Introspection : Why do I hate the word pumping so much ?

I think it is because every time I see the word it is surrounded by sarcasm. Irony is ok, but sarcasm is bitter, crude and definitely damaging. If you would do it once you might seem to express intellectual superiority, but if you keep repeating it the effect is the contrary and very annoying indeed.

I admire EFLfoundation that it refrains from commenting. Bitwise shifted addressed the issue rather politely in his reply https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=843017.msg11940577#msg11940577 . I would say that it is perfectly normal market behaviour when you buy your own shares at times you can afford it. If I understand it well the foundation itself is non-profit and the balance of their bitcoin donation address is zero. I don't see any commercial activity, so I expect their other balances will be close to zero too. That would mean that any buying activities are private investments.

That makes me cheer for the foundation and for their substantial altruistic contribution to the crypto landscape