
Our weekly updates are put together by folks deep in the crypto scene, giving you a clear picture of what's happening without overwhelming you.

August 9, 2024
ALPHA: What a Wonderful Worlde
August 9, 2024
AIRDROPS: Margin trading, no liquidation
August 2, 2024
AIRDROPS: Lend an asset
August 2, 2024
ALPHA: What a Wonderful Worlde
July 26, 2024
AIRDROPS: Apple + Moon
July 26, 2024
ALPHA: Make it Immutable
July 19, 2024
ALPHA: Are you an Old Soul?
July 19, 2024
AIRDROPS: On the Mantle
July 12, 2024
AIRDROPS: Stone age
July 12, 2024
ALPHA: Free ChampionsFeb 28, 2025

NFTs
Into the MAGAverse? Trump Org Files Trademarks for Metaverse, NFT Platforms
It appears that the Trumps have yet to find a corner of crypto they don’t like. This week, the Trump Organization filed a slew of trademarks indicating the company is mulling expansion into a digital sector that’s struggled for years: the metaverse. The dozens of proposed new protections for the signature “Trump” mark include “downloadable virtual reality game software featuring crypto tokens for use in online virtual worlds,” and several categories of NFT-backed virtual goods available for sal...
Feb 27, 2025

Law and Order
Degens, Rejoice: Meme Coins Are Not Securities, Says SEC
Wall Street's top regulator has said that meme coins are not securities. In a Thursday statement, the Securities and Exchange Commission said that such assets typically would not be considered securities based on the regulator's current interpretation of the Howey test. Earlier this month, the SEC's new crypto task force boss said that meme coins were unlikely to fall under the watchdog's jurisdiction. "It is the division’s view that transactions in the types of meme coins described in this sta...
Feb 21, 2025

Law and Order
Florida Woman Accused of $850K Trump Solana Meme Coin Theft, Faces Deportation
A South Florida woman could face deportation after allegedly stealing over $850,000 worth of crypto from her ex-boyfriend. Maissa Jebali, 22, is accused of taking the substantial sum of Donald Trump's official Solana meme coin (TRUMP), from Anthony Bravo, a Miami man she had been dating for several months, according to a Miami Police Department affidavit. Following a tense squabble on Bravo's yacht, he discovered the alleged theft when he woke from a nap and checked his crypto accounts, the comp...
Feb 19, 2025

DeFi
More Than Luck: How the $100 Million Trump Meme Coin Whale Got the Inside Scoop
The identity of the suspiciously well-timed trader who turned $1 million worth of Solana (SOL) into over $116 million by jumping on President Donald Trump’s meme coin launch last month has been unmasked—and new details have surfaced as to how they were able to get in on the token so incredibly quickly. Hint: it wasn’t luck. According to analysis by the on-chain research firm Bubblemaps, the trader in question has been identified as Naseem—a notorious, pseudonymous crypto investor and hacker with...
Feb 11, 2025

Business
How Ripple, Novogratz and MoonPay Helped Trump's Solana Meme Coin Succeed
MoonPay, a crypto payments company, secured a crucial $160 million in combined loans from Galaxy Digital and Ripple to sustain the surging demand and purchases of President Donald Trump’s official Solana meme coin, TRUMP, during the weekend of its launch. The trio's collaboration, which was detailed by the MoonPay President Keith Grossman on the ”When Shift Happens” podcast, required MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright to “sign away his life” and the company to “promise” it had no liens on its reserve...
Feb 11, 2025

Law and Order
Meme Coins Like Solana's TRUMP Probably Not Under SEC Jurisdiction: Hester Peirce
The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's new crypto task force has said that meme coins are unlikely to fall under the watchdog's jurisdiction. In an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce was asked about President Donald Trump and his wife's official meme coins, TRUMP and MELANIA, and whether such cryptocurrencies would fall under the agency's jurisdiction. The newly appointed boss of the SEC's crypto task force said such assets probably do not. Preside...
Feb 10, 2025

Markets
Trump Solana Meme Coin Sinks Lower as Bitcoin and Dogecoin Hold Steady
President Donald Trump’s official Solana meme coin–TRUMP–has reached a price not seen since just hours after its launch, as trading volumes of the token slide to new lows. The President’s meme coin dipped to $14.86 late Sunday, marking the lowest price notched by CoinGecko since early on January 18, just hours after the token was launched by Trump a couple hours ahead of his inauguration. TRUMP is down 2.6% in the last 24 hours while other major crypto assets like Bitcoin and Dogecoin have rema...
Feb 5, 2025

Markets
Solana Meme Coins TRUMP, VINE See Double Digit Gains in Market Lull
None of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap have made significant moves over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. However, in meme land, tokens like TRUMP, MELANIA, and a new coin called FARTBOY have made double digit moves upwards. Official Trump (TRUMP), a token endorsed by the U.S. President, has jumped 12.4% over the past 24 hours—his wife’s official token Melania Meme (MELANIA) is also up nearly 2%. This comes the morning after Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister, Benja...
Jan 30, 2025

Markets
Trump Solana Meme Coin Trading Volume Has Collapsed Since Inauguration Day
President Donald Trump’s meme coin drop on Solana was the biggest thing in crypto just under two weeks ago, but both the price and daily trading volume tallies have fallen substantially in recent days. And among remaining Official Trump (TRUMP) holders, it appears some may have grown tired of “winning.” Despite listings from popular trading venues like Robinhood, Binance, and Coinbase, TRUMP’s trading volume has been on the decline. The meme coin saw $36 billion worth of trading volume alongside...
Jan 30, 2025

Business
Official Donald Trump Solana Meme Coin Can Now Be Used to Buy Presidential Merch
Websites selling official Donald Trump-themed merchandise have begun accepting Official Trump (TRUMP) payments. Customers can use the president's official Solana-based meme coin to purchase Trump-inspired wares such as watches, perfumes and sneakers. The TRUMP payments are processed through Solana Pay, a free-to-use payments framework built on the Solana network. The meme coin holders can purchase merchandise with their tokens at GetTrumpWatches.com, GetTrumpFragrances.com and GetTrumpSneakers.c...
Jan 24, 2025

Long Reads
Is Donald Trump’s Meme Coin Legal? Limits of Presidential Power and Norms Are Being Tested, Experts Say
It’s been less than a week since President Donald Trump launched his own meme coin on the eve of his inauguration—and yet, in crypto, it’s felt like half a lifetime. Though he’d embraced crypto in numerous ways, Trump—arguably the most famous person on Earth—suddenly shilling his own meme coin, while ascending to (arguably) the most powerful position on the planet, broke a few brains and fried several more. That the president may have just enriched himself to the tune of several billion dollar...