Crypto Shenanigans: Trump’s Windfall, Bybit’s Daring Dabble, and a TikToker’s Wild Ride!

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Oh, what a weekend it was in the wacky world of crypto! Headlines were popping up like mushrooms after a rainstorm, featuring a certain political figure with a knack for making money, a new decentralized exchange that sounds like a fancy dessert, and a TikToker who had a night to remember (or forget!). 🍄💰

Let’s dive into the most scrumptious stories that tickled our fancy over the past few days!

Trump’s Crypto Capers: A Whopping $57 Million!

Hold onto your hats, folks! Donald Trump has reportedly raked in a jaw-dropping $57 million from his crypto escapade, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), launched with his sons before he decided to play president again in 2024. Critics are wagging their fingers, calling it “open corruption,” as if they’ve never seen a good old-fashioned token sale before! With a whopping $550 million in sales and a crowd of eager investors, it’s a wonder he didn’t throw a party! 🎉

All this was revealed in a 234-page financial filing—yes, you read that right, 234 pages!—submitted to the Office of Government Ethics. While some folks are scratching their heads about the blurry lines between public service and personal profit, Trump’s golf business is still the real cash cow, pulling in a cool $110 million during the same time. Talk about a hole-in-one! ⛳️

Bybit’s ‘Byreal’: A Daring New Adventure!

Next up, we have Bybit, strutting into the decentralized finance arena with its new creation, Byreal! This Solana-based DEX is set to launch a testnet on June 30 and a mainnet in Q3 2025. CEO Ben Zhou took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to boast about how Byreal combines the best of both worlds—centralized exchange-level liquidity and decentralized transparency. Sounds fancy, doesn’t it? 🍰

With this hybrid model, Byreal aims to outshine existing DEXs like Uniswap, which currently holds a 24% market share and a staggering $4.93 billion in total value locked (TVL). Byreal is like the on-chain extension of Bybit’s global exchange, ready to take the crypto world by storm! 🌪️

Kidnapped Crypto Influencer: A Twist of Fate!

And now for the pièce de résistance! In a bizarre turn of events in Northern France, a 26-year-old TikTok crypto influencer was snatched away on a Friday night by four ruffians demanding €50,000 in crypto (that’s about $57,000 for those counting pennies). They gave him a good scare and shoved him into a stolen vehicle. But wait! The plot thickens! 😱

Our influencer, with a following of 40,000 on TikTok, managed to convince his captors that he was as broke as a church mouse. When they peeked at his crypto account and saw it was emptier than a politician’s promise, they let him go the very next day! Now, he’s under investigation by France’s Organized and Specialized Crime Division, adding to the growing list of “wrench attacks” targeting unsuspecting crypto users. What a wild ride! 🚗💨

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2025-06-16 22:22