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⌐◪-◪ → Pump.Fun is officially a real-life black mirror episode

The livestream meta on Pump.Fun has gone completely off the rails, with memecoin creators performing increasingly dangerous, NSFW, and outright illegal stunts. Just to give you a taste of how far things have gone:

1. Man pretends to be a NAZI and burns star of david

2. Man threatens to kill his goldfish with a pistol

3. Dev shoots gun in house every time token is bought

Pump.Fun’s founder, Alon, insists they’re actively moderating illicit content, claiming their team is working “around the clock,” but the cracks are showing. They’re clearly struggling to keep up with the platform’s viral growth.

The root problem here isn’t Pump.Fun itself—it’s human nature. People are willing to do anything for money, whether it’s on Pump.Fun or elsewhere on the internet. What we’re seeing is an unfiltered, raw look into the desperation and poverty that drives people to these extremes.

Whatever’s happening needs to stop, but it’s a delicate balancing act between enforcing moderation and preserving free speech—while doing so in a scalable and objective way.

What did I tell you guys? Crypto is the garden of Eden, and memecoins are the forbidden fruit.

⌐◪-◪ → Tether Just Got a Whole Lot More Legit

Cantor Fitzgerald just acquired a strategic 5% stake in Tether, worth over $600M.

It’s a brilliant move because, in simple terms, Cantor gets a slice of one of the most profitable companies, while Tether gains regulatory protection. Remember, Trump picked Howard Lutnick—Cantor’s CEO—for Commerce Secretary, making this a clear political power play.

On top of that, Lutnick is planning a $2B Bitcoin-backed lending program, aiming to make BTC the collateral of choice for institutions. With Cantor already holding most of Tether’s reserves, this partnership signals even stronger ties between TradFi and crypto—and a potential regulatory shield for Tether.

Bitcoin-backed loans are inching closer to becoming “safe collateral.” If this plays out, the floodgates of institutional money could open wider than ever.

Bullish for Bitcoin. Bullish for Tether. Puts pressure on Circle.

⌐◪-◪ → ⌐◪-◪ → Microstrategy’s biggest Bitcoin buy yet.

Michael Saylor just added another 55,500 BTC to MicroStrategy’s balance sheet for $5.4 billion, bringing their total holdings to 386,700 BTC—acquired for $21.9 billion at an average price of $56,761 per Bitcoin.

To put MicroStrategy’s insane levels of conviction into perspective, they’ve purchased $12B Bitcoin this month (so far), 1.6x more than all of the Bitcoin ETFs combined.

Analysts now predict MicroStrategy could own 4% of the world’s BTC supply by 2033. Bernstein even raised its MSTR price target to $600, calling it a “Bitcoin magnet” attracting global capital.

Saylor isn’t just buying Bitcoin—he’s rewriting the rules of corporate treasury management and inspiring companies worldwide to do the same.

Love him or hate him, Saylor’s conviction is undeniable.

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