One platform wants degens trading faster than ever; the other is courting normies with Apple Pay simplicity. The memecoin industrial complex is evolving and the stakes have never been higher. On June 27, Solana-based memecoin powerhouse Pump.fun unveiled its long-awaited 2.0 upgrade, packing a suite of hyper-optimized trading tools aimed at meme traders who live … Read more
On March 20, investor and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano stated on Fox News, “There’s a global race going on–Russia, Abu Dhabi, El Salvador, Bhutan–all these other countries are trying to buy Bitcoin… the same way that there was a space race there’s now a Bitcoin race.” The idea of a Bitcoin “race” is now a reality … Read more
Garantex, the Russian crypto exchange with alleged ties to shady banks and criminal networks, is gone—its website yanked offline by the Russian Secret Service in coordination with global enforcement. This takedown, years in the making, wasn’t subtle. US and European regulators have been circling for ages, using Garantex as a poster child for what happens … Read more
Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, has initiated a push to position Vietnam as a key player in the crypto market, particularly in Southeast Asia. The Vietnam leader is proposing a legal framework for digital assets, which is expected to be implemented this month. The goal is to regulate ownership, trading, and use of crypto, … Read more