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Forbes reports that Donald Trump’s post‑White House ventures—Truth Social, World Liberty Financial, and related memecoins—left investors about $7 billion poorer, while Trump reportedly netted roughly $3 billion; the piece highlights individual losses, including a truck driver who poured life savings into Trump-linked assets, and dramatic declines in the associated tokens.
Data from blockchain analytics firm Nansen shows about 66% of the 1.48 million wallets that bought the $TRUMP memecoin—roughly 988,905—had lost money by the end of June, totaling about $3.81 billion in losses, even as President Trump disclosed $636 million in earnings from the token. The losses largely fell on retail investors, with fewer than 500,000 people profiting, mostly early buyers, while insiders (including Trump-affiliated entities) hold a large stake and collect fees as trading continues.
Nearly 1 million investors in Trump's WLFI-backed memecoin lost about $3.8 billion as the token TRUMP plunged from a peak of $75.35 to around $1.76, while Donald Trump reportedly profited about $636 million from the venture; critics called the operation a Ponzi-like scheme, and there was no immediate comment from Trump’s team or the White House.
Trump disclosed earning more than $1 billion from cryptocurrencies tied to his family businesses, while about 1 million wallets holding his memecoin have incurred roughly $4.5 billion in net losses since trading began in January 2025, highlighting a stark contrast between his gains and investors' losses.
Scott Eastwood discussed on The Joe Rogan Experience a recent on-set dispute in which a director backed out after pre-production and reportedly did not reimburse investors. He urged accountability and condemned the behavior as “unacceptable,” noting he wouldn’t name the individuals involved.
Investors pulled back from AI-driven tech stocks after a sharp rally, with Sandisk and Marvell among notable decliners and tech-focused ETFs slipping. Analysts say the move could be a mix of profit-taking and concerns that rapid AI infrastructure spending may lead to oversupply and weaker pricing, potentially weighing on returns even as AI demand remains robust in regions like Asia.
The House passed a major housing affordability package, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, by a 358-32 vote and sent it to President Trump, who is expected to sign. The bill would boost housing supply through grants, pilot programs and regulatory easing, while a key provision would bar large institutional investors from buying single-family homes. After months of stalled talks, a deal brokered by Sens. Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren and Reps. French Hill and Maxine Waters yielded rare bipartisan support in both chambers, positioning Republicans to claim progress on a top issue ahead of the midterms.
CoinDesk’s LaValle argues bitcoin ETFs are still in the early innings as both institutions and retail investors maintain exposure despite a crypto winter and a pullback from all‑time highs. IBIT has seen net outflows, but many investors are holding or adding exposure, signaling growing credibility. A VettaFi advisor survey shows a mix of watchers and buyers, while GBTC and IBIT remain down about 40% over the past year.
SpaceX’s IPO has rewarded backers, but there’s ongoing anxiety about a mass sell-off when lock-up periods end. The IPO uses staggered unlocks, with some large holders pledging not to sell until mid-2027, and a wave of tradable shares is expected this fall, which could boost volatility even as long-time investors and Musk loyalists say they’ll hold for the mission’s horizon.
Microsoft reportedly planned to sunset or sell Ninja Theory and used the Senua game reveal to attract investor interest, as part of a broader strategy to divest Ninja Theory, Double Fine, and Compulsion; there has been no official comment, and the aim is to either find a buyer or let the studios go independent, amid concerns about layoffs.
FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki pushes back on Kadokawa’s demand for safer sequels, reaffirming the studio’s autonomy to create genuinely valuable games and citing a development environment that enables experimentation, with upcoming titles both announced and yet to be announced.
SpaceX will not allow investors from China or Hong Kong to participate in its upcoming IPO, a restriction likely mirrored by OpenAI later this year. Chinese participants have already been barred from some private fundraising rounds, highlighting ongoing capital-access constraints for Chinese investors in major AI tech IPOs.
Reuters reports that since 2024 the Trump family has earned about $2.3 billion from crypto ventures, largely via licensing and token sales with little upfront risk, while investors together lost roughly $2.3 billion across meme coins, governance tokens and related firms like World Liberty Financial, ALT5 Sigma (AI Financial) and American Bitcoin; promoters Eric Trump and Donald Jr. amplified the ventures, and investors faced token lockups, price collapses and lawsuits, illustrating a pattern of promoter-driven gains for the Trumps and losses for ordinary buyers.
India’s mock political group Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has gone viral online with about 22 million Instagram followers since mid-May and will test its real-world appeal with an offline protest in New Delhi. While experts say on-ground support is unproven, similar youth-led movements in Asia have disrupted economies and politics, keeping investors watching for potential risk. With India facing job-creation challenges, inflation, a weaker rupee, and AI-driven shifts in IT hiring, a large turnout could influence market sentiment, even as analysts caution that online hype does not always translate into sustained street power.
An Orange County man and Aspiration co-founder, Joseph Neal Sanberg, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for a years-long fraud that defrauded investors and lenders of at least $248 million, involving fake clients, sham payments, falsified loan collateral, and forged documents; restitution is set for July 20, with prosecutors accusing him of abusing trust in a lucrative fintech venture.