Fun experience. Most people who are still active trade through the web versions of terminals and social apps that load without trouble from a British IP.