There’s been a fair amount of coverage for the recent DOGE pump, but no mention of the legality.

There’s been a fair amount of coverage for the recent DOGE pump, but no mention of the legality. As I understand, all pumps (and dumps) are illegal, is that not correct? Why has there been no authority mentioning this anywhere? Nothing in news, no warnings, no sign of the perpetrators facing consequence etc… https://cointelegraph.com/news/dogecoin-gains-20-amidst-tiktok-pumping-challenge https://cointelegraph.com/news/dogecoin-is-not-a-joke-says-okex-ceo-jay-hao