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A $90 million crypto hack in Iran (1:00). A record-breaking DOJ seizure (2:27). BlackRock’s tokenized fund joins Crypto.com (3:55). And GameStop, Trump Media, and others pile into digital assets (5:05).
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More on stories and articles mentioned or referenced in this episode:
Israel-Linked Group Hacks Iranian Cryptocurrency Exchange in $90M Heist. Dan Milmo. The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/18/israel-linked-group-hacks-iranian-cryptocurrency-exchange-in-90m-heist
United States Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against $225M in Funds Involved in Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Money Laundering. Office of Public Affairs. United States Department of Justice.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-files-civil-forfeiture-complaint-against-225m-funds-involved-cryptocurrency
Crypto.com Exchange to Accept BlackRock’s BUIDL as Trading Collateral. Gerald Segal. FX News Group.
https://fxnewsgroup.com/forex-news/cryptocurrency/crypto-com-exchange-to-accept-blackrocks-buidl-as-trading-collateral/
Crypto Goes Corporate as a New Wave of Public Companies Buy Bitcoin. Nina Bambysheva. Forbes.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2025/06/18/crypto-goes-corporate-as-a-new-wave-of-public-companies-buy-bitcoin/
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The U.S. Senate passes the GENIUS Act, laying the groundwork for stablecoin regulation in America (1:06). Meanwhile, JPMorgan reveals that its new tokenized asset, JPMD, will run on Coinbase’s Base network (2:33). Coinbase also looks to expand into tokenized stocks (4:11), and Thailand approves a five-year crypto tax exemption to attract investment (5:51).
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Senate Passes Crypto Regulations, Sends to House without Addressing Trump’s Investments. Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, and Alan Suderman. Associated Press.
https://apnews.com/article/crypto-stablecoins-trump-senate-383b502d3d80169f8f4739055dada0cb
JPMorgan Moves Further into Crypto with Stablecoin-Like Token JPMD. Ryan Browne. CNBC.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/jpmorgan-stablecoin-jpmd.html
Coinbase Seeks SEC Approval to Launch Tokenized Stock Trading. Tareq Sikder. Finance Magnates.
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/coinbase-seeks-sec-approval-to-launch-tokenized-stock-trading/
Thailand Approves Five Year Bitcoin and Crypto Tax Break. Jenna Montgomery. Bitcoin Magazine.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/thailand-approves-five-year-bitcoin-and-crypto-tax-break
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Tron goes public in a $210 million deal with ties to the Trump family (0:43), while Trump Media files for its second crypto ETF (2:20). JPMorgan drops hints about a new digital currency service (3:51), and Australian police dismantle a massive money laundering network powered by crypto (5:26).
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More on stories and articles mentioned or referenced in this episode:
Crypto Firm Tron, Led By ‘Top Fan’ of Trump, Is Going Public. Paul R. La Monica. Barron’s (subscription required).
https://www.barrons.com/articles/tron-trump-reverse-merger-crypto-49a08edb
Trump Media Deepens Crypto Push with Bitcoin–Ether ETF Filing. Vildana Hajric. Bloomberg.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-media-deepens-crypto-push-134447245.html
JPMorgan Chase Files for Blockchain-Related Trademark, Triggering Speculation It Has Stablecoin Plans. Catherine McGrath. Fortune.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jpmorgan-chase-files-blockchain-related-215005657.html
$124 Million Armored Truck Crypto Money Laundering Operation