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It seems the hard and soft data have converged toward each other. pic.twitter.com/n1zRMBv81j
— Bob Elliott (@BobEUnlimited) June 18, 2025
BREAKING: X will soon launch investing and trading directly within the app, per FT.
“You’ll be able to come to X and be able to transact your whole financial life on the platform,” X CEO @lindayaX says.
X is the future of finance. pic.twitter.com/oRE3WvmR0C
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) June 19, 2025
JUST IN: Coinbase CEO says “the world needs crypto, now more than ever.”
“Debt is growing exponentially, inflation is crippling entire nations, economic freedom is declining. It’s time to increase economic freedom globally, with crypto.” pic.twitter.com/ASlNUPzrLb
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) June 20, 2025
The Genius Act just passed the Senate and will likely become law. If so, it may be one of the most consequential changes to the global financial system in many years. It effectively deputizes U.S. corporations to dollarize the world, ultimately defangs the KYC/AML regime, and…
— Samuel Lee (@svrnco) June 17, 2025
Here’s $CRCL on every day since its IPO. Incredible run.
6/5 +168%
6/6 +29%
6/9 +7%
6/10 -8%
6/11 +10%
6/12 -9%
6/13 +25%
6/16 +13%
6/17 -1.2%
6/18 +34%
6/20 +21%— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) June 20, 2025
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