⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>oh look <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BradGarlinghouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BradGarlinghouse</span></a>, another one of the 2024 election's megadonors, had (some of the) securities fraud charges against his company <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> dropped (they were charged with selling unregistered securities in the form of their token <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/XRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRP</span></a> - the same XRP token that Trump wants to put in the “Strategic Crypto Reserve”).</p><p>i assume the rest of the charges (the ones they were convicted of) will be dropped soon enough.<br><a href="https://x.com/bgarlinghouse/status/1902345706636992720" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/bgarlinghouse/status/190</span><span class="invisible">2345706636992720</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Blockchain8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blockchain8</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/XRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRP</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicCryptoReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicCryptoReserve</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DigitalAssetsStockpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAssetsStockpile</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CFTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFTC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a></p>
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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>good summary of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicBitcoinReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicBitcoinReserve</span></a> / <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DigitalAssetsStockpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAssetsStockpile</span></a>, though i would add that the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/broligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchs</span></a> are doing this to loot america's wealth so they build the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NetworkState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetworkState</span></a>.<br><a href="https://x.com/buccocapital/status/1896269388430606495" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/buccocapital/status/1896</span><span class="invisible">269388430606495</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cardano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cardano</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nerdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerdReich</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/broligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MarcAndreessen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcAndreessen</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/solana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solana</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ripple</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/XRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRP</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/ncweaver.skerry-tech.com" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ncweaver.skerry-tech.com</span></a></span> note that it's all donor coins - <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOL</span></a> (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Solana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solana</span></a>, backed by "crypto czar" <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a>), <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/XRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRP</span></a> (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a>, CEO is megadonor <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BradGarlinghouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BradGarlinghouse</span></a>), and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ADA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADA</span></a> (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Cardano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cardano</span></a>, created by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CharlesHoskinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlesHoskinson</span></a>). Trump only added bitcoin and ethereum a few hours later.</p><p>The price of all these tokens massively spiked 10-35% on the news as people seek to front run the American taxpayer’s “investment”.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nerdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerdReich</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicBitcoinReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicBitcoinReserve</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DigitalAssetsStockpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAssetsStockpile</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicCryptoReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicCryptoReserve</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>More from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> announced the names of 3 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cryptocurrencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrencies</span></a> to be included in a new US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> strategic reserve on Sunday, spiking the value of each in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> trading.</p><p>Trump said on social media that his January <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DigitalAssets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAssets</span></a> would create a stockpile of currencies including XRP (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a>), SOL (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Solana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solana</span></a>), & ADA (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cardano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cardano</span></a>).</p><p>The assets rose 10% to 35% in trading on Sunday. Other digital assets also gained.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-cryptocurrency-strategic-reserve-includes-xrp-sol-ada-2025-03-02/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/trump-say</span><span class="invisible">s-cryptocurrency-strategic-reserve-includes-xrp-sol-ada-2025-03-02/</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Robinhood And Coinbase Cash In On Crypto Surge, Crypto’s D.C. Blitz <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/754181/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/754181/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Coinbase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coinbase</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CryptoCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CryptoCurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoCurrency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Robinhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robinhood</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
Kris Poduska<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ripple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>river</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/yyt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewfoundlandAndLabrador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewfoundlandAndLabrador</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AtlanticCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtlanticCanada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fotografie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/fotografia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fotografia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/foto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foto</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GhostOnTheHalfShell</span></a></span> and of course <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> executive <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JoelKatz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoelKatz</span></a> brings a certain vibe</p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>apparently <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> is running ads for its new <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/stablecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stablecoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RLUSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RLUSD</span></a> on popular left wing podcasts now?</p><p>and it's a really weird ad.</p><p>Ripple is a company convicted of massive securities fraud run by one of Trump's biggest donors (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BradGarlinghouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BradGarlinghouse</span></a>) whose main cryptocurrency <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/XRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRP</span></a> is being considered for a taxpayer bailout via the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DigitalAssetsStockpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAssetsStockpile</span></a> (making Ripple the nemesis of bitcoin bros the world over - bitcoin maxis hate Ripple).