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Trump's Revenge Run

gm Bankless Nation, the market is seeing green with XRP and SOL ecosystem projects gaining, but the day's biggest green candle belongs to TRUMP.
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Feb 14, 2025 • 3 min read
Trump's Revenge Run
Published on Feb 14, 2025 ❤️
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Trump's Revenge Run
  1. 🟠 Abu Dhabi Loads Up on BlackRock BTC ETF. The sovereign wealth fund accumulated $440M in holdings of the bitcoin ETF in Q4, according to new financial filings.
  2. 📲 Pump.fun Launches Mobile App. The premier Solana memecoin launcher is bringing the degeneracy to mobile with its new native app.
  3. 🤖 Kaito Unveils KAITO Token in 'InfoFi' Play. The AI-powered "social intelligence" platform has been one of the more eye-catching opps for airdrop hunters.
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Daily Market Snapshot: Trump's memecoin led the market in a major way Friday with a revenge pump that added $7B to its FDV, which now sits above $23B. It's been a challenging first month for the token, which peaked shortly after launch at $73, and has been grinding lower and lower since. What about $MELANIA? Yes, it's up 12% today, but early buyers of the down-bad asset likely aren't breaking out the champagne yet.
Prices as of 1pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $3.28T ↗ 4.2% ↗ 3.1%
BTC $98,299 ↗ 2.8% ↗ 0.4%
ETH $2,754 ↗ 5.6% ↗ 3.0%
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