BREAKING: Pump .fun plans to raise $1,000,000,000 in a token sale at a $4B FDV.
The token will be sold to both public and private investors, per @blockworks sources.
Launch may happen within the next two weeks.
Top tokens by popularity
$SOL climbs in interest, right behind $PASTERNAK and $SKYAI
$HOUSE, $AAX, $TIBBIR still holding strong.
$VIRTUAL is the most researched, up 2 spots.
$PEPE jumps 3 ranks.
Source: @nansen_ai
BULLISH: Michael Saylor’s Strategy is raising $84 BILLION to buy more Bitcoin.
One of the largest capital raises ever.
Bigger than Facebook or Alibaba’s IPOs.
JUST IN: Powell says crypto is going mainstream, and stablecoins could see wide adoption if they include consumer protections, making a legal framework necessary.
Trump to use tariff revenue to buy more Bitcoin.
The administration is weighing a bold strategy:
Using import taxes and gold revaluation to grow the U.S. BTC reserve.
Is this economic genius or a high-stakes crypto gamble?
Here’s what’s going on 🧵👇
📬 Global News Update
🇺🇸 Florida allows public funds to be invested in Bitcoin
🇷🇺 Russia’s central bank governor discusses crypto payments in parliament
🇯🇵 Japan may classify digital assets into two categories under new rules
🇨🇳 China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% from 84%
🇦🇷 Argentina to investigate Libra scheme and government ties
🇧🇷 Brazil to raise tariffs but seeks negotiation first
🇪🇺 EU holds response on Trump’s tariff pause as markets rise
🇫🇷 France faces recession risk from US tariffs, warns Medef
🇦🇺 Australia rejects China’s trade alliance against US, plans to reduce reliance
🇮🇳 India’s central bank cuts rates to 6% as Trump’s tariffs spark growth downgrade
🇵🇰 Pakistan pushes to channel surplus power into Bitcoin mining and AI push
It started quietly.
Now ETFs hold more BTC than governments.
BlackRock’s iShares is leading the charge with over 570,000 BTC.
That’s more than the U.S. and China combined.
More than Strategy.
Fidelity and Grayscale are not far behind, each holding close to 200K BTC.
• ETFs are accelerating exposure
• Institutions are buying at scale
• Bitcoin is now a core portfolio asset for legacy finance
And they’re not slowing down.
Who ends up holding the most?
Crypto under Trump: Q1 recap
Executive orders. Bitcoin reserves. SEC reset.
Big moves in just 3 months and it’s only getting started.
Here’s what changed for crypto under Trump 🧵👇
📬 Mid-Week News Roundup
• Bitcoin trades at $87,000
• Ethereum trades at $2,000
• Crypto market cap reaches $2.84T
• Strategy becomes the first company to hold over 500,000 Bitcoin
• BlackRock launches a Bitcoin ETP in Europe
• Fidelity officially files for a spot Solana ETF with the CBOE
• Ripple drops its cross-appeal against the SEC
• BlackRock adds its blockchain-based money market fund, BUIDL, to Solana
• Stablecoin supply on Ethereum surges to an all-time high of over $132.4 billion
• Trump Media signs agreement with CryptoCom to launch a series of crypto-related ETFs
This is Paul Atkins.
He is set to take over the SEC tomorrow.
He is pro-crypto and pro-free markets.
Owns nearly $6M in crypto.
Here’s his story and why it matters 🧵👇
The biggest Bitcoin holders aren’t just individuals or companies.
Governments, institutions, and mystery wallets hold billions in BTC.
Here’s how Bitcoin ownership breaks down: 👇🧵
SEC vs. Ripple: What just happened?
XRP as a U.S. financial asset.
The bold "Comprehensive Proposal" puts XRP at the center.
Not an SEC plan, but from Maximilian Staudinger.
Here’s what’s really going on 🧵👇