</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicBitcoinReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicBitcoinReserve</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bitcoinmaxis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoinmaxis</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>bitcoin maxis finding out what it's like to have leopards eat your face as it becomes increasingly clear Trump is considering including shitcoins like <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a>'s XRP (created by one of the Trump's largest donors, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BradGarlinghouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BradGarlinghouse</span></a>) in America's "Strategic Crypto Stockpile" which they thought was going to be a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicBitcoinReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicBitcoinReserve</span></a>.</p><p>(Alexander Leishman runs a bitcoin custody company called River).</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/leopardseatingfaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leopardseatingfaces</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LeopardsAteMyFace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeopardsAteMyFace</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BTC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/shitcoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shitcoins</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Also in attendance…was <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MicroStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroStrategy</span></a> founder <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MichaelSaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelSaylor</span></a>, wearing his trademark orange bow tie, a nod to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a>…, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> CEO <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BradGarlinghouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BradGarlinghouse</span></a> & top execs at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Coinbase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coinbase</span></a>, including global <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> head <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FaryarShirzad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaryarShirzad</span></a>….</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Winklevoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winklevoss</span></a> twins chatted w/Chris Dixon of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AndreessenHorowitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndreessenHorowitz</span></a> & his colleague, Sriram Krishnan, who left his role…at the firm to join <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a>’ task force. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BoHines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoHines</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s choice to lead the Presidential Council of Advisers for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DigitalAssets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAssets</span></a>, was also present.…</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Coinbase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coinbase</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kraken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kraken</span></a> have both been battling the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> in court. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Robinhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robinhood</span></a> received a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WellsNotice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WellsNotice</span></a> in May related to its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> business, which is typically one of the final steps before the SEC issues formal charges. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> has been in a years-long legal fight with SEC & outgoing Chairman <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GaryGensler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GaryGensler</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>But at the pre-inauguration party, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s new coin wasn’t much of a topic. Rather, the chatter centered on the broader implications of Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policies</span></a>, which promised to dismantle years of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulatory</span></a> gridlock in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin.</p><p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> firms made substantial contributions to Trump’s inaugural fund, signaling their enthusiasm. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> donated $5M in digital tokens, while <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Coinbase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coinbase</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kraken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kraken</span></a>, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Circle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Circle</span></a> each gave $1M. Online broker <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Robinhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robinhood</span></a> contributed $2M.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
7sleepersmusic<p>"Companies have poured in $1 million or more, including Fortune 500 stalwarts like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ford</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralMotors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralMotors</span></a>; tech giants like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>; cryptocurrency upstarts like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robinhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robinhood</span></a> .... In exchange, donors have been given tickets to exclusive official events, including intimate dinners with Mr. Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance, and V.I.P. access to the swearing-in ceremony on Monday." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/politics/trump-tech-inauguration-parties.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.RBH5.Oa0m4DY7KFu3&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-tech-inauguration-parties.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.RBH5.Oa0m4DY7KFu3&smid=url-share</span></a></p>
salix sericea (@Ripple13216)<p>"There is a road, no simple highway<br>Between the dawn and the dark of night<br>And if you go no one may follow<br>That path is for your steps alone"</p><p>"Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir - Ripple - 12/4/1988 - Oakland Coliseum Arena (Official)"</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIUb54dybpU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=qIUb54dybpU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GratefulDead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GratefulDead</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a></p>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.eu/discover/tags/crochet?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crochet</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.eu/discover/tags/blanket?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blanket</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.eu/discover/tags/ripple?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ripple</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.eu/discover/tags/neatripple?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neatripple</a>
🧿🪬🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸<p>> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> found a particular target in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> industry. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gensler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gensler</span></a>, an ally of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElizabethWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethWarren</span></a>, filed more than eighty legal actions arguing that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> firms or promoters had violated the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, most often by selling unregistered <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a>. </p><p>And how many of those legal actions have found wrong doing? Just <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftx</span></a>? Why not just define what a security is instead of suing everyone?</p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/lXdCh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/lXdCh</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ripple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garyGensler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garyGensler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/web3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>web3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/howeyTest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>howeyTest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
BBC6Music 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot<p>🔊 <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BBC6Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC6Music</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TheCraigCharlesFunkAndSoulShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCraigCharlesFunkAndSoulShow</span></a></p><p>Ripple:<br> 🎵 I Don't Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://djgizmo1.bandcamp.com/track/ripple-i-dont-know-what-it-is-but-it-sure-is-funky-dj-gizmo-redrum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">djgizmo1.bandcamp.com/track/ri</span><span class="invisible">pple-i-dont-know-what-it-is-but-it-sure-is-funky-dj-gizmo-redrum</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0M8Bgyd1DSROXVP0y2Z9Yw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/track/0M8Bgyd</span><span class="invisible">1DSROXVP0y2Z9Yw</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Crypto Comes For Sherrod Brown: </p><p>$32 Million in Ads Boosting His Opponent</p><p>Crypto companies are spending $800,000 a day to take out one of their chief critics in Congress — and replace him with an ally</p><p>Late 2023 was not a great time for the crypto industry. </p><p>In November, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sam</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bankman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bankman</span></a>-<a href="https://c.im/tags/Fried" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fried</span></a>, the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, learned that no amount of Michael Lewis gymnastics could save him from being convicted on seven charges of fraud and conspiracy. </p><p>He was eventually sentenced to 25 years in prison after disappearing $11 billion of other people’s money. </p><p>The following month, Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Elizabeth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elizabeth</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Warren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warren</span></a> sent letters to three crypto industry giants, the 🔸Blockchain Association, 🔸Coin Center, and 🔸Coinbase, criticizing them for undermining efforts to rein in crypto’s use in <a href="https://c.im/tags/terrorist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrorist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/financing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financing</span></a>.</p><p>Around the same time, crypto groups began making noises about ♦️spending money in 2024 to defeat Ohio Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sherrod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sherrod</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Brown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brown</span></a>, the current ⭐️chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. </p><p>❇️ Brown is a profound skeptic of the industry and signed off on Warren holding hearings on crypto’s possible links to terrorism. </p><p>Asked about the threats, Brown, a mop-topped Democrat with a raspy voice and wry sense of humor, said he was unconcerned.</p><p>But Brown had no idea of what was to come.</p><p>Rolling Stone has learned that crypto interests are set to spend💥 $32 million on TV ads promoting <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bernie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bernie</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Moreno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moreno</span></a>, Brown’s Republican opponent, by the end of September, according to Democratic media buyers. </p><p>The spending began on August 22 <br>— meaning 🔥the crypto interests are spending more than $800,000 per day to flip the Ohio Senate seat, and potentially control of the Senate. </p><p>“Outside groups are spending record amounts to try to defeat Sherrod because they know he will always fight for Ohio, not special interests,” said Reeves Oyster, a Brown campaign spokesperson.</p><p>So far, the ads have been primarily fluffy positive spots boosting Moreno; some of the spots fearmonger about immigrants and China. </p><p>Tracing the roots of "Defend American Jobs" can be as convoluted as tracing crypto currency itself. </p><p>The group is effectively a subsidiary of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fairshake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairshake</span></a> <br>— the second-largest fundraiser among Super PACs this season according to OpenSecrets, <br>with over $200 million in its coffers. </p><p>♦️The bulk of Fairshake’s money has been donated by three crypto monoliths: Coinbase, Andreessen Horowitz, and Ripple. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Coinbase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coinbase</span></a> and its affiliates have donated $86 million. </p><p>The founders of the venture capital firm <a href="https://c.im/tags/Andreessen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Andreessen</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Horowitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horowitz</span></a> have together given $44 million. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> has contributed $25 million. (The <a href="https://c.im/tags/Winklevoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winklevoss</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Twins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twins</span></a>, who donated nearly $5 million to Fairshake, previously tried to donate $1 million in bitcoin to Donald Trump <br>— well beyond what is legal.)</p><p>Coinbase’s CEO <a href="https://c.im/tags/Brian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brian</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Armstrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Armstrong</span></a> has led the latest charge to bring crypto into the political mainstream, <br>hosting a Super Tuesday rally with Nas in Los Angeles where he proclaimed, <br>“More Americans own crypto than own electric vehicles or are in a union <br>— yet some people in D.C. are still underestimating how much and how many people care about crypto. </p><p>In 2024, it will become clear that being anti-crypto is bad politics.”</p><p>Rep. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Katie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Katie</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Porter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Porter</span></a> found that out the hard way. </p><p>During the California Democratic Senate primary, ⚠️Fairshake spent over $10 million against her campaign, apparently because she had the temerity to question the energy uses of the industry. </p><p>Porter didn’t make the runoff, losing to Adam Schiff, a longtime collaborator with crypto who received an ‘A’ rating from "Stand With Crypto", a self-described grassroots advocacy hub nonprofit led by Coinbase and fronted by Armstrong. </p><p>Porter got an ‘F.’<br><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/sherrod-brown-crypto-bernie-moreno-millions-1235102478/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-features/sherrod-brown-crypto-bernie-moreno-millions-1235102478/</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>♦️Eighty-eight corporate leaders signed a new letter Friday endorsing Vice President <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kamala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kamala</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> for president.</p><p>Signers include former 💥21st Century Fox CEO 💥James Murdoch❗️,<br> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Snap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snap</span></a> Chairman Michael Lynton, <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Yelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yelp</span></a> boss Jeremy Stoppelman and <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> co-founder Chris Larsen.</p><p>⭐️If the Democratic nominee wins the White House, they contend, ✅“the business community can be confident that it will have a president who wants American industries to thrive.”</p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/06/harris-endorsed-trump-murdoch-yelp-snap-ripple.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2024/09/06/harris-end</span><span class="invisible">orsed-trump-murdoch-yelp-snap-ripple.html</span></a></p>
Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson<p>You've probably heard the song, but have you seen this video for "Ripple" that the Grateful Dead released a few years ago?</p><p>It's so beautiful that I think I want it played at my funeral. :blobcatthink: </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/QmMjY6tXaEo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/QmMjY6tXaEo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GratefulDead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GratefulDead</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Funeral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funeral</span></a></p>
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