Betting On Trump Stock/Crypto Didn’t Work Out Well In 2025

Donald Trump (via official White House photo)

For the folks who trust in Donald Trump in part because he’s touted his “success” as a businessman, 2025 was a year where retail investors could place their own bets on his business acumen.

Two of the easiest ways supporters could “cash in” on the Trump business empire was to buy stock in his publicly traded media-finance-and-energy company, Trump Media & Technology Group which owns Truth Social (ticker symbol “DJT”) or his cryptocurrency memecoin, Official TRUMP.

Unfortunately, those were bad bets in 2025. Continue reading “Betting On Trump Stock/Crypto Didn’t Work Out Well In 2025”

Trump Pardons Exec Who Boosted Trump Family Crypto

L-R Changpeng Zhao, Donald Trump

Donald Trump has pardoned convicted crypto executive Changpeng Zhao, who founded the Binance crypto exchange.

Note – the Trump family’s own crypto venture, which has generated about $4.5 billion since the 2024 election, has been working with a trading platform quietly administered by Binance, according to the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading “Trump Pardons Exec Who Boosted Trump Family Crypto”

Kit Connor’s New Film + The Making Of ‘Mommie Dearest’ + More News

Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: Kit Connor (above), best known as bisexual rugby player Nick Nelson in Netflix’s queer coming-of-age series Heartstopper, has been cast in a leading role in the upcoming A24 film titled Warfare. Continue reading “Kit Connor’s New Film + The Making Of ‘Mommie Dearest’ + More News”

Israel Approves Hostage Exchange Deal + More News

Some news items you might have missed: • NBC News: The Israeli cabinet approved a deal in which Hamas will free dozens of Israeli hostages in exchange for a four-day pause in fighting in Gaza and the release of dozens of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Continue reading “Israel Approves Hostage Exchange Deal + More News”