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Trump sees ‘biggest financial success’ after earning $6 billion in new crypto venture. Critics blast it as unethical

President Donald Trump‘s crypto fortune reached new heights after an investment in a new cryptocurrency venture earned his family business a whopping $6 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump amassed his “biggest financial success” on Monday, surpassing his decades-long real estate portfolio, which includes properties around the world. The launch of the Trump-owned cryptocurrency, WLFI, is the equivalent of an initial trade offering, allowing investors to buy and sell on the open market like a listed company’s shares. […]

todaySeptember 3, 2025

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Trump signs landmark crypto bill. Here’s what it could mean for Black Americans

President Donald Trump signed into law landmark crypto legislation on Friday, marking a major turning point for the digital asset industry. The GENIUS Act, passed in Congress with bipartisan support, establishes for the first time in history a U.S. dollar-backed regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The new legislation advancing consumer and business regulation of cryptocurrency is seen as a necessary step as the global industry reaches a market cap of more than $3 trillion. “This is a hell of an […]

todayJuly 18, 2025

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Rep. Maxine Waters warns crypto legislation opens door for Trump corruption, financial crisis

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to pass landmark cryptocurrency legislation, sending the nation’s first federal regulatory framework for stablecoin digital currencies to the desk of President Donald Trump. Ahead of Wednesday’s historic vote on the GENIUS Act, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., led a group of House Democrats in opposition to the crypto legislation, warning that it would open the floodgates for financial corruption and further enrichment of the wealthy class, most especially Trump and his family. Waters, […]

todayJuly 16, 2025 2

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Lamar Odom faces angry protesters while attending Trump’s ‘corrupt’ crypto dinner

President Donald Trump and attendees of his average of $1.8 million-per-ticket crypto dinner were met with angry protesters outside the D.C. Trump National Golf Club on Thursday night amid accusations of Trump using the Office of the President to enrich himself. Retired NBA star Lamar Odom was among the 220 attendees who invested millions into Trump’s memecoin, a cryptocurrency, to secure a seat at the dinner. The coin earned a total of $148 million. Odom was all smiles as protesters […]

todayMay 23, 2025 3

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Trump accused of unethically enriching himself with Crypto dinner for investors

President Donald Trump is being slammed by critics for hosting a dinner Thursday night for cryptocurrency investors of his personal memecoin. They argue the multi-million dollar dinner crosses ethical lines by providing access to the presidency in exchange for investing his family business. The dinner is being hosted at Trump’s golf club in Virginia for the top 220 buyers of the president’s memecoin, called $TRUMP. The top 25 will get a more personal cocktail reception and a tour of the […]

todayMay 22, 2025