Breaking News: Bitcoin Soars, Pump.fun’s Wild Ride, Trump Joins Tron – Weekly Recap! 🤑🚀🍿

Crypto.news’ latest weekly recap presents a digest of the cryptocurrency sector’s biggest stories. Last week, Bitcoin shattered records with a new all-time high, while Pump.fun lit up the charts with a $600 million token sale that sold out in minutes.

Meanwhile, Tether continued its blockchain cleanup, GMX’s hacker had a change of heart, and Coinbase made an AI-powered move.

From NFT sellouts to regulatory shakeups and billion-dollar wallet shifts, here’s everything you need to know to stay ahead in crypto.

GMX attacker begins returning stolen funds

  • The individual who drained over $40 million from GMX’s V1 contracts earlier this week has started returning funds.
  • The first indication came Friday through an on-chain message stating “ok, funds will be returned later.”

Coinbase partners with Perplexity AI for market data

  • The cryptocurrency exchange has teamed with AI search engine startup Perplexity AI to provide traders with easier access to real-time crypto market information.
  • CEO Brian Armstrong announced the partnership Wednesday on X. He also emphasized faster and better-informed trading decisions through integrated exchange data in Perplexity’s AI tools.

New Zealand bans cryptocurrency ATMs

  • The nation declared that, as part of its attempts to improve anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist funding policies, digital currency ATMs will be prohibited.
  • With the ban, New Zealand joins the group of nations implementing stringent regulations on crypto infrastructure.

Metaplanet expands Bitcoin holdings and strategy

  • The Japan-based company acquired an additional 2,205 Bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 15,555 BTC according to Monday’s disclosure.
  • CEO Simon Gerovich indicated the company is considering “phase two” of its Bitcoin treasury strategy in a Financial Times interview.

Arkham explains Satoshi-era wallet movements

  • According to analytics firm Arkham, the migration of more than $8 billion worth of Bitcoin from inactive Satoshi-era wallets last week was driven by wallet security updates.
  • Eight wallets, each containing 10,000 BTC, have been transferred to contemporary bc1q-style addresses since 2011, according to on-chain data.

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2025-07-13 21:09