If one has actual news, real developments, and verifiable progress.....
And such things are made public (by any source), then regardless of whether that announcing entity intended to "pump" the stock, the substance behind it is VALID.
MSFT made public it's purchase of LinkedIn.. was that a pump? And please don't spout about how scam itonis is not comparable, blah blah,- the companies are irrelevant, and not my point.
My point is that announcing real developments is standard.