Empire – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com Latest Crypto News Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:18:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.8 https://i0.wp.com/earlybirdsinvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-New-Project-2024-12-17T235703.455.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Empire – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com 32 32 240146708 Musk’s empire showing signs of “rapid unscheduled disassembly” https://earlybirdsinvest.com/musks-empire-showing-signs-of-rapid-unscheduled-disassembly/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/musks-empire-showing-signs-of-rapid-unscheduled-disassembly/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:18:12 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/musks-empire-showing-signs-of-rapid-unscheduled-disassembly/

Salon predicts Elon “Pedo Guy” Musk’s house of cards is about to tumble.

Tesla is ridiculously overvalued for a carmaker, especially one with severe brand problems and an inability to sell cars. The hype has been around Elon, and as Elon has done more than enough to disprove his mythical genius, there isn’t a lot left propping the stock up. Sadly, his friendship with a man famous for throwing people under the bus has resulted in the anticipated result. While Musk is wearing shades, the future is not so bright.

While the smoke clears on the launchpad, another crisis is burning: xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, is reportedly on track to lose $13 billion in 2025. According to multiple reports, it’s burning through $1 billion every month, and bringing in barely a half-billion total. Musk moved GPUs from Tesla to prop it up and is now pitching a $9 billion raise to investors. But that’s not innovation — it’s triage.

And now, the political theater collapses too. After years of courting Donald Trump and MAGA-adjacent culture warriors, Musk has been frozen out by Trump himself, who reportedly isn’t taking Musk’s calls. No more backstage passes. No more power dinners. Just a guy with exploding rockets, a hemorrhaging AI startup, and a dying social media platform full of trolls yelling into the void.

Salon

Previously:
• Elon Musk made fool of by Assassin’s Creed social media team
• Elon Musk buys Twitter… again, from himself
• Trump Administration shilling for Elon Musk
• Trump official confirms what we knew: Elon Musk is painfully unfunny

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A report from Chainalysis published on June 12 showed that the black-market trading network tied to Huione Group is still running, despite claims that it had shut down.

According to Chainalysis, blockchain data suggested that the marketplace is still processing large amounts of cryptocurrency.

Huione Group, a company based in Cambodia, manages several connected businesses. These include the Huione Pay payment service, the Huione Crypto exchange, and Haowang Guarantee.

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Chainalysis described the operation as being able to function without relying on public websites or messaging apps. Even after the main channels were taken down, money continued to flow.

US banks usually cut off access right away when a company is flagged by regulators. This often makes it hard to operate in US dollars.

Chainalysis believes that Huione Group likely lost this access after being named in a FinCEN notice. Still, the company’s data shows that this had little to no effect on how the network operates. In fact, the transaction volume actually increased after the notice.

The report also noted that Huione Group’s crypto exchange has come back online under a new web address.

It still uses the same logo and appears to be active. The exchange and related services continue to post updates across various platforms, including Telegram.

Meanwhile, ThreatFabric’s Mobile Threat Intelligence team recently reported that the Android malware Crocodilus has been targeting banking and cryptocurrency users across multiple regions. How does it work? Read the full story.

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United States President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial announced another round of investments this week to further build its crypto portfolio. According to on-chain data, World Liberty Financial withdrew $10 million USDC from its Coinbase account to purchase 200 million WLFI tokens and another $12k to buy 547,990 SEI tokens, with an average price of $0.228.

Both transactions were recorded last February 20th, as reported by Onchain Lens. The crypto firm’s latest transaction coincided with the release of its macro strategy last February 12th.

Trump Family’s Foray Into Crypto Continues

World Liberty Financial is a crypto and DeFI project supported by the US President and some family members, including Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Barron Trump. It aims to strengthen the US dollar’s position in the highly competitive DeFi space.

According to company records, Trump and his associates control 60% of the WLF, which assigns them 75% control over the firm’s revenue and access to 22.5 billion tokens. Trump’s family also owns most of the Trump Media & Technology Group, which recently announced its shift to crypto after starting with financial services.

Total crypto market cap currently at $3.15 trillion. Chart: TradingView

WLF’s Macro Strategy – What We Know So Far

Last February 12th, Trump’s crypto company announced the creation of the Macro Strategy, a strategic token reserve that aims to boost its competitiveness in DeFi. In a Twitter/X post, WLF shared that this new project aims to enhance stability, foster growth, build trust, and promote strategic partnerships with financial institutions.

WLF recently received a boost from Tron’s Justin Sun, who invested at least $75 million in its native token, making him one of the most prominent investors. However, Sun’s entry into the company was criticized due to his alleged links with illegal financial activities. Aside from Sun’s investment, WLF has offered various deals to its investors, making it one of the biggest crypto launches to date.

WLF Continues To Boost Holdings, As Criticisms Start To Trickle In

WLF continues its expansion in the crypto market thanks to Trump’s backing and the entry of Sun. According to a BitMart Research report, as of February 9th, the company has sold $455 million worth of tokens. Trump’s crypto project generated $319 million from selling its 21.3 billion tokens at $0.015 each. And for its second round of sales, the company earned another $136 million.

However, WLF remains at the center of controversy due mainly to its links with the Trump family. According to some critics, Trump’s crypto project is self-serving and only benefits the president’s immediate family members and allies.

Featured image from ClutchPoints, chart from TradingView

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