On the evening of September 10, U.S. time, conservative leader and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot at a distance during a speech at Utah Valley University, suffering a fatal gunshot wound to the neck at the age of 31. This close ally of President Trump and a staunch promoter of the Bitcoin "freedom currency" idea, his sudden passing shocked both the American political scene and the Crypto Assets community. Trump immediately ordered national flags to half-mast until 6 PM on September 14 in mourning for the loss of this conservative rising star. Gunfire shook the campus: Suspect in custody. According to multiple U.S. media reports, the incident occurred during Kirk's public speech on campus free speech. Witnesses stated that the shooter, dressed in dark clothing, fired from the rooftop of a campus building at a distance, with a bullet hitting Kirk in the neck.

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