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Daily Mail
02-06-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Moment angry driver gets in road rage row with rival motorist while armed with golf club
It's almost certainly the wrong type of 'driver' for the middle of the road. But a bizarre road rage row has been filmed in west London that saw a motorist seemingly fish a golf club from the back of his car before getting into a row with another road user. The man, driving a grey Skoda Kodiaq, could be seen remonstrating with the driver of a black hatchback. As he rests the club on his shoulder, one of the men says: 'If you come near me I'm going to hit you.' Both cars can be seen sitting stationary in the middle of Uxbridge Road, Hillingdon during the incident, reportedly filmed on Saturday May 31. It took place immediately outside Hillingdon Primary School. The boot of the Skoda is wide open as the pair heard arguing over who started the fight as one yells: 'You approached me.' In the video, filmed from the opposite side of the dual carriageway, the men can be seen squaring up to one another over an unspecified disagreement on the roads. 'Go f*** yourself,' said the driver of the black car, as he challenged the other motorist on his decision to approach him with a golf club. As the club-toting driver begins to walk away, he shouts: 'Big man with a stick in your hand - big man aren't you?' The other driver raises his voice as he yells: 'Yeah, I am. I'm f****** bigger than you when I've got this. I know that.' During the bizarre encounter, shocked motorists can be heard beeping their horns and yelling at the pair. It ends as the golfer, in a grey shirt, light shorts and white trainers, walks towards the back of his car, the golf club slung over his shoulder. The video was shared on X, where it has been seen 22,000 times.
The Guardian
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Nearly half of Trump's crypto sweepstakes winners lost money
Donald Trump will host the top holders of his cryptocurrency at a gala tonight at his private golf club near Washington DC. Though the president has called the $TRUMP token 'The Greatest of them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!', nearly half the gala's guests suffered losses from purchasing it, according to a Guardian analysis of their public cryptocurrency wallets. The attendees are winners of the US president's meme coin competition. Last month, Trump announced that the 220 crypto wallets with the largest holdings of $TRUMP between 23 April and 12 May would win a ticket to a private dinner at the Trump National golf club. The top 25 holders would also be invited to a 'Private VIP Reception' with the president beforehand. The news caused the coin to spike more than 50%. Buyers were ranked by their 'time-weighted' holdings, which reached 11.3m coins – worth approximately $148m in total as of 12 May. Snapping up the coin propelled entrants to the top of the leaderboard. However, the Guardian's analysis of crypto wallets on the Solana blockchain suggests that many have been burned along the way. Of the 220 winners, 95 – some 43% – have suffered a net loss from purchasing $TRUMP since the coin's January launch, a combined $8.95m, according to trading history and portfolios as of 21 May. A contestant under the username 'GAnt' appears to have endured the biggest losses. Despite placing fourth on the leaderboard, buying the tokens has led to a $1.06m shortfall. Similarly, user 'Meow' is down $621,000, despite achieving VIP status. This aligns with a broader trend: it's believed that 764,000 wallets – mostly belonging to small holders – have lost money on $TRUMP, according to data from cryptocurrency and blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. Meanwhile, just 58 wallets have made more than $10m each on their purchases of the coin, per Chainalysis. The cryptocurrency is trading 68% below its all-time high when it peaked the day before the president's inauguration. Around 40% of the gala attendees own less than one $TRUMP token. Among them are buyers who purchased the coin during its initial days of hype and then dumped it when the price hit its zenith. User 'UVIL,' for example, profited more than $7m from the president's coin, followed by 'boop' and 'Woo,' both earning more than $2m, respectively, according to the Guardian's analysis. Dinner ticket winners shelled out between $55,000 and $37.7m to attend, with the price of one seat averaging out to $1m, according to data from blockchain analytics company Nansen published in NBC. Attendees are thus not necessarily current owners of the Trump coins, but 'people who pumped and dumped them', said James Angel, a professor of financial regulation at Georgetown University. 'It just shows that, when you elect a clown, you get a circus.' The Guardian's calculations assume transfers in and out of wallets were sales at market prices from the time, although this is not possible to prove for all transactions. The Trump administration is not directly involved in administering $TRUMP. However, the president may profit from token sales and trading fees. Trump-affiliated entities – notably CIC Digital LLC and Fight Fight Fight LLC – issued the coin and own 80% of its supply, which will be gradually unlocked throughout his term. These entities also made $320m in trading fees as of 6 May, according to data from Chainalysis, published by CNBC. The Trump Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The president lauding high-risk and opaque assets coincides with a wider easing of financial regulation. Until recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission viewed most cryptocurrencies as securities, not commodities. However, under new leadership, the regulator issued guidance stating that meme coins are 'akin to collectibles' and thus 'neither meme coin purchasers nor holders are protected by the federal securities laws.' On that view, $TRUMP sales are not subject to the same disclosures required of stocks or bonds, nor would the president's affiliates be considered unregistered issuers of securities. Sign up to TechScape A weekly dive in to how technology is shaping our lives after newsletter promotion Despite the SEC's view, experts say the unique conditions of this particular meme coin may justify securities classification regardless. Corey Fraye, the director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America, a non-profit, believes that $TRUMP could pass the Howey test – the legal framework used to determine whether a transaction qualifies as an investment contract under securities laws. 'The promotion of these tokens to a reasonable investor would create an expectation of profit related to this entire scheme that they think they're buying into,' says Fraye. Moreover, the fact that Trump-affiliated entities own the majority of the supply, combined with the president's influence over crypto policy, may expose the public to market manipulation and suggest a need for securities law protections, says Angel. The identities of possible attendees have also raised ethical concerns over the risk of pay-to-play policymaking. Topping the leaderboard is Justin Sun, a Chinese-born crypto billionaire who founded the Tron blockchain. Sun was charged in 2023 with market manipulation and offering unregistered securities, but the SEC dropped the case in February. Companies with strategic policy incentives have also spent heavily to reach Trump. A cross-border logistics firm called Freight Technologies bought $20m worth of tokens, calling it 'an effective way to advocate for fair, balanced, and free trade between Mexico and the US', according to a statement. Adding to that is GD Culture Group, a small tech company that operates an e-commerce business on TikTok. GD, which has a Chinese subsidiary, announced announced a plan to purchase up to $300m worth of $TRUMP, the New York Times reported, but did not specify whether that spending had begun. 'The coin definitely benefits the Trump family business, and it's yet another way for [the president] to cash in on celebrity,' says Angel. 'But the real question is: is this in the best interest of the United States of America?'
CTV News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Swinging into 50: Kildonan Ladies tee off
Winnipeg Watch Club president Cathy Horbas invites former members to a special tournament and encourages the next generation of female golfers.
