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š½ļø Trumpās meme coin dinner goes international
š³ Apple Pay outage leaves wallets empty
š Fintechās trust issues hit the spotlight
Trump Meme Coin Dinner Getsā¦ International? šŗšøš
Source : Medium
President Trump is hosting a private dinner for top $TRUMP coin holdersāturns out, most of them arenāt even American.
šØ Breaking News:
19 of the top 25 $TRUMP meme coin holders are likely based outside the U.S., including major wallets linked to Binance.
ā”Wire Simplified ā
Trump is hosting a meme coin dinner on May 22 at his Virginia golf club.
The top 220 holders of the $TRUMP token were invited.
Many wallets are tied to foreign exchanges like Binance.
Blockchain firm Inca Digital and Bloomberg confirm most holders arenāt U.S. citizens.
Justin Sun reportedly spent $75M on Trump-linked tokens and may top the leaderboard.
āļøStraight to the Point:
Trumpās meme coin dinner looks more global than localāraising eyebrows about crypto, campaign money, and whoās really buying influence.
š Does it matter if most $TRUMP holders are non-U.S. citizens? |
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Apple Pay Stumbled on Friday šš³
Source : Unsplash
Apple, the tech giant behind iPhones and Wallet, had a rough Friday as its payment features faced widespread outages.
šØ Breaking News:
Apple Pay, Wallet, Apple Card, and Apple Cash all faced issues Friday. Wallet and Apple Pay were the last to recover.
ā”Wire Simplified ā
Nearly 3,000 users reported Apple Pay problems on Downdetector.
Apple Card and Cash issues were resolved early.
Wallet and Apple Pay took longer to fix.
Users were unable to make payments for hours.
Apple hasnāt yet released an official statement.
āļøStraight to the Point:
A Friday tech fumble left Apple users fumbling for cashāreminder that even the sleekest systems can trip over a wire.
$BTC looks like it's still in the topping process. It took 4 quarterly candles last cycle, and a slight all time high on the 4th.
Right now we're on a 3rd looking for a new high.
Many newcomers to $BTC have enjoyed this bull cycle, but have they endured a š»?
ā Darkly Energized (@ka1n0s)
3:22 PM ā¢ May 18, 2025
At this point, in many cases, long form content only serves as a catch all net for banging short form content.
With that in mind; the best guests repeat the question so as to make the clip start with a banging hook.
āThe best investment I madeā
āThe biggest crisis moment
ā Harry Stebbings (@HarryStebbings)
6:19 PM ā¢ May 18, 2025
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