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[?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
@cryptadamist@universeodon.com

would you be surprised if i told you that the team of bros that was behind , , , , and is also the team behind the new at Mar-A-Lago? because it is. to be specific the calf was brought forth by the Jews that work for co-founder .

some day someone will explain why ultra-orthodox jews would want to work for a former child actor who:

a) is not even jewish
b) was involved in hollywood's most infamous gay paedo ring before being arrested in a house in spain with "8,000 fotografias pornografia infantil"
c) was besties with . they had a whole crypto fund they ran together.

their religion and his lifestyle are just like, fundamentally incompatible. it's like finding out Marilyn Manson's whole team is made up of fundamentalist mormons and the Amish.

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Haaretz: 'A beautiful piece of art': The Hasidic Jews behind Florida's giant golden Trump statue

Alt...Haaretz: 'A beautiful piece of art': The Hasidic Jews behind Florida's giant golden Trump statue

tweet from Yaakov Flitchkin about his trip to trump's inauguration with eric Adams and Brock Pierce.

Alt...tweet from Yaakov Flitchkin about his trip to trump's inauguration with eric Adams and Brock Pierce.

    [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
    @cryptadamist@universeodon.com

    america's most "respectable" journalists thowing their flagship annual industry party in a strip club is almost too on brand

    <p Jess | CEO @ Blockus & I @theweb3jess 1/ This year’s official @consensus2026 closing party by @CoinDesk was a massive step backward. Hosting the flagship event at E11even — a strip club — wasn't just inappropriate; it was incredibly low-brow for an industry trying to grow up. 2/ Let’s be clear: I'm all for alcohol, music, and a good time. Hire a world- class DJ. Throw a massive rave. Go to Club Space. But choosing a strip club as the official venue for a global conference is a choice that reflects poorly on all of us. 3/ Just because this happened in 2021 doesn't mean it should happen in 2026. Back then, Coinbase, FTX and Binance execs were there, but the industry has evolved. We are supposed to be moving toward institutional maturity, not leaning into "bro-culture" clichés.

    Alt...<p Jess | CEO @ Blockus & I @theweb3jess 1/ This year’s official @consensus2026 closing party by @CoinDesk was a massive step backward. Hosting the flagship event at E11even — a strip club — wasn't just inappropriate; it was incredibly low-brow for an industry trying to grow up. 2/ Let’s be clear: I'm all for alcohol, music, and a good time. Hire a world- class DJ. Throw a massive rave. Go to Club Space. But choosing a strip club as the official venue for a global conference is a choice that reflects poorly on all of us. 3/ Just because this happened in 2021 doesn't mean it should happen in 2026. Back then, Coinbase, FTX and Binance execs were there, but the industry has evolved. We are supposed to be moving toward institutional maturity, not leaning into "bro-culture" clichés.

      [?]Molly White » 🌐
      @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

      Defunct crypto exchange Bittrex is trying a strategy we’ve seen (unsuccessfully) modeled by Ripple and Gemini: asking the SEC to repay past penalties now that the SEC under Trump has decided the laws they broke no longer apply to crypto.

      In regulators SEC The defunct Bittrex cryptocurrency exchange is trying out a strategy we’ve seen Ripple and — to a lesser extent — Gemini try: demanding their money back now that the SEC under Trump has completely reversed course on crypto. With the SEC actually joining their request, Ripple asked a judge to return $75 million of the $125 million fine they were ordered to pay in 2023 after a court found they had violated securities laws in their institutional sales [I80]. The judge refused [I87]. The Winklevoss twins, who run the Gemini exchange, have hinted at similar hopes. In February 2025, after the SEC closed an investigation into the exchange,d Cameron Winklevoss argued that the SEC should pay him 3× his legal expenses. Gemini later sent an angry letter to the CFTC’s Inspector General only months after agreeing to a $5 million settlement with the agency. Though they stopped short of asking for their money back, they seemed to regret settling the case only weeks before Trump’s inauguration, when they could’ve waited and gotten the whole thing to disappear [I86].

      Alt...In regulators SEC The defunct Bittrex cryptocurrency exchange is trying out a strategy we’ve seen Ripple and — to a lesser extent — Gemini try: demanding their money back now that the SEC under Trump has completely reversed course on crypto. With the SEC actually joining their request, Ripple asked a judge to return $75 million of the $125 million fine they were ordered to pay in 2023 after a court found they had violated securities laws in their institutional sales [I80]. The judge refused [I87]. The Winklevoss twins, who run the Gemini exchange, have hinted at similar hopes. In February 2025, after the SEC closed an investigation into the exchange,d Cameron Winklevoss argued that the SEC should pay him 3× his legal expenses. Gemini later sent an angry letter to the CFTC’s Inspector General only months after agreeing to a $5 million settlement with the agency. Though they stopped short of asking for their money back, they seemed to regret settling the case only weeks before Trump’s inauguration, when they could’ve waited and gotten the whole thing to disappear [I86].

      Now, Bittrex has asked a judge to make the SEC refund its $24 million settlement from 2023, which came as the result of a lawsuit alleging the company sold unregistered crypto securities [I25, 36]. They argue that the SEC “explicitly has abandoned” the premise that the cryptocurrencies like those sold on Bittrex were securities, and points to the agency’s long list of similar lawsuits against other exchanges that they have dropped since Trump’s inauguration. “The SEC has done an about-face”, they write, pointing to various statements from the SEC that its previous enforcement actions under other administrations were misguided. “The [SEC] cannot credibly maintain that the Final Judgement should remain in place when it has issued a Final Rule that declares that cryptocurrency tokens are not securities,” Bittrex argues in the complaint.15

      Alt...Now, Bittrex has asked a judge to make the SEC refund its $24 million settlement from 2023, which came as the result of a lawsuit alleging the company sold unregistered crypto securities [I25, 36]. They argue that the SEC “explicitly has abandoned” the premise that the cryptocurrencies like those sold on Bittrex were securities, and points to the agency’s long list of similar lawsuits against other exchanges that they have dropped since Trump’s inauguration. “The SEC has done an about-face”, they write, pointing to various statements from the SEC that its previous enforcement actions under other administrations were misguided. “The [SEC] cannot credibly maintain that the Final Judgement should remain in place when it has issued a Final Rule that declares that cryptocurrency tokens are not securities,” Bittrex argues in the complaint.15

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        [?]Molly White » 🌐
        @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

        The DOJ and CFTC are going after a US soldier who allegedly used his access to confidential military information to profit more than $400,000 on Polymarket bets. They are not going after Polymarket, which is supposed to prohibit US bettors, and whose advisory board includes Donald Trump Jr.

        “The whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino,” said former casino tycoon and current President Trump.

        “I don’t like it,” said the man whose own social media platform has announced plans to launch a crypto-based prediction market feature.

        In prediction markets The Justice Department has brought charges11 and the CFTC has filed a lawsuit12 against a US soldier who placed bets on Venezuela-related Polymarket contracts while helping plan the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, allegedly made nearly $410,000 on the bets, then transferred the funds to a brokerage account and made a few clumsy attempts to erase his tracks. Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty. Notably absent is any action against Polymarket. The New York-based platform agreed to stop serving US customers in a 2022 CFTC settlement, but its easily bypassed geofencing continues to allow widespread American access. Federal agencies have previously prosecuted firms for such inadequate controls, but appear unconcerned with Polymarket — where President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., is an investor and advisory board member.

        Alt...In prediction markets The Justice Department has brought charges11 and the CFTC has filed a lawsuit12 against a US soldier who placed bets on Venezuela-related Polymarket contracts while helping plan the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, allegedly made nearly $410,000 on the bets, then transferred the funds to a brokerage account and made a few clumsy attempts to erase his tracks. Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty. Notably absent is any action against Polymarket. The New York-based platform agreed to stop serving US customers in a 2022 CFTC settlement, but its easily bypassed geofencing continues to allow widespread American access. Federal agencies have previously prosecuted firms for such inadequate controls, but appear unconcerned with Polymarket — where President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., is an investor and advisory board member.

        “The whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino,” said former casino tycoon and current President Trump. “And you look at what’s going on all over the world in Europe and every place, they’re doing these betting things,” he said, referring to a continent where at least ten countries have broadly banned prediction markets as unlicensed gambling websites even as the federal regulator he appointed embraces them and sues states that try to apply oversight via their existing gambling laws. “I don’t like it, conceptually, but it is what it is. No, I think that I’m not happy with any of this,” said the man whose own social media platform has announced plans to launch a crypto-based prediction market feature and whose son is an adviser and investor in Polymarket and a paid adviser to Kalshi. Trump later backpedaled on his comments, arguing that the US risks being left behind by other countries that permit such platforms. “I know people that are in the prediction market business, and they’re pretty happy with it,” he added.13

        Alt...“The whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino,” said former casino tycoon and current President Trump. “And you look at what’s going on all over the world in Europe and every place, they’re doing these betting things,” he said, referring to a continent where at least ten countries have broadly banned prediction markets as unlicensed gambling websites even as the federal regulator he appointed embraces them and sues states that try to apply oversight via their existing gambling laws. “I don’t like it, conceptually, but it is what it is. No, I think that I’m not happy with any of this,” said the man whose own social media platform has announced plans to launch a crypto-based prediction market feature and whose son is an adviser and investor in Polymarket and a paid adviser to Kalshi. Trump later backpedaled on his comments, arguing that the US risks being left behind by other countries that permit such platforms. “I know people that are in the prediction market business, and they’re pretty happy with it,” he added.13

          [?]Molly White » 🌐
          @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

          The crypto industry is ramping up polling to try to (once again) convince legislators who are up for re-election that they need to support the industry’s legislative agenda in order to win over voters. But two massively different poll results illustrate the dubiousness of these polls.

          Crypto polls A survey commissioned by the CoinDesk crypto publication has indicated that 73% of the US voters they polled (evenly split among Republican– and Democratic– identified respondents) disapprove of senior government officials having personal business with the crypto industry, including 59% of Republican respondents. However, most were not aware of Trump’s crypto ties: 55% self-reported that they were not very or not at all aware of Trump’s involvement with the sector, and only 17% were aware that he and his sons co-founded World Liberty Financial.1

          Alt...Crypto polls A survey commissioned by the CoinDesk crypto publication has indicated that 73% of the US voters they polled (evenly split among Republican– and Democratic– identified respondents) disapprove of senior government officials having personal business with the crypto industry, including 59% of Republican respondents. However, most were not aware of Trump’s crypto ties: 55% self-reported that they were not very or not at all aware of Trump’s involvement with the sector, and only 17% were aware that he and his sons co-founded World Liberty Financial.1

          The cryptocurrency industry is ramping up their own polling in hopes of (once again) convincing candidates that they need to support the industry’s legislative agenda in order to win over voters. HarrisX, a frequent pro-crypto pollster, has just published a new poll stating without any evidence that “crypto voters represent a sizable and influential bloc”. It appears designed to lobby Congressmembers to vote for the Clarity Act, with a section at the end advertising that “A senator who votes to pass the CLARITY Act enjoys a +20 net electoral upside” and that “For the broader electorate, supporting CLARITY is a clear net-positive credential.” The poll also claims that 52% of respondents said that a candidate’s position on cryptocurrency regulation is extremely or somewhat important to their voting decisions.10

          Alt...The cryptocurrency industry is ramping up their own polling in hopes of (once again) convincing candidates that they need to support the industry’s legislative agenda in order to win over voters. HarrisX, a frequent pro-crypto pollster, has just published a new poll stating without any evidence that “crypto voters represent a sizable and influential bloc”. It appears designed to lobby Congressmembers to vote for the Clarity Act, with a section at the end advertising that “A senator who votes to pass the CLARITY Act enjoys a +20 net electoral upside” and that “For the broader electorate, supporting CLARITY is a clear net-positive credential.” The poll also claims that 52% of respondents said that a candidate’s position on cryptocurrency regulation is extremely or somewhat important to their voting decisions.10

          But this poll doesn’t align with CoinDesk’s, which I should also note is a pro-crypto publication whose new editorial board endorsed Trump in 2024 [I68]. In a very similar question, 24% of respondents identified crypto as important to them in the 2026 elections — less than half of HarrisX’s findings. Only 1% identified it as the single most important issue to them when presented alongside issues like cost of living, the economy, Social Security and Medicare, immigration, or healthcare. HarrisX did not immediately respond to my request for poll data or questions about their methodology or who commissioned the poll.

          Alt...But this poll doesn’t align with CoinDesk’s, which I should also note is a pro-crypto publication whose new editorial board endorsed Trump in 2024 [I68]. In a very similar question, 24% of respondents identified crypto as important to them in the 2026 elections — less than half of HarrisX’s findings. Only 1% identified it as the single most important issue to them when presented alongside issues like cost of living, the economy, Social Security and Medicare, immigration, or healthcare. HarrisX did not immediately respond to my request for poll data or questions about their methodology or who commissioned the poll.

            [?]Molly White » 🌐
            @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

            Senior GOP officials reportedly phoned up Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to get him to pressure a pro-crypto super PAC funded by the company he “divested” from to nix a planned ad spend in favor of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton.

            In elections and political influence In an April [noted] post, I outlined how the Fellowship PAC, a new pro-cryptocurrency, pro-MAGA super PAC, is primarily funded by Cantor Fitzgerald — the firm previously run by Howard Lutnick before he “divested” by transferring it to his sons when he was appointed Commerce Secretary. Link to other Citation Needed article: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s old firm pumps $10 million into super PAC led by Tether executive

            Alt...In elections and political influence In an April [noted] post, I outlined how the Fellowship PAC, a new pro-cryptocurrency, pro-MAGA super PAC, is primarily funded by Cantor Fitzgerald — the firm previously run by Howard Lutnick before he “divested” by transferring it to his sons when he was appointed Commerce Secretary. Link to other Citation Needed article: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s old firm pumps $10 million into super PAC led by Tether executive

            The PAC filed an FEC report announcing planned independent expenditures of $1.75 million to support Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in his contentious Texas primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn.7 Trump has conspicuously declined to endorse either candidate. According to Axios, senior Republican officials called Lutnick to pressure him to cancel the expenditures, which they viewed as a potentially disastrous move.8 “Backing the guy who came in second place [in the GOP state primary] and risk[ing] handing Democrats the Senate is pure political malpractice”, said an NRSC spokesperson about the planned ad spend. While Axios noted that “it was unclear to people familiar with the matter if Lutnick followed up on those phone calls,” the Fellowship PAC later amended the report with the Paxton line item missing and a note that they had “remove[d] an ad with no anticipated air date”.9 Transferring the mega-firm to his 29- and 27-year-old sons was already a highly dubious divestiture. But if GOP officials believe pressuring Lutnick is a worthwhile strategy to influence a super PAC primarily funded by the firm he now supposedly has nothing to do with — and if that strategy apparently works — it’s further evidence that Lutnick has not properly eliminated this massive conflict of interest.

            Alt...The PAC filed an FEC report announcing planned independent expenditures of $1.75 million to support Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in his contentious Texas primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn.7 Trump has conspicuously declined to endorse either candidate. According to Axios, senior Republican officials called Lutnick to pressure him to cancel the expenditures, which they viewed as a potentially disastrous move.8 “Backing the guy who came in second place [in the GOP state primary] and risk[ing] handing Democrats the Senate is pure political malpractice”, said an NRSC spokesperson about the planned ad spend. While Axios noted that “it was unclear to people familiar with the matter if Lutnick followed up on those phone calls,” the Fellowship PAC later amended the report with the Paxton line item missing and a note that they had “remove[d] an ad with no anticipated air date”.9 Transferring the mega-firm to his 29- and 27-year-old sons was already a highly dubious divestiture. But if GOP officials believe pressuring Lutnick is a worthwhile strategy to influence a super PAC primarily funded by the firm he now supposedly has nothing to do with — and if that strategy apparently works — it’s further evidence that Lutnick has not properly eliminated this massive conflict of interest.

              [?]Molly White » 🌐
              @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

              In short: the two sides are suing one another despite likely knowing the true nature of the deal they agreed to. Sun admits the tokens he bought are unregistered securities, World Liberty admits they’re not decentralized and Sun shouldn’t have taken their claims to be seriously.

              The lawsuits reflect a common crypto pattern: two experienced cryptocurrency entities, both with less than stellar reputations for trustworthiness, entered a deal, both likely aware of its true nature. Sun admitted the tokens he purchased were effectively unregistered securities with “boilerplate” disclaimers that everyone knew were false. World Liberty built in centralized controls to a supposedly decentralized project after completing its initial token sale, claiming Sun as an experienced crypto figure “knows that it is common for a cryptocurrency company to have the ability and right to freeze accounts” — as though he shouldn’t have taken seriously their claims of decentralization and promises not to freeze accounts. Each side bet they could profit despite the contradictions, and now they’re locked in a legal battle claiming the other violated principles neither of them actually believed in.

              Alt...The lawsuits reflect a common crypto pattern: two experienced cryptocurrency entities, both with less than stellar reputations for trustworthiness, entered a deal, both likely aware of its true nature. Sun admitted the tokens he purchased were effectively unregistered securities with “boilerplate” disclaimers that everyone knew were false. World Liberty built in centralized controls to a supposedly decentralized project after completing its initial token sale, claiming Sun as an experienced crypto figure “knows that it is common for a cryptocurrency company to have the ability and right to freeze accounts” — as though he shouldn’t have taken seriously their claims of decentralization and promises not to freeze accounts. Each side bet they could profit despite the contradictions, and now they’re locked in a legal battle claiming the other violated principles neither of them actually believed in.

                [?]Molly White » 🌐
                @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                In World Liberty’s defamation suit against Sun, they claim that their ability to freeze his tokens was well known to him, and that claiming they installed a secret “backdoor” is defamatory. They also object to him describing WLF’s governance as a sham, and accusing them of treating the crypto community as “a personal ATM”.

                World Liberty v. Sun World Liberty made good on their threat to “see you in court pal” with a defamation lawsuit filed in a Florida state court on May 4.3 The case focuses on Sun’s tweets in which he accused World Liberty of embedding a secret “backdoor blacklisting function” to “freeze investor funds without disclosure or due process” and treat “the crypto community as a personal ATM”. Sun also claimed World Liberty’s community governance votes were mere “theater” with “predetermined” outcomes, and that the project’s governance framework had been “hollowed out from the inside”. World Liberty’s complaint is considerably shorter and narrower than Sun's sprawling lawsuit, focusing entirely on defamation rather than the broader contractual and fraud claims Sun raises. But what the complaint lacks in breadth, it attempts to make up for in outrage, repeatedly emphasizing that the cryptocurrency industry is “built on trust” and that Sun’s “false statements strike at the core of World Liberty's reputation”.c

                Alt...World Liberty v. Sun World Liberty made good on their threat to “see you in court pal” with a defamation lawsuit filed in a Florida state court on May 4.3 The case focuses on Sun’s tweets in which he accused World Liberty of embedding a secret “backdoor blacklisting function” to “freeze investor funds without disclosure or due process” and treat “the crypto community as a personal ATM”. Sun also claimed World Liberty’s community governance votes were mere “theater” with “predetermined” outcomes, and that the project’s governance framework had been “hollowed out from the inside”. World Liberty’s complaint is considerably shorter and narrower than Sun's sprawling lawsuit, focusing entirely on defamation rather than the broader contractual and fraud claims Sun raises. But what the complaint lacks in breadth, it attempts to make up for in outrage, repeatedly emphasizing that the cryptocurrency industry is “built on trust” and that Sun’s “false statements strike at the core of World Liberty's reputation”.c

                World Liberty’s argument is that the so-called secret backdoor wasn’t a secret at all. The complaint insists the freeze authority “was clearly and repeatedly disclosed to Sun” in his agreement with the company, the Token Unlock Agreement (which Sun says were additional terms imposed on holders who wished to unlock their tokens only after he had purchased his tokens), the publicly available terms of sale, and in the smart contracts themselves. Sun does somewhat undermine his own framing in his lawsuit, where he admits “the upgrade is technically visible on the public blockchain”. This admission may prove awkward for his defense, as it’s hard to characterize as “secret” something he acknowledges was visible to anyone who looked, although Sun also suggests the blacklisting function was implemented in July 2025 — after he had already acquired his tokens. That said, World Liberty’s position essentially boils down to “we disclosed that we kept all the centralized powers we said we were building a defi platform to escape, so calling those powers ‘secret’ is defamatory.”

                Alt...World Liberty’s argument is that the so-called secret backdoor wasn’t a secret at all. The complaint insists the freeze authority “was clearly and repeatedly disclosed to Sun” in his agreement with the company, the Token Unlock Agreement (which Sun says were additional terms imposed on holders who wished to unlock their tokens only after he had purchased his tokens), the publicly available terms of sale, and in the smart contracts themselves. Sun does somewhat undermine his own framing in his lawsuit, where he admits “the upgrade is technically visible on the public blockchain”. This admission may prove awkward for his defense, as it’s hard to characterize as “secret” something he acknowledges was visible to anyone who looked, although Sun also suggests the blacklisting function was implemented in July 2025 — after he had already acquired his tokens. That said, World Liberty’s position essentially boils down to “we disclosed that we kept all the centralized powers we said we were building a defi platform to escape, so calling those powers ‘secret’ is defamatory.”

                  [?]Molly White » 🌐
                  @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                  Sun is also attempting a delicate balancing act: accusing the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial of fraud while simultaneously maintaining he is still an “ardent” supporter of Trump and his family. His strategy is to pin the whole thing on WLF co-founder Chase Herro.

                  Sun walks a narrow tightrope in his lawsuit, criticizing a Trump family-run cryptocurrency project while simultaneously claiming that he “has long been (and remains) an ardent supporter of President Trump and the Trump family”. He attempts this by aggressively targeting World Liberty co-founder Chase Herro instead, reaching all the way back to alleged drug busts when he was a teenager. Sun portrays Herro as a career grifter whose background is in hawking get-rich-quick schemes. He suggests that Herro owes hundreds of thousands in unpaid taxes and accuses him of making contradictory claims about his primary residency — alternately claiming Puerto Rico or Florida — to dodge both tax liabilities and legal proceedings. He even claims that Herro once boasted about visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s island. And he notes Herro’s participation in a crypto project called Dough Finance shortly before joining World Liberty, and points to speculative tweets suggesting the $2 million hack that ended the project [W3IGG] could have in fact been an insider rug pull. It’s not immediately clear how Herro’s arrest at 18 for selling drugs or his alleged Epstein connectionb relate to Sun’s contract dispute with World Liberty. Instead, it appears Sun is hoping to remain in the Trumps’ good graces by offering to publicly accept Herro as a scapegoat for whatever wrongdoing may have occurred.

                  Alt...Sun walks a narrow tightrope in his lawsuit, criticizing a Trump family-run cryptocurrency project while simultaneously claiming that he “has long been (and remains) an ardent supporter of President Trump and the Trump family”. He attempts this by aggressively targeting World Liberty co-founder Chase Herro instead, reaching all the way back to alleged drug busts when he was a teenager. Sun portrays Herro as a career grifter whose background is in hawking get-rich-quick schemes. He suggests that Herro owes hundreds of thousands in unpaid taxes and accuses him of making contradictory claims about his primary residency — alternately claiming Puerto Rico or Florida — to dodge both tax liabilities and legal proceedings. He even claims that Herro once boasted about visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s island. And he notes Herro’s participation in a crypto project called Dough Finance shortly before joining World Liberty, and points to speculative tweets suggesting the $2 million hack that ended the project [W3IGG] could have in fact been an insider rug pull. It’s not immediately clear how Herro’s arrest at 18 for selling drugs or his alleged Epstein connectionb relate to Sun’s contract dispute with World Liberty. Instead, it appears Sun is hoping to remain in the Trumps’ good graces by offering to publicly accept Herro as a scapegoat for whatever wrongdoing may have occurred.

                    [?]Molly White » 🌐
                    @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                    It’s a little rich that Sun is alleging that World Liberty is engaged in fraud, manipulating markets, and potentially violating securities laws after himself only just escaping those very allegations after investing more than $200 million into the president’s family’s crypto projects.

                    But he also has something of a point: after World Liberty Financial promised they were a solution to “debanking” and that “no one’s ever going to tell you that your account is shut down”, they proceeded to do exactly that to Sun.

                    On the one hand, it’s a little rich that Sun is alleging that World Liberty is engaged in fraud, manipulating markets, and potentially violating securities laws after himself only just escaping those very allegations after investing more than $200 million into the president’s family’s crypto projects. And Sun’s lawsuit is selective about which agreements he finds to be binding — while much of the lawsuit is based on promises made in various contracts and marketing materials outlining platform governance and token issuance, Sun also readily admits that he read the claim that WLFI tokens were not investments as mere “disclaimers to avoid application of federal law governing the offering of securities” and that “everybody who purchased the tokens in exchange for real-world dollars knew all along [that] the tokens were expected to become tradable”.

                    Alt...On the one hand, it’s a little rich that Sun is alleging that World Liberty is engaged in fraud, manipulating markets, and potentially violating securities laws after himself only just escaping those very allegations after investing more than $200 million into the president’s family’s crypto projects. And Sun’s lawsuit is selective about which agreements he finds to be binding — while much of the lawsuit is based on promises made in various contracts and marketing materials outlining platform governance and token issuance, Sun also readily admits that he read the claim that WLFI tokens were not investments as mere “disclaimers to avoid application of federal law governing the offering of securities” and that “everybody who purchased the tokens in exchange for real-world dollars knew all along [that] the tokens were expected to become tradable”.

                    But he does have something of a point: World Liberty claimed it was building a decentralized finance platform after the Trump family claimed that they had experienced politically-motivated debanking. The project’s CEO once claimed that on World Liberty, “no one’s ever going to tell you that your account is shut down”, then did exactly that to Sun. The freeze also left Sun unable to transfer, trade, vote with, or stake his tokens, and in November 2025, World Liberty again changed the smart contract to add a capability to seize or destroy any holder’s tokens at will.

                    Alt...But he does have something of a point: World Liberty claimed it was building a decentralized finance platform after the Trump family claimed that they had experienced politically-motivated debanking. The project’s CEO once claimed that on World Liberty, “no one’s ever going to tell you that your account is shut down”, then did exactly that to Sun. The freeze also left Sun unable to transfer, trade, vote with, or stake his tokens, and in November 2025, World Liberty again changed the smart contract to add a capability to seize or destroy any holder’s tokens at will.

                      [?]Molly White » 🌐
                      @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                      Last year, the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial project froze the $​WLFI tokens belonging to crypto billionaire Justin Sun, their largest token investor, with little explanation. Now he’s suing them for contract violations and fraud, and they’re suing him for defamation.

                      Sun v. World Liberty Sun filed a May 5 lawsuit in a California federal court alleging World Liberty vindictively froze his $WLFI tokens after he refused to invest hundreds of millions of dollars more into minting the project’s stablecoin, USD1, on his Tron blockchain.2 He claims World Liberty threatened to destroy the frozen tokens and report him to US authorities — presumably the very authorities who had mysteriously dropped their investigations and lawsuits against him shortly after his substantial investments into Trump family projects [I102]. Sun alleges that World Liberty fraudulently induced investments by marketing itself as a decentralized finance platform that would free users from what the project’s CEO described as “the big boogeyman behind the curtain” of centralized control, while in fact secretly retaining the power to unilaterally freeze tokens. “Far from freeing its users of centralized control, World Liberty positioned itself as the new boogeyman behind the curtain,” the lawsuit observes with a certain dramatic satisfaction.

                      Alt...Sun v. World Liberty Sun filed a May 5 lawsuit in a California federal court alleging World Liberty vindictively froze his $WLFI tokens after he refused to invest hundreds of millions of dollars more into minting the project’s stablecoin, USD1, on his Tron blockchain.2 He claims World Liberty threatened to destroy the frozen tokens and report him to US authorities — presumably the very authorities who had mysteriously dropped their investigations and lawsuits against him shortly after his substantial investments into Trump family projects [I102]. Sun alleges that World Liberty fraudulently induced investments by marketing itself as a decentralized finance platform that would free users from what the project’s CEO described as “the big boogeyman behind the curtain” of centralized control, while in fact secretly retaining the power to unilaterally freeze tokens. “Far from freeing its users of centralized control, World Liberty positioned itself as the new boogeyman behind the curtain,” the lawsuit observes with a certain dramatic satisfaction.

                      Sun’s lawsuit also repeats his public allegations that World Liberty’s supposedly decentralized community governance is a sham. He alleges that World Liberty co-founder Chase Herro admitted in private communications that governance votes were essentially predetermined, alleging that Herro represented to him that “the World Liberty leadership team controlled a meaningful percentage of the outstanding $WLFI tokens in circulation, and would thus be able to effectively control the outcome of any such vote.” Sun makes the dramatic claim that World Liberty is “on the brink of collapse and potential insolvency”. As proof, he points to the company’s controversial Dolomite borrowing [I104], and the parallels some have drawn to FTX’s reliance on leveraging self-issued tokens prior to its collapse, as well as the token’s ongoing price decline and World Liberty’s massive payouts to insiders.

                      Alt...Sun’s lawsuit also repeats his public allegations that World Liberty’s supposedly decentralized community governance is a sham. He alleges that World Liberty co-founder Chase Herro admitted in private communications that governance votes were essentially predetermined, alleging that Herro represented to him that “the World Liberty leadership team controlled a meaningful percentage of the outstanding $WLFI tokens in circulation, and would thus be able to effectively control the outcome of any such vote.” Sun makes the dramatic claim that World Liberty is “on the brink of collapse and potential insolvency”. As proof, he points to the company’s controversial Dolomite borrowing [I104], and the parallels some have drawn to FTX’s reliance on leveraging self-issued tokens prior to its collapse, as well as the token’s ongoing price decline and World Liberty’s massive payouts to insiders.

                      Sun notes that World Liberty has offered various explanations for freezing his tokens: that he took massive short positions responsible for $WLFI’s 40% plummet after early investors could trade, that he made straw purchases for other buyers, or that they were angered by his $100 million $TRUMP memecoin purchasea. He dismisses all these reasons as pretextual, denying the allegations that he shorted the token or made straw purchases, and claiming the real motivation was extortion and market manipulation (by preventing him from selling his large holdings, which would have driven prices down).

                      Alt...Sun notes that World Liberty has offered various explanations for freezing his tokens: that he took massive short positions responsible for $WLFI’s 40% plummet after early investors could trade, that he made straw purchases for other buyers, or that they were angered by his $100 million $TRUMP memecoin purchasea. He dismisses all these reasons as pretextual, denying the allegations that he shorted the token or made straw purchases, and claiming the real motivation was extortion and market manipulation (by preventing him from selling his large holdings, which would have driven prices down).

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                        [?]Molly White » 🌐
                        @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                        Newsletter: Crypto billionaire Justin Sun, who escaped fraud allegations after investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the Trump family’s crypto projects, is now accusing the Trumps’ project of fraud.

                        citationneeded.news/issue-105/

                          [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
                          @cryptadamist@universeodon.com

                          RE: mastodon.social/@knoppix95/116

                          an important law of is that as the arrow of time progresses the % of famous people and brands that have had at least one social media account hacked to pump and dump a will approach 100% (cc: @molly0xfff)

                          universeodon.com/@knoppix95@ma

                          [?]knoppix » 🌐
                          @knoppix95@mastodon.social

                          Ubuntu’s X account was briefly compromised to promote a fake AI crypto project using cloned branding, Solana tags, and a deceptive Ubuntu-style domain ⚠️
                          The phishing thread followed days of DDoS attacks on Canonical services 🔐

                          🔗 itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-twitte

                              [?]knoppix » 🌐
                              @knoppix95@mastodon.social

                              Ubuntu’s X account was briefly compromised to promote a fake AI crypto project using cloned branding, Solana tags, and a deceptive Ubuntu-style domain ⚠️
                              The phishing thread followed days of DDoS attacks on Canonical services 🔐

                              🔗 itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-twitte

                                [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
                                @cryptadamist@universeodon.com

                                nothing to see here, just 's company showing up as the preferred choice of slave traders and rapists in for the 10,000th time

                                x.com/jacobincambodia/status/2

                                Lured from Malaysia, sold for $50K USDT in Sihanoukville A Chinese karaoke worker was lured from Malaysia to Sihanoukville by another karaoke worker who promised her a job. She landed at the new airport, got picked up by car, and was held in a downtown condo while traffickers drained nearly 300,000 yuan from her Chinese bank accounts. Once the money ran out, the plan was to sell her on for $50,000 USDT. She was rescued yesterday after gendarmes tracked her from a villa in Sangkat 2, to a condo in Sangkat 3, to Lon City borey in Bet Trang. Six Chinese nationals arrested. Two are women, who were used to recruit other karaoke workers into the same trap. Inside the condo, she was drugged and sexually assaulted. The captors also pressured her to call her own friends with fake job offers. According to investigators, the only way to be released was to deliver a replacement.

                                Alt...Lured from Malaysia, sold for $50K USDT in Sihanoukville A Chinese karaoke worker was lured from Malaysia to Sihanoukville by another karaoke worker who promised her a job. She landed at the new airport, got picked up by car, and was held in a downtown condo while traffickers drained nearly 300,000 yuan from her Chinese bank accounts. Once the money ran out, the plan was to sell her on for $50,000 USDT. She was rescued yesterday after gendarmes tracked her from a villa in Sangkat 2, to a condo in Sangkat 3, to Lon City borey in Bet Trang. Six Chinese nationals arrested. Two are women, who were used to recruit other karaoke workers into the same trap. Inside the condo, she was drugged and sexually assaulted. The captors also pressured her to call her own friends with fake job offers. According to investigators, the only way to be released was to deliver a replacement.

                                  [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
                                  @cryptadamist@universeodon.com

                                  my entire reality is crumbling upon the revelations that an upstanding guy like might be a liar
                                  x.com/Acyn/status/205209155936

                                  @Acyn Rep. Ansari says that Howard Lutnick is a “pathological liar” who is enabling a cover-up. Ansari: After what we have seen so far in this transcribed interview, I feel very comfortable saying that Howard Lutnick is a pathological liar who is enabling the most egregious cover-up in American history. In 2012, he took his family and his staff to Jeffrey Epstein’s island. I focused my questions today on how he could have done that if he and his wife were truly so uncomfortable—especially when, in 2008, we know that Jeffrey Epstein was accused and a sweetheart deal took place for soliciting a minor. Howard Lutnick tried to tell us in that room that he essentially didn’t know any of that. I asked him, how did I, as a child at the time, see this all over the media about Jeffrey Epstein, and you—an adult who was this person’s neighbor and had engaged with him before—how could you possibly not have known? I mean, the level of the lies that are taking place inside that room, without video, is unbelievable.

                                  Alt...@Acyn Rep. Ansari says that Howard Lutnick is a “pathological liar” who is enabling a cover-up. Ansari: After what we have seen so far in this transcribed interview, I feel very comfortable saying that Howard Lutnick is a pathological liar who is enabling the most egregious cover-up in American history. In 2012, he took his family and his staff to Jeffrey Epstein’s island. I focused my questions today on how he could have done that if he and his wife were truly so uncomfortable—especially when, in 2008, we know that Jeffrey Epstein was accused and a sweetheart deal took place for soliciting a minor. Howard Lutnick tried to tell us in that room that he essentially didn’t know any of that. I asked him, how did I, as a child at the time, see this all over the media about Jeffrey Epstein, and you—an adult who was this person’s neighbor and had engaged with him before—how could you possibly not have known? I mean, the level of the lies that are taking place inside that room, without video, is unbelievable.

                                    [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
                                    @cryptadamist@universeodon.com

                                    the family has entered the market with a $10,000 mini they're calling /
                                    x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/20

                                    "The Hardware Manifestation of WLFI" shows a mac mini with a branded WLFI logo on top

                                    Alt..."The Hardware Manifestation of WLFI" shows a mac mini with a branded WLFI logo on top

                                      [?]Light » 🌐
                                      @light@noc.social

                                      londonlovesbusiness.com/the-of
                                      Interesting story.
                                      Apparently people are using as actual currency.

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                                        [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
                                        @cryptadamist@universeodon.com

                                        good read on what Trump's project actually is and does (or doesn't do)

                                        motherjones.com/politics/2026/

                                          [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                          @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

                                          Connecting your Wallet to a Node on your Local Network

                                          theprivacydad.com/connecting-y

                                            [?]Japan Pop News » 🌐
                                            @news@wakoka.com

                                            wacoca.com/news/2827523/ フランス、自己保管報告義務を撤廃 – Bitcoin News

                                            Sergio Goschenko

                                            Alt...Sergio Goschenko

                                              [?]Japan Pop News » 🌐
                                              @news@wakoka.com

                                              wacoca.com/news/2825073/ ブラジルは、国境を越えた決済における暗号資産の利用を禁止しました。 – Bitcoin News

                                              Sergio Goschenko

                                              Alt...Sergio Goschenko

                                                [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
                                                @cryptadamist@universeodon.com

                                                i suspect has figured out how to use AI for purposes

                                                chart of crypto hacks per month 2016-2026 showing sudden massive increase in april 2026

                                                Alt...chart of crypto hacks per month 2016-2026 showing sudden massive increase in april 2026

                                                  [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
                                                  @cryptadamist@universeodon.com

                                                  in the future of finance your parents' retirement savings will be able to go directly to instead of having to make pitstops in and
                                                  x.com/0x_Abdul/status/20498308

                                                  @0x_abdul april 2026 was the worst month ever in terms of defi exploits ~$635M lost in total, 28 incidents in 30 days: 1) apr 1 - drift - $285m 2) apr 3 - silo v2 - $392k 3) apr 4 - tmm - $1.67m 4) apr 5 - denaria finance - $165k 5) apr 9 - aethir - $423k 6) apr 12 - hyperbridge - $2.5m 7) apr 12 - subquery - $60k 8) apr 13 - dango - $410k 9) apr 13 - mona - $61k 10) apr 14 - zerion - $100k 11) apr 16 - rhea finance - $18.4m 12) apr 16 - grinex - $15m 13) apr 18 - kelp dao - $293m 14) apr 20 - juicebox v3 - $52k 15) apr 20 - thetanuts finance - $50k 16) apr 21 - volo protocol - $3.5m 17) apr 22 - kipseli - $80k 18) apr 23 - giddy finance - $1.3m 19) apr 25 - purrlend - $1.5m 20) apr 26 - scallop - $150k 21) apr 27 - singularity finance - $413k 22) apr 27 - zetachain - $300k 23) apr 28 - judao - $228k 24) apr 28 - quant - $138k 25) apr 29 - aftermath perps - $1.14m 26) apr 29 - sweat foundation - $3.5m 27) apr 29 - syndicate - $330k 28) apr 30 - wasabi protocol - $5m+ 8:39 AM · Apr 30, 2026 · 65.9K Views

                                                  Alt...@0x_abdul april 2026 was the worst month ever in terms of defi exploits ~$635M lost in total, 28 incidents in 30 days: 1) apr 1 - drift - $285m 2) apr 3 - silo v2 - $392k 3) apr 4 - tmm - $1.67m 4) apr 5 - denaria finance - $165k 5) apr 9 - aethir - $423k 6) apr 12 - hyperbridge - $2.5m 7) apr 12 - subquery - $60k 8) apr 13 - dango - $410k 9) apr 13 - mona - $61k 10) apr 14 - zerion - $100k 11) apr 16 - rhea finance - $18.4m 12) apr 16 - grinex - $15m 13) apr 18 - kelp dao - $293m 14) apr 20 - juicebox v3 - $52k 15) apr 20 - thetanuts finance - $50k 16) apr 21 - volo protocol - $3.5m 17) apr 22 - kipseli - $80k 18) apr 23 - giddy finance - $1.3m 19) apr 25 - purrlend - $1.5m 20) apr 26 - scallop - $150k 21) apr 27 - singularity finance - $413k 22) apr 27 - zetachain - $300k 23) apr 28 - judao - $228k 24) apr 28 - quant - $138k 25) apr 29 - aftermath perps - $1.14m 26) apr 29 - sweat foundation - $3.5m 27) apr 29 - syndicate - $330k 28) apr 30 - wasabi protocol - $5m+ 8:39 AM · Apr 30, 2026 · 65.9K Views

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                                                    [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                    @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                    New: President Trump's memecoin project is preparing to launch a membership club promising "elite and extraordinary experiences". This is the latest attempt to prop up a token down 97% from peak.

                                                    citationneeded.news/trump-coin

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                                                      [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                      @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                      Newsletter: Although Sam Bankman-Fried tried to withdraw his motion for a new trial, Judge Kaplan rejected it on its merits. This leaves Bankman-Fried with essentially no realistic avenues to avoid his 25-year prison sentence.

                                                      citationneeded.news/sbf-new-tr

                                                        [?]Light » 🌐
                                                        @light@noc.social

                                                        What is and what is the problem with it?

                                                        I am trying to audit the VPN/mixnet: nym.com/

                                                        It uses a native cryptocurrency called NYM with an ICO. Info here: icodrops.com/nym/
                                                        What does all this mean? Both semantically and for the security and privacy of the Nym network?

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                                                          [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                          @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                          The White House says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick properly divested from Cantor Fitzgerald by transferring leadership to his sons.

                                                          Anyway GOP officials called Lutnick about a Cantor-funded PAC planning to spend $1.75M on Ken Paxton and the PAC reversed course, but that’s probably just how independent companies behave when the former owner gets a phone call.

                                                          axios.com/2026/04/24/texas-cry

                                                            [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                            @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                            He also writes “As I have had to focus on responding to these questions rather than drafting a response to the prosecution's opposition, and because I do not believe I will get a fair hearing on this topic in front of you, I am now requesting to withdraw the Rule 33 motion” (for a new trial)

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                                                              [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                              @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                              Sam Bankman-Fried’s affidavit has arrived. He says his attorneys of record had no input into his motion for a new trial, but that he shared drafts with his parents (both attorneys). “They made editorial and organizational suggestions, some of which I incorporated”

                                                              Dear Judge Kaplan: I am writing to respond to your Memorandum Order of march 23, 2026, requesting me to state whether an attorney wrote either my rule 33 motion or supporting memorandum "in whole or in substantial part." (I am assuming that the inclusion of Mr. Chapsky's accompanying Affidavit was inadvertent, as I neither wrote nor purported to write that.) I conceived of the Rule 33 Motion, formulated the arguments, drafted multiple versions of it myself, and did the bulk of the legal research while I was at MDC Brooklyn and had better access to legal materials as well as a word processor. You asked about the three attorneys of record in other stages of this case; none of them had any significant input into the Rule 33 Motion. I have not discussed it with them or shared any drafts with them. Mr. Mukasey and Ms . Young only represented me in the sentencing phase, and no longer do so . While Ms. Shapiro is still representing me on my appeal, she is not representing me on this matter and I have not consulted her on it. I also shared drafts with my parents, Barbara Fried and Joe Bankman. They made editorial and organizational suggestions, some of which I incorporated into the motion. They also helped print it, as I no longer had access to a word processor. I also shared earlier drafts with a New York attorney who was originally hired to represent me on the Rule 33 Motion before I

                                                              Alt...Dear Judge Kaplan: I am writing to respond to your Memorandum Order of march 23, 2026, requesting me to state whether an attorney wrote either my rule 33 motion or supporting memorandum "in whole or in substantial part." (I am assuming that the inclusion of Mr. Chapsky's accompanying Affidavit was inadvertent, as I neither wrote nor purported to write that.) I conceived of the Rule 33 Motion, formulated the arguments, drafted multiple versions of it myself, and did the bulk of the legal research while I was at MDC Brooklyn and had better access to legal materials as well as a word processor. You asked about the three attorneys of record in other stages of this case; none of them had any significant input into the Rule 33 Motion. I have not discussed it with them or shared any drafts with them. Mr. Mukasey and Ms . Young only represented me in the sentencing phase, and no longer do so . While Ms. Shapiro is still representing me on my appeal, she is not representing me on this matter and I have not consulted her on it. I also shared drafts with my parents, Barbara Fried and Joe Bankman. They made editorial and organizational suggestions, some of which I incorporated into the motion. They also helped print it, as I no longer had access to a word processor. I also shared earlier drafts with a New York attorney who was originally hired to represent me on the Rule 33 Motion before I

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                                                                [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                Newsletter: As the president’s family’s shady dealings continue to mount, SEC enforcement actions have collapsed to twenty-year lows. The CFTC says it doesn’t need staff when it has AI.

                                                                citationneeded.news/issue-104/

                                                                  [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
                                                                  @cryptadamist@universeodon.com

                                                                  2/ so far the / hack (tentatively attributed to ) has led to a quarter of all money being drained from and massive withdrawals across the entire ecosystem.

                                                                  protos.com/defi-sector-in-14b-

                                                                    [?]Japan Pop News » 🌐
                                                                    @news@wakoka.com

                                                                    wacoca.com/news/2816623/ ラテンアメリカ・インサイト：ブラジルがオンラインギャンブルの禁止を検討、ベネズエラが国家ステーブルコインの導入を提案 – Bitcoin News

                                                                    「暗号資産は『我々の最優先事項』です」― SEC、優先事項を概説するポッドキャストを開始

                                                                    Alt...「暗号資産は『我々の最優先事項』です」― SEC、優先事項を概説するポッドキャストを開始

                                                                      [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                      @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                      Cantor Fitzgerald — the firm previously run by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, now controlled by his sons, and which also custodies the reserves for offshore stablecoin issuer Tether — put $10 million into a Republican-focused crypto super PAC led by a Tether executive.

                                                                      citationneeded.news/commerce-s

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                                                                        [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                        @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                        The new Fellowship crypto PAC has filed its first fundraising disclosure. It reports a $10 million contribution from Cantor Fitzgerald (previously headed by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, now controlled by his sons) and $1 million from Anchorage Digital.

                                                                        SCHEDULE A (FEC Form 3X)<br>ITEMIZED RECEIPTS<br>A. Anchor Labs Inc<br>Date of Receipt 01-12-2026<br>Amount of Each Receipt this Period 1000000.00<br>Aggregate Year-to-Date&nbsp;1000000.00<br>B. Cantor Fitzgerald<br>Date of Receipt 01-23-2026<br>Amount of Each Receipt this Period&nbsp;10000000.00<br>Aggregate Year-to-Date&nbsp;10000000.00

                                                                        Alt...SCHEDULE A (FEC Form 3X)<br>ITEMIZED RECEIPTS<br>A. Anchor Labs Inc<br>Date of Receipt 01-12-2026<br>Amount of Each Receipt this Period 1000000.00<br>Aggregate Year-to-Date&nbsp;1000000.00<br>B. Cantor Fitzgerald<br>Date of Receipt 01-23-2026<br>Amount of Each Receipt this Period&nbsp;10000000.00<br>Aggregate Year-to-Date&nbsp;10000000.00

                                                                          [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                          @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                          (Friends With Benefits was big in 2021–2022-ish? and landed a $100M valuation from a16z ll)

                                                                          Since its humble beginnings as a social experiment in September 2020, FWB has grown to nearly 2000 members and its community has driven an outsized portion of the cultural value in web3. DAO members have launched a (now canonical)token-gated events app, an NFT gallery, a web3-focused editorial venture, a virtual music studio, and a real-time community dashboard, in addition to a series of parties around the world. Their next venture, FWB Cities, aims to scale the DAO’s IRL footprint, partnering with city-specific spaces, communities, and experiences to bring real world benefits to the FWB membership. In this way, FWB Cities offers a glimpse into the very first IRL metaverse and will make the entry fee even more accessible to more people. Because of FWB, it’s now possible to envision a world where the first time you interact with crypto is when you walk into a bar or attend your friend’s concert. Our goal is to offer guidance as FWB navigates the complexities that come with the next phase of DAO maturity. We plan to actively participate in governance and we will empower key community members through delegation. We’re thrilled to be a part of the FWB community as they lead the charge toward mainstream adoption of web3.

                                                                          Alt...Since its humble beginnings as a social experiment in September 2020, FWB has grown to nearly 2000 members and its community has driven an outsized portion of the cultural value in web3. DAO members have launched a (now canonical)token-gated events app, an NFT gallery, a web3-focused editorial venture, a virtual music studio, and a real-time community dashboard, in addition to a series of parties around the world. Their next venture, FWB Cities, aims to scale the DAO’s IRL footprint, partnering with city-specific spaces, communities, and experiences to bring real world benefits to the FWB membership. In this way, FWB Cities offers a glimpse into the very first IRL metaverse and will make the entry fee even more accessible to more people. Because of FWB, it’s now possible to envision a world where the first time you interact with crypto is when you walk into a bar or attend your friend’s concert. Our goal is to offer guidance as FWB navigates the complexities that come with the next phase of DAO maturity. We plan to actively participate in governance and we will empower key community members through delegation. We’re thrilled to be a part of the FWB community as they lead the charge toward mainstream adoption of web3.

                                                                            [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                            @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                            beyond all the crypto stuff, it seems like a red flag that the Fed Chair nominee clearly went through a DAO phase

                                                                            24.1.53.14&nbsp;CreatorDAO (Creator investment platform)

                                                                            Alt...24.1.53.14&nbsp;CreatorDAO (Creator investment platform)

                                                                            24.1.53.25 Friends With Benefits (Web3 community platform)

                                                                            Alt...24.1.53.25 Friends With Benefits (Web3 community platform)

                                                                              [?]Japan Pop News » 🌐
                                                                              @news@wakoka.com

                                                                              wacoca.com/news/2811514/ 「オペレーション・アトランティック」により、米国、英国、カナダ各地の被害者が特定され、4,500万ドルに上る仮想通貨詐欺の実態が明らかになりました。 – Bitcoin News

                                                                              Jamie Redman

                                                                              Alt...Jamie Redman

                                                                                [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                                @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                                Their endorsements so far are all Republicans:
                                                                                • Alan Wilson, South Carolina governor
                                                                                • Mike Collins, Georgia Senate
                                                                                • Julia Letlow, Louisiana Senate
                                                                                • Pete Ricketts, Nebraska Senate (incumbent)
                                                                                • Nate Morris, Kentucky Senate
                                                                                • Blake Miguez, Louisiana House District 5

                                                                                  [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                                  @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                                  It seems like this PAC will indeed be entering the playing field, and potentially dramatically increasing the amount of money in play on behalf of the crypto industry if their earlier claims around funds committed are to be believed. There are a few more days until their quarterly filing is due, at which point we should get more insight into how much money this PAC has on hand and where it's coming from.

                                                                                    [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                                    @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                                    A week ago, Fellowship PAC announced that Jesse Spiro, head of government affairs at stablecoin company Tether, would be chairing the PAC. Now they've endorsed a slate of Republican candidates, and made their first expenditure ($300,000 in the last moments of Clayton Fuller's successful bid for the special election in GA-14).

                                                                                      [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                                      @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                                      In September 2025, a new cryptocurrency super PAC launched, claiming to have $100 million committed.

                                                                                      If true, it would mean the crypto super PACs would have nearly half again as much cash to deploy in the midterms. But their EOY filing showed $0, and I was beginning to wonder if it was a bust.

                                                                                      Press release from Fellowship PAC:&nbsp;THE FELLOWSHIP PAC The Fellowship PAC Launches With Over $100 Million Committed to Protect America's Leadership in Innovation and Transparency Washington, DC September 15th., 2025: The Fellowship PAC, a new independent-expenditure, today announced over $100 million commitment to back pro-innovation, pro-crypto candidates who will safeguard America's role as the global leader in digital assets and entrepreneurship. The Fellowship PAC represents the next step in the industry's evolution-building on the unprecedented momentum that innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors have already created. Unlike past political efforts, the Fellowship PAC's mission is defined by transparency and trust, ensuring political action directly supports the broader ecosystem rather than narrow or individual interests. Under President Trump's administration, a regulatory framework is being established that puts America on the path to become the global crypto capital. The Fellowship PAC will exist to carry that momentum forward, reinforcing America's competitive edge in digital asset innovation and guaranteeing that founders and domestic crypto companies have the freedom, clarity, and regulatory support to build the future here at home. The PAC will focus on: Supporting candidates committed to transparent and predictable rules for digital assets. Protecting America

                                                                                      Alt...Press release from Fellowship PAC:&nbsp;THE FELLOWSHIP PAC The Fellowship PAC Launches With Over $100 Million Committed to Protect America's Leadership in Innovation and Transparency Washington, DC September 15th., 2025: The Fellowship PAC, a new independent-expenditure, today announced over $100 million commitment to back pro-innovation, pro-crypto candidates who will safeguard America's role as the global leader in digital assets and entrepreneurship. The Fellowship PAC represents the next step in the industry's evolution-building on the unprecedented momentum that innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors have already created. Unlike past political efforts, the Fellowship PAC's mission is defined by transparency and trust, ensuring political action directly supports the broader ecosystem rather than narrow or individual interests. Under President Trump's administration, a regulatory framework is being established that puts America on the path to become the global crypto capital. The Fellowship PAC will exist to carry that momentum forward, reinforcing America's competitive edge in digital asset innovation and guaranteeing that founders and domestic crypto companies have the freedom, clarity, and regulatory support to build the future here at home. The PAC will focus on: Supporting candidates committed to transparent and predictable rules for digital assets. Protecting America

                                                                                        [?]stux⚡️ » 🌐
                                                                                        @stux@mstdn.social

                                                                                        @web3isgreat Haha :bloblaugh:

                                                                                        Just another day in the shitty world of

                                                                                          [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                                          @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                                          Newsletter: Coinbase is accused of holding the cryptocurrency industry hostage over stablecoin rewards, prediction markets face an onslaught of opposition, and a Stand With Crypto poll can’t even get enthusiasm from its own activists

                                                                                          citationneeded.news/issue-103/

                                                                                            [?]Japan Pop News » 🌐
                                                                                            @news@wakoka.com

                                                                                            wacoca.com/news/2802400/ バイナンス豪州法人に約10.9億円の制裁金、顧客分類不備で | あたらしい経済

                                                                                            バイナンス豪州法人に約10.9億円の制裁金、顧客分類不備で | あたらしい経済

                                                                                            Alt...バイナンス豪州法人に約10.9億円の制裁金、顧客分類不備で | あたらしい経済

                                                                                              [?]Toni Aittoniemi » 🌐
                                                                                              @gimulnautti@mastodon.green

                                                                                              If prediction markets end up killing , I would feel vindicated.

                                                                                              A lot of suckers, money laundering, cybercrime. That was the value base.

                                                                                              Gambling, which is often about financially desperate people, was the rest.

                                                                                              youtube.com/watch?v=-Rr3o1S-SQk

                                                                                              … yes, I did have more than 2 bitcoin at some point, but i’ve slowly sold it off at the peaks, now only holding 0.15

                                                                                              I got into it quite early out of anarchist intuitions, but was disillusioned quickly.

                                                                                                [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                                                @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                                                Newsletter: As they angle for a presidential pardon in television interviews, Sam Bankman-Fried’s law professor parents file “pro se” motions for their adult son, leave voicemails with the judge, and sign documents claiming they're from him in prison.

                                                                                                citationneeded.news/sam-bankma

                                                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                                  One case that sparked tension involved entrepreneur , a major backer of the ​family's venture, & another involved boss Elon , a big donor to Trump's campaign who briefly served as the president's special adviser, the 2 people said.

                                                                                                    [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                                                    @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                                                    The cryptocurrency industry super PACs dumped $14.2 million into the Illinois primaries. 90% of that – $12.8 million – was wasted, in that it went to opposing Democratic candidates who won their primaries (Stratton in the Senate race, Ford in H-07) or supporting their opponents.

                                                                                                    Their only victories in the state were where they contributed money towards outcomes that were already highly likely. They opposed Robert Peters (H-02), who had been polling in third place and ultimately received 12% of the vote. They supported Bean (H-08) and incumbent Budzinski (H-13).

                                                                                                      [?]Molly White » 🌐
                                                                                                      @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io

                                                                                                      Newsletter: Justin Sun buys his way out of an SEC fraud case, Iranian transactions on Binance draw DOJ scrutiny as the exchange sues the newspaper that reported on them, and crypto super PACs dump millions into Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois.

                                                                                                      citationneeded.news/issue-102/

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