The Trump Media and Technology Group told the Financial Times that “dumb writers” were behind a report citing six sources that it was planning to raise $3 billion to buy crypto. Update (May 26, 9:27 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from Truth Media and Technology Group. Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, has rebuffed a report that it’s planning to raise $3 billion in a mix of equity and convertible bonds to buy Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The Financial Times reported the company’s plan on May 26, citing six people briefed on the matter, but Trump Media told the outlet that, “apparently the Financial Times has dumb writers listening to even dumber sources.” Read more
Bulls launched a futures market-driven attack on BTC’s $110,000 resistance level as US markets are closed for Memorial Day. Will spot volumes follow on Tuesday? Key takeaways: Bitcoin price is capped at the $110,000 level due to sellers and a decrease in spot volumes. Leverage use is driving current rallies into this resistance level. Traders are watching today’s volumes to see if an emerging intra-day trends are followed at the US open on May 27. Read more
DNA Fund is entrenched in the Bittensor ecosystem, believing decentralized AI could be the next major breakthrough. Some of blockchain’s earliest adopters are now deeply “entrenching” themselves in decentralized AI, with ecosystems like Bittensor (TAO) emerging as growth engines. These platforms are reshaping traditional venture capital models, enabling the best ideas to organically attract community support, staking and liquidity without the need for institutional gatekeepers. That was one of the key takeaways from Cointelegraph’s interview with Chris Miglino, the co-founder and CEO of DNA Fund, a digital asset investment firm he runs alongside fellow serial entrepreneurs Brock Peirce and Scott Walker. DNA Fund manages, among other things, five distinct funds across a range of strategies, such as a high-yield fund, an algorithmic trading fund, an AI compute fund, a liquid token fund and a venture fund — serving both company and investor capital. Read more