Flying Squid to News • 1 day agoMore Than 800K Have Lost $2B on Trump’s Meme Coinwww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square72arrow-up1439arrow-down19cross-posted to: politics
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minus-square@Limonenelink68•1 day agoIt’s not a pump-n-dump this time. In my opinion, it’s a laundered bribe. The 800k victims were an unintended benefit.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink21•1 day agoDefinitely this was a way for offshore third parties to give Trump money. Gotta say this is my least favourite use of crypto, but it is also the most valuable use case (for corrupt politicians).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 day agoThe pump would be the bribe and the dump is them cashing out. Same thing with a bunch of suckers floating the value.
It’s not a pump-n-dump this time. In my opinion, it’s a laundered bribe. The 800k victims were an unintended benefit.
Definitely this was a way for offshore third parties to give Trump money. Gotta say this is my least favourite use of crypto, but it is also the most valuable use case (for corrupt politicians).
It can easily be both.
The pump would be the bribe and the dump is them cashing out. Same thing with a bunch of suckers floating the value.