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Trump–Musk feud becomes memecoin meta, leads to surge in trading volume

Trump–Musk feud becomes memecoin meta, leads to surge in trading volume

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s fallout caused a major spikes in memecoin launches and trading, with the largest tokens by trading activity generating over $355 million in volume over the past 24 hours, according to DEX Screener data. As traders seized on the pair’s high-profile social media clash using Solana’s ecosystem, Official Trump (TRUMP) […]

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Trump Media submits new SEC filing to purchase .3B Bitcoin reserve

Trump Media submits new SEC filing to purchase $2.3B Bitcoin reserve

Trump Media & Technology Group has filed a Form S-3 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, registering 85 million securities related to its previously closed $2.44 billion Bitcoin treasury deal. The filing also includes a universal shelf registration, granting the company flexibility to issue additional securities in the future as part of a broader

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Nearly  billion liquidated as Bitcoin recovers from 0k dip during Elon Musk, Donald Trump breakup

Nearly $1 billion liquidated as Bitcoin recovers from $100k dip during Elon Musk, Donald Trump breakup

Bitcoin briefly dipped to $100,000 before swiftly rebounding to $103,000 in early trading hours Friday, as markets reacted to an explosive social media fallout between U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The confrontation, unfolding in real time across Truth Social and X, was marked by Trump’s threat to revoke federal contracts and

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Bitcoin vs Stablecoins: Bitcoin is an Unreplicable Lifeline in Authoritarian Regimes

Bitcoin vs Stablecoins: Bitcoin is an Unreplicable Lifeline in Authoritarian Regimes

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin vs Stablecoins: Bitcoin is an Unreplicable Lifeline in Authoritarian Regimes Eight years ago, I wrote a book about pitching technology. The core lesson was simple: To convince skeptics, you must show your solution’s value isn’t just better — it’s uniquely better. Years later, as I began advocating for Bitcoin’s role in humanitarian

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Donald Trump’s advisor Bo Hines meets Nayib Bukele as US eyes El Salvador’s Bitcoin strategy

Donald Trump’s advisor Bo Hines meets Nayib Bukele as US eyes El Salvador’s Bitcoin strategy

Bo Hines, who leads President Donald Trump’s advisory council on digital assets, recently met with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to discuss potential partnerships in the crypto space. In a post shared on June 5, Hines revealed that the meeting centered around digital asset development and a shared ambition to reshape global finance. He also

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Bitcoin donation scandal triggers political crisis for Czech Prime Minister

Bitcoin donation scandal triggers political crisis for Czech Prime Minister

A Bitcoin-linked scandal has thrown the Czech government into crisis. Prime Minister Petr Fiala is facing calls for a no-confidence vote from the opposition following Justice Minister Pavel Blažek’s resignation. The controversy stems from a Bitcoin donation tied to Tomáš Jirčikovský, a convicted criminal known for operating Sheep Marketplace, a dark web platform previously used

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World Liberty Financial airdrops  USD1 stablecoin in symbolic ‘stimulus’ nod to Donald Trump

World Liberty Financial airdrops $47 USD1 stablecoin in symbolic ‘stimulus’ nod to Donald Trump

World Liberty Financial, a DeFi venture part-owned by a trust of US President Donald Trump, has kicked off a new airdrop campaign targeting early backers. On June 4, the blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain confirmed that the project began distributing $47 worth of its USD1 stablecoin to wallets that participated in the WLFI token sale. The airdrop, approved

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Largest US economy, California, moves to accept Bitcoin for state fees with new bill

Largest US economy, California, moves to accept Bitcoin for state fees with new bill

The California State Assembly has unanimously passed AB 1180, a bill that allows state agencies to begin accepting Bitcoin and other digital assets as payment for certain regulatory fees. Authored by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim), the legislation cleared the Assembly floor on June 3 with a decisive 78–0 vote (2 NV) and is now under

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Coinbase CEO fears Bitcoin replaces dollar if US debt grows as Elon Musk calls for firing of 215 Republicans

Coinbase CEO fears Bitcoin replaces dollar if US debt grows as Elon Musk calls for firing of 215 Republicans

Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, issued a stark warning this week: if U.S. lawmakers don’t get the national debt under control, Bitcoin could supplant the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. “If the electorate doesn’t hold Congress accountable to reducing the deficit, and start paying down the debt, Bitcoin is going to take over

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Conor McGregor doubles down on an Irish strategic Bitcoin reserve, tags Nayib Bukele ‘let’s chat’

Conor McGregor doubles down on an Irish strategic Bitcoin reserve, tags Nayib Bukele ‘let’s chat’

Former UFC champion and Irish presidential hopeful Conor McGregor is doubling down on his vision for an Irish strategic Bitcoin reserve. On May 30, he took to X to pledge a “decentralised blueprint for sovereignty,” stating that Germany had “dropped the ball,” and promising that “Ireland will not.” He also tagged El Salvador’s president Nayib

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