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A $752 million study by Bitquery reveals that large address gains on Pump.fun may not be replicable by typical traders due to concealed acquisitions. The analysis highlights a gap in understanding onchain activity.
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A token promoted by crypto trader Kimchi saw a rapid surge to $15 million in market capitalization before crashing over 98% after a brief appearance on the trader’s X account. The incident raises concerns about potential market manipulation.
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Solana sandwich bots drained approximately $29.7 million from traders over 11 months, with 96% of attacks focused on the Pump.fun ecosystem. The exploitation relies on manipulating trade execution prices.
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Ten tokens accounted for 62% of altcoin futures open interest in Talos's Sept 24-30 report, with SOL funding negative and PUMP funding at +21.8% annualized. Binance settlements on Oct 5 showed SOL funding flipping positive and PUMP rates reversing sign within four hours.
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Crypto projects have spent a record $638 million on token buybacks through late August, fueled by activity from Hyperliquid and Pump.fun. The SEC has released FAQs clarifying the regulatory treatment of these programs.
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A $15.6 billion Bitcoin options expiry coincided with a slowdown in BTC's rally, while XRP and Solana continued climbing. Charts show BTC at a pullback-or-reversal inflection point.
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