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Hunter Biden Is Launching a Memecoin | CoinDesk Daily

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Hunter Biden is launching a LAPTOP memecoin. Hunter Biden is launching a memecoin called LAPTOP on Base, named after the laptop he left at a Delaware repair shop in 2019. Founders get 30% of the 1 billion supply, and part of the airdrop targets wallets underwater on the TRUMP token. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Find out more at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ realfi.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - This episode is brought to you by Grayscale, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform. Grayscale's mission is to make digital asset investing simple and open to every investor. Learn more at grayscale.com. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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Hunter Biden is launching a meme coin called laptop and the hackers behind a $320 million Bitcoin heist give most of it back. This is Coindesque Daily. Want trusted crypto research? Check out the stack. GraceKillsBlog. Visit grayscale.com slash the stack. RealFi A smarter stablecoin backed by real-world assets. Join the testnet now at realfi.co Hunter Biden is launching a meme coin called laptop on base tomorrow, according to the Wall Street Journal. The name is a nod to the infamous laptop. He left a Delaware repair shop in 2019 whose leaked contents shadowed the 2020 election of the 1 billion supply founders, including Biden, get 30%. Another 20% will be air-dropped, partly to all it's sitting under water on the Trump meme coin. The White Hat hackers behind Sunday's liquid network breach have returned most of the Bitcoin they stole. The group has sent back 3,400 of the 4,000 Bitcoin it drained with about 598 Bitcoin roughly

$47 million is still outstanding. The group negotiated in public by writing messages into Bitcoin transactions, returning the funds after blockchain patched the vulnerability. And Bitcoin is changing hands just under $78,500 down more than 1% on the day amid pressure from a yen rally and rising bond yields. The 10-year note held near 4.8% after August payrolls landed at $162,000 against forecasts near $53,000. Traders now pricing a roughly 60% chance the Fed hikes a quarter point next week. Get more updates on CoinDesk.com. Want trusted crypto research? Check out the stack. GraceKillsBlog. Visit grayscale.com slash the stack. RealFi A smarter stablecoin backed by real-world assets. Join the testnet now at realfi.co

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