Daily Crypto NewsEDITION #1149, 17 February

Never happened before, and here we go again

Today, on February 17, 1880, the fifth unsuccessful assassination attempt was made on Alexander II. They blew up the basement of the Winter Palace, right under the dining room. The miracle was that he was late for dinner due to his brother’s departure (he always ate on schedule), and this saved his life.

Just as they constantly tried to kill Alexander II, we are trying to break through to that very bull run: altseason, thousands of Xs, money out of thin air, and euphoria.

The most important news today:

- Elon Musk announced that on Monday, Grok 3—"the smartest AI on Earth"—will be launched.

- Indian authorities seized around $190 million in cryptocurrency linked to the BitConnect Ponzi scheme. Investors were lured with 40% monthly returns, supposedly thanks to an "intelligent trading bot."

- Argentine President Javier Milei is accused of fraud due to the $LIBRA token scandal.

This bastard launched a token, dumped it, and deleted tweets claiming the coin wasn’t his. Some defend Javier Milei, arguing that acting in his country’s interests can’t be a crime, while others lost money on $LIBRA and want their money back. So much for the "free market."