An AI crypto trading bot called Lobstar Wilde accidentally sent all its meme coin holdings, worth around $250,000, to a stranger on X after misreading a request for a small amount of Solana. The recipient sold the tokens quickly for about $40,000, though the sudden attention later pushed their value above $420,000.

Pump.fun has bought multi-chain trading terminal Vyper and will shut down Vyper’s standalone service from 10 February, moving users onto its own Terminal platform. Vyper’s full tech team and infrastructure will join Pump.fun to strengthen fast, cross-chain trading, including support for EVM networks.

The Solana-based memecoin platform expands into venture funding, selecting 12 projects for $250K each and offering mentorship while aiming to diversify beyond speculative tokens.

Just weeks after leaving office, Eric Adams unveiled a New York–themed memecoin pitched as a social good. On-chain data now suggests a chaotic — and controversial — debut.

Licensed companies in DIFC now bear responsibility for approving crypto tokens, reshaping the regulatory landscape for privacy-focused assets.

Pump.fun has updated its creator fee system, allowing fees to be shared across multiple wallets and adding tools to transfer coin ownership and revoke update authority. The changes aim to make revenue distribution more transparent and encourage trading activity rather than just token creation.

Trump Media and Technology Group is preparing to distribute a new cryptocurrency to its shareholders, a move that highlights how deeply digital assets have become intertwined with U.S. politics.

The meme token BROCCOLI (714) suddenly spiked from $0.018 to $0.16 on Binance before crashing, likely due to unusual trading activity in its low-liquidity market. A trader named Vida spotted the anomaly, timed his trades around the sudden price moves, and made around $1 million in profit.

Global online interest in cryptocurrencies has fallen to its lowest levels as we approach the new year, with Google search data signaling a sharp pullback in retail attention as the market heads into 2026.

The Atlas memecoin, themed around US Vice President JD Vance’s pet dog, has nearly half of its supply controlled by 68 wallets showing signs of coordinated buying and potential insider activity. The token was heavily promoted by the influencer Whale Insider, raising concerns that retail investors could be at risk from price manipulation.