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Business Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Times
Memecoin platform Pump.fun pursues US$1 billion token sale
[NEW YORK] A platform dedicated to highly speculative cryptoassets is planning to raise US$1 billion by selling tokens, taking advantage of the current wave of positive sentiment buoying digital-asset markets. which has been compared to the edgy 4chan social media network, allows users to quickly create, promote and sell memecoins, a type of token often associated with jokes and memes and sometimes with celebrities and US presidents. The platform, which is based on the Solana blockchain, is still in the early stages of the raise, according to a source familiar with the plans who asked not to be named, discussing private company information. Blockworks first reported on the fundraising effort. If successful, the raise would rank among the largest this year involving crypto firms, trailing only MGX's US$2 billion investment in Binance. Venture capital investment in the sector slowed in the first quarter of 2025 even as a friendlier environment for digital assets emerged in the US under President Donald Trump. Memecoins debuted by Trump and his wife Melania in January have drawn scrutiny in the US, with Democrats calling for an investigation into a dinner put on for top holders of the president's token. In May, Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent letters to Trump-affiliated crypto project World Liberty Financial as well as Fight, Fight, Fight, LLC – which launched his memecoin – seeking information and raising concerns over conflicts of interest. Attorneys for World Liberty pushed back against those claims. has been one of the biggest drivers of the explosive growth in memecoins and the attendant burst in activity on the Solana blockchain in the past year. Retail and professional investors alike have poured billions of US dollars into the sector, and their quest for quick profits has led to lucrative fee streams for founders. Alon Cohen, co-founder of did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Cohen had previously sought to dismiss rumours about a potential token. Memecoins have been at the centre of political controversies in other countries, too. Argentina President Javier Milei publicly promoted a token named Libra in February ahead of a sharp rise and fall in its price. In May, Milei dismantled a task force created to probe allegations of irregularities around that incident. BLOOMBERG
Time of India
3 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
'Blood clots surge like never before…': McCullough's grim warning on Covid vax shakes Senate hearing
On May 21, the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a crucial hearing titled "The Corruption of Science and Federal Health Agencies: How Health Officials Downplayed and Hid Myocarditis and Other Adverse Events Associated with the COVID-19 Vaccines." Top medical experts and legal voices testified, including Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Jordan Vaughn, Dr. James Thorp, Dr. Joel Wallskog, Attorney Aaron Siri and Hawaii Governor Josh Green. Dr. McCullough presented findings from a large autopsy series, stating that in 73.9% of examined post-vaccine deaths, mRNA COVID vaccines were considered the likely cause—a claim that has sparked intense debate in the medical community. Show more Show less
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
'mRNA COVID vaccines caused 74% deaths…': Dr McCullough's chilling revelation at Senate hearing
On May 21, the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a crucial hearing titled "The Corruption of Science and Federal Health Agencies: How Health Officials Downplayed and Hid Myocarditis and Other Adverse Events Associated with the COVID-19 Vaccines." Top medical experts and legal voices testified, including Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Jordan Vaughn, Dr. James Thorp, Dr. Joel Wallskog, Attorney Aaron Siri and Hawaii Governor Josh Green. Dr. McCullough presented findings from a large autopsy series, stating that in 73.9% of examined post-vaccine deaths, mRNA COVID vaccines were considered the likely cause—a claim that has sparked intense debate in the medical community. Show more Show less
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ron Johnson suggests more congressional hearings into 9/11, spreads conspiracy theory
Wisconsin Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson suggested he wants new congressional hearings into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. and alleged the federal government is covering up information. An April 21 clip of Johnson making the claims to Benny Johnson, a conservative commentator, gained traction on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. "My guess is there's an awful lot being covered up, in terms of what the American government knows about 9/11," the senator said. "With this administration, I think President Trump should have some interest, being a New Yorker himself." Asked if he would hold congressional hearings into the 2001 attacks, Johnson said he thinks so. Johnson chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, part of the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in the Senate. The Journal Sentinel reached out to Johnson's office for additional details, including when Johnson would hold such hearings and their scope. Congress held hearings in 2021 — two decades after Sept. 11 — where intelligence and security officials gave insight into the attacks and intelligence failures before 9/11. Johnson said he's talked to former U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon, who recently appeared on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson's show alleging a cover-up. Weldon has pushed Trump to reinvestigate 9/11. "I will work with him to expose what he's willing to expose," Johnson said. "My eyes have been opened up." In the interview, Johnson questioned how a third building, World Trade Center 7, could have collapsed in "any other way than a controlled demolition." Conspiracy theorists claim planted explosives caused it to fall. Others question how it collapsed when no airplane struck it. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, whose investigation into the collapse Johnson called corrupt, determined that debris from destruction of the Twin Towers started fires on floors of Building 7. The sprinkler system failed, and heat from the flames meant a structural column failed, ultimately causing the whole building to fall. Johnson has also claimed that the Great Depression was "pretty well planned," adding he knew it sounds like a conspiracy theory. In his interview with Benny Johnson, the senator said he knew they would both be considered conspiracy theorists. "But that's exactly how they keep this stuff covered up, is they accuse those of us that want to expose the truth that we're just a bunch of conspiracy theorists," the senator said. Johnson's claims sparked criticism on X, including from Republicans who do not support President Donald Trump. "We were friends," Joe Walsh, a former Republican congressman who worked with Johnson in Congress in 2010, posted on X. "He was just a normal Tea Party senator back then. I don't recognize him now." This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ron Johnson wants more 9/11 hearings in Congress, repeats conspiracy
