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World Liberty Financial sees surge in token sales following Donald and Melania Trump memecoin launches
World Liberty Financial sees surge in token sales following Donald and Melania Trump memecoin launches

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial has sold 20% of its token supply and decided to open up an additional 5% of the supply for sales.The cumulative sales of the WLFI token reached $254 million on Sunday, up from around $91 million just a day earlier, according to Dune Analytics data.

The Block·2025/01/20 04:44
Bitcoin flirts with record high level of $109,000 ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Bitcoin flirts with record high level of $109,000 ahead of Trump’s inauguration

Quick Take Bitcoin briefly surged to a high of $109,111 early Monday morning before retreating to around $108,797 at the time of writing. The recent rally is likely driven by Trump-related headlines, analysts said.

The Block·2025/01/19 16:00
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  • 12:20
    US Media: Musk's "Government Efficiency Department" to be sued, just minutes after Trump's inauguration ceremony
    January 20th news, a lawsuit accusing Musk's "Government Efficiency Department" of violating federal transparency regulations will be submitted within minutes after the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, and it will start a legal battle around key aspects of the new government's agenda. According to The Washington Post, a 30-page complaint shows that a public interest law firm claims that the "Government Efficiency Department" violated a 1972 law requiring executive department advisory committees to follow specific rules including disclosure, hiring and other specifics.
  • 12:18
    Vitalik: The Ethereum Foundation is exploring solutions to issues related to staking its ETH
    ChainCatcher news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on social media about the suggestion that "the Ethereum Foundation can stake its ETH", stating: "Historical concerns are: 1. Regulatory issues; 2. If the Ethereum Foundation stakes on its own, it actually forces us to take a stand on any future controversial hard forks. Regulatory issues have decreased compared to before, but there are still problems with the Ethereum Foundation staking itself. There must be ways to minimize this, and we have been exploring these methods recently."
  • 12:16
    Data: A certain whale lost nearly 1 million US dollars within 2 hours due to trading BARRON
    ChainCatcher reports, according to OnchainLens monitoring, a cryptocurrency whale suffered significant losses while trading the Meme coin BARRON named after Trump's youngest son. The whale purchased 4.25 million BARRON coins with 506,715 FARTCOIN (approximately $1.17 million) about 2 hours ago. About 20 minutes ago, these BARRON coins were sold at a price of 77,175 FARTCOIN (approximately $159,839), resulting in the whale facing a loss of approximately $1 million. According to GMGN data, the Meme coin BARRON named after Trump's youngest son has fallen nearly 60% in the last hour and its market value has dropped to $32 million.
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