📰 NYT’s Crypto Follies: Ripple CEO Calls Out Media Shenanigans! 🌪️

The article, a masterpiece of misdirection, attempts to paint the SEC’s retreat from its crypto crusades as a tawdry tale of political favoritism. Garlinghouse, however, with the wit of a Wilde and the acumen of a modern-day oracle, declares it a necessary correction of Gary Gensler’s “illegal” and legally dubious enforcement strategy. 🧐⚖️

Monday’s Crypto Catastrophe: $500M in Tears 🚨💸

The crypto realm awoke to a storm of despair, with Bitcoin and its allies retreating like shy creatures after a weekend of wild adventures. Traders, armed with coffee and dread, faced the week’s first tempest. Selling, oh how it surged! A tradition as old as time itself, when liquidity returns and chaos reigns. 🌩️

The Crypto Carnival: A $7B Mirage of Bots and Vanity 🎭💸

But ah, there’s a number missing from this grand tale-a number that should send shivers down the spine of every investor. Only 30% of Web3 marketing budgets reach actual humans. The rest? Evaporated into bot farms, Sybil networks, and automated arbitrage schemes. It’s like paying for a grand feast only to discover the guests are all mannequins. 🎭🍽️

🚀 Bitcoin to $140K? M2 Money Says “Hold My Beer”! 🤑

Bitcoin chart from MoneyLord

Now, this M2 business is like tryin’ to explain calculus to a mule-most folks ain’t buyin’ it. But MoneyLord’s stickin’ to his guns, sayin’ it’s the key to Bitcoin’s next big hoedown. He’s predictin’ a price surge so big, it’ll make your eyeballs pop out like a frog in a frying pan. 🍳 According to him, the recent disconnect between Bitcoin and M2 ain’t no failure-it’s just the market throwin’ a hissy fit, what with all the financial shenanigans goin’ on. 🤡

Bitcoin’s Suffering: When Will the Pain End? 😭💸

According to the sagacious Axel Adler, the on-chain data reveals a tale of woe, not merely confined to the price but echoing through the very soul of the market. The STH SOPR and P/L Block, those harbingers of despair, whisper of losses realized and sentiments eroded, as if the very fabric of confidence has been torn asunder.

From Despair to Hope: Will XRP Rise Again Like a Phoenix? 🐦✨

At present, our once-mighty Ripple (XRP) token finds itself trading at a mere $1.9725, down by an almost comical 46% from its peak earlier this year. One can’t help but chuckle at the folly of fortune! The market capitalization has plummeted to a humble $119 billion, while the 24-hour volume flutters around a staggering $2.1 billion-oh, how the mighty have fallen.

Soulja Boy Crypto Drama: Base Co-founder in Hot Water 🍿💸

So, Jesse Pollak, the co-founder of Base, decided to spice up his feed by shouting out Soulja Boy’s latest crypto venture. Because nothing says “trustworthy blockchain platform” like a rapper with a history of meme coins that crash harder than my New Year’s resolutions. 🥂💥 In a now-infamous X post, Pollak gushed about Soulja Boy “backing” him on Base, calling it “new internet shit.” Yes, Jesse, it’s definitely shit. 💩