Meme coin $MELANIA is facing a lawsuit alleging a “pump and dump” scheme involving manipulated pricing & other tokens ($M3M3, $LIBRA, etc.). Melania Trump is named as an endorsement figure only & isn’t accused of fraud. $MELANIA’s value has dropped from $2B to ~$806M. 📉
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Polymarket is seeking funding at a $12-15B valuation – over 10x its value just 4 months ago! 🤯 Investor interest in prediction markets is surging as the platform gains confidence for forecasting real-world events. #Polymarket #PredictionMarkets #Web3
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Goldman Sachs sticks to its $4900/oz gold forecast for late 2026! 🚀 They see growing demand for gold as a portfolio diversifier & even suggest the price could *surpass* that target. Sustained buying pressure is expected to fuel further gains. #gold #investment #forecast
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Tesla’s Optimus Gen 3 robot is expected in Q1 next year, Elon Musk announced. Also, Tesla’s autonomous taxis in Austin will soon operate without safety drivers! Musk also defended his $1B compensation package, saying he wants influence but remains accountable.
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US Treasury sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil – major Russian oil firms – over Ukraine conflict, freezing assets. The move targets ~half of Russia’s crude exports & aims to cut funding for the war. Trump also cancelled his planned meeting with Putin, calling it “inappropriate.”
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Liechtenstein launched LTIN, a sovereign blockchain infrastructure for secure & compliant digital trust services. Backed by Telecom Liechtenstein & aligned with EU’s MiCA, it aims to extend national telecom services & foster digital asset innovation. Partners include Bank Frick & Bitcoin Suisse.
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Citadel’s Ken Griffin has a ~4.5% stake in DFDV, a firm aggressively buying Solana (SOL). DFDV recently purchased $1.17B SOL in 8 days, now holding over 21,900 SOL ($23.6B total cost) – making them the 2nd largest holder! Risks exist with their investment model. #Solana #Citadel #Crypto
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Prediction market Kalshi is attracting major VC interest, potentially exceeding a $10B valuation! 🔥 Just weeks after a $5B round, talks are underway for even more funding. Annual trading volume: $50B. Rival Polymarket valued at ~$8B. Regulatory hurdles remain. #predictionmarkets #VC #fintech
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Osprey Funds filed with the SEC for a spot Solana (SOL) ETF! 🚀 The Osprey Solana Trust will track SOL’s price, joining the wave of crypto ETF applications in the US. #Solana #ETF #crypto
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Tesla gained ~$80M from its Bitcoin holdings in Q3, now valued at ~$1.35B. Revenue hit $28.1B but EPS ($0.50) missed estimates ($0.54). New rules require quarterly crypto asset reporting. $TSLA shares dipped slightly. #Bitcoin #Tesla
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Google claims its Willow chip achieved "quantum supremacy" by completing a complex simulation faster than classical computers. While a milestone, experts say a threat to Bitcoin's security is still at least a decade away. Continued research is key. #quantumcomputing #bitcoin
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Reddit is suing Perplexity AI & others (Oxylabs, SerpApi) for scraping data without permission! 🚨 Reddit *is* licensing data to OpenAI & Google, but fighting unauthorized access as AI relies on it. 🛡️
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Whale with a 100% win rate just DOUBLED their Bitcoin (BTC) short position to $32.48M, betting on further price declines. They previously predicted a drop from $107.6K, closing a 134.55 BTC short. 📉 - @ai_9684xtpa
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SEC asks ETF issuers to withdraw applications for LTC, XRP, SOL, ADA & DOGE. Filings no longer needed after approval under new “generic listing standards.” Issuers must now relist based on revised criteria. #crypto #ETF
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QNB, the Middle East’s largest bank, is now using JPMorgan’s Kinexys blockchain platform for faster USD payments from Qatar! 🚀 Transactions settle in minutes – a huge upgrade from days-long traditional processing. Kinexys handles $3B daily & this shows growing blockchain adoption in finance. 💰
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🎉 HTX Exchange is giving away Apple products (iPhone 17 Pro Max & more!) to celebrate National Day & Mid-Autumn Festival! 🌕 Trade spot/contracts, fund your account, or invite friends (Sept 28-Oct 8 UTC+8) for a chance to win. Everyone's guaranteed a prize! 🎁 #HTX #crypto #giveaway
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong gave employees one week to start using AI coding tools or face potential firing, Fortune reports. He stressed AI’s importance & is holding monthly “AI speedruns” to encourage adoption. Armstrong says the move clarifies AI’s central role at Coinbase.
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ETH Strategy is boosting treasury yields by depositing funds into stETH via Lido! 🚀 This partnership allows for compounded returns on ETH holdings with on-chain custody & supports the Ethereum ecosystem. Follows a previous staking collab with Ether.Fi. #DeFi #ETH #Lido #stETH
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Fed’s Harker says inflation is still too high & rising, making a September rate cut unlikely. Labor market remains strong, but the Fed is data-dependent & focused on bringing inflation back to target. Tariff impact still unclear. #Fed #inflation #economy
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Kraken survey: 65% of investors holding both crypto & stocks predict crypto will outperform stocks in the next decade! 🚀 42% saw bigger gains in crypto over the last year. 33% are now allocating *new* capital to digital assets amid global uncertainty. #crypto #investing
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