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The Daily: Trump frees Ross Ulbricht, Jupiter airdrops $600 million in JUP tokens and more

Ross Ulbricht's release is celebrated; Trump fulfills campaign pledges. Jupiter launches airdrop, and discussions on memecoin and Bitcoin price forecasts ensue.

theblock.co • 22/01/2025 - 19:00 PM

The Daily: Dogecoin logo appears on US government website, Osprey and Rex file for crypto ETFs including TRUMP and more

The Department of Government Efficiency prominently displayed the Dogecoin logo on its official U.S. government website on Tuesday, alongside a dollar sign and the slogan “the people voted for major reform.” Asset managers Osprey Funds and Rex Shares filed to list ETFs tracking multiple cryptocurrencies, including Trump’s new memecoin, just a day after the pro-crypto administration took office. MicroStrategy shareholders have voted in favor of amendments to increase the number of authorized Class A common stock and preferred stock to help support its bitcoin acquisition strategy. A Solana address associated with well-known blockchain sleuth ZachXBT cashed out $3.9 million from a memecoin of the same name dropped to his wallet by an unknown deployer.

theblock.co • 21/01/2025 - 18:33 PM

Dogecoin logo appears on new Department of Government Efficiency website

The Department of Government Efficiency launched its memecoin logo, led by Elon Musk, aiming for structural reform in governance, while Dogecoin's value increased to $0.40.

theblock.co • 21/01/2025 - 12:06 PM

The Daily: Crypto's 'pivotal moment' on Inauguration Day, Trump and Melania's memecoin mania and more

The article discusses major developments in the crypto market, including Trump's inauguration, memecoin launches, Bitcoin's all-time high, and increased trading activity in the Solana ecosystem.

theblock.co • 20/01/2025 - 20:01 PM

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Mark Cuban rails against memecoins like Official Trump: You get 'a seat in a game of musical chairs'

Mark Cuban criticized the crypto community's enthusiasm for Trump's memecoin, stating it lacks value and regulatory clarity, and leads to speculation without real ownership.

theblock.co • 20/01/2025 - 16:27 PM

Ahead of Trump's inauguration, experts weigh in on a 'pivotal moment' for crypto

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States later today, representing a “pivotal moment” for the crypto industry, according to experts. Establishing a bitcoin strategic reserve and commuting the sentence of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht are among the executive orders speculated for Trump’s first day.

theblock.co • 20/01/2025 - 15:11 PM

Bernstein says some may cringe, but Trump memecoin is a 'paradigm shift' in US crypto approach

Analysts at Bernstein said that Donald Trump’s official launch of a memecoin represents a “paradigm shift” in how the U.S. and the world will approach crypto. The incoming President’s team launched the TRUMP token late Friday on the Solana blockchain, and at one point, it had a fully diluted valuation of more than $73 billion.

theblock.co • 20/01/2025 - 11:15 AM

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Students for Trump co-founder denies rug pull accusations after selling half of 'TIKTOK' memecoin's supply

Ryan Fournier, co-founder of the Students for Trump organization, faced criticism from memecoin traders after admitting to selling half the supply of the “TIKTOK” memecoin, which crashed from a $90 million market cap to just $5 million after the sale. Fournier said he was given 50% of the token by its creator but sold it once the token “started cratering,” though he denied profiting off the token. Fournier claimed he felt defrauded by the creator of the memecoin and admitted to making a mistake by selling in an X space on Sunday. Fournier was previously rebuffed by Eric Trump for spreading a rumor about Donald Trump’s involvement with the Restore The Republic memecoin.

theblock.co • 20/01/2025 - 02:42 AM

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Trump memecoin launch propels Moonshot into top 10 on US Apple App Store

Moonshot has become the top finance app on the U.S. App Store following Trump's $TRUMP memecoin launch, processing nearly $400 million in volume and gaining over 200,000 new users.

theblock.co • 18/01/2025 - 18:13 PM

Trump posts send 'official' $TRUMP memecoin to $9 billion market cap

President-elect Trump’s X and Truth Social accounts have promoted an ‘Official Trump Meme’ memecoin, which reached a market cap of over $9 billion within three hours of launch. The memecoin appears to be associated with the same entity that launched Trump’s NFT trading cards, which will receive 80% of the tokens over 3 years, with only 10% reserved for a public distribution. Industry leaders celebrated Trump’s imminent inauguration at a ‘Crypto Ball’ in D.C. on Friday night.

theblock.co • 18/01/2025 - 05:23 AM

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