Renowned “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki is at it again, dropping a fiery warning against Bitcoin and precious metal ETFs in a February 28, 2025, X post. He’s doubling down on direct ownership, calling ETFs “banksters’ money” and urging folks to shield themselves from what he paints as a corrupt banking system teetering…
A fiery Oval Office showdown between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday has sparked a swift reaction, with senior officials confirming Trump’s intent to fast-track an investigation into potential fraud and waste in U.S. aid to Ukraine, per a Reuters report. The heated exchange cut their meeting short, capping a…
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao dropped a double-edged update on February 28, 2025, via X, announcing he’ll pump “a few hundred BNB in liquidity” into BNB Chain’s weekly program winners until his stash runs dry—while slapping down anyone trying to snag his attention with token handouts. The liquidity pledge ties into the BNB Chain Meme…
The Bybit hack—a staggering $1.4 billion heist that rocked the crypto world on February 21, 2025—has thrown a spotlight on how stablecoin giants handle stolen funds. While Tether moved swiftly to freeze 106K USDT tied to the breach, which some link to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Circle’s been dragging its feet on 115K USDC directly…
BlackRock’s making waves in crypto again, tucking its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ETF into its massive $150 billion model-portfolio universe, per a February 28, 2025, Bloomberg report. The $11 trillion asset management titan’s giving Bitcoin a 1-2% allocation in its target portfolios—a small but potent nod that could spark fresh demand amid crypto’s wild ride…
Olumide Osunkoya, a 46-year-old Brit, has been slapped with a four-year prison sentence for illegally running cryptocurrency ATMs across the UK through his company, GidiPlus. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) threw the book at him, and on February 28, 2025, a court convicted him of unregistered crypto activity, forgery, using fake IDs, and possessing criminal…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pumping the brakes on deciding whether to greenlight or nix Cboe Exchange’s bid to list options on Fidelity Investments’ spot Ethereum ETF, ticker FETH. A February 28, 2025, regulatory filing dropped the news: the SEC’s taking more time, citing a need for “sufficient time to consider the…
The crypto world keeps charging ahead, and 2025’s already shaping up to be a banner year. On Friday, February 28, the CME Group—the planet’s biggest futures exchange—dropped a bombshell via press release: they’re rolling out Solana (SOL) futures on March 17, pending regulatory approval. Traders will get to pick between micro-sized contracts (25 SOL) or…
The Trump Organization is diving headfirst into the digital deep end, filing a trademark for “TRUMP” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on February 24, 2025, to launch a metaverse and NFT trading platform. Spotted by trademark attorney Josh Gerben and buzzing across X, this move signals Donald Trump’s latest bid to plaster his…
The massive $1.4 billion Bybit hack on February 21 has lit a fire under Binance, with CEO Richard Teng calling for a beefed-up focus on security across the crypto world. Speaking during a Binance live session kicking off Ramadan on February 28, 2025, Teng made it clear: user protection and security are top dogs now,…
