🐶📰Weekend Update

BTC $97,850 (+1.3%) | ETH $3,598 (+4.0%) | SOL $216 (+1.4%)

Welcome to the Daily Bone Weekend Update where we recap the top stories from the week. Be sure to check out our daily newsletter to get all of your news hot off the press each and every weekday!

Headlines

• FTX repayments began on Friday — Creditors can begin the claim process here

• The crypto market rallied with the total market cap up 9% to $3.5T on the week

• Robinhood gave away $5M worth of Bitcoin and DOGE to users

• X announced the launch of the “X Money” payment system in 2025

Crypto News

• HYPE staking went live on mainnnet

• Grayscale added JUP, JITO, HYPE, ENA, VIRTUAL, and GRASS to its Q1 2025 Top 20 crypto assets list

• The “Blockchain Bandit” returned — Previously stole $172M by guessing weak private keys

• The IRS delayed new crypto tax reporting requirements to 2026

Token Terminal

• Binance announced AI16Z, ZEREBRO, and GRIFFAIN will be listed for perps trading

• AI16Z flipped WIF and PENGU as it gained over 60% on the week to a $2.2B market cap

• Fartcoin gained 65% on the week and set a new all time high of $1.6B market cap

• OSF released his thesis on AI coins in 2025

NFT News

• Nakamigos released “Rise of the Wolf” PC game

• Someone swept over $200K worth of Azuki Elemental Beans

• RTFKT released “Project Phoenix”, an open source Unreal Engine system that integrates CloneX avatars

• Messari crypto released “6 Hot Takes for 2025” that included Pudgy Penguins flipping CryptoPunks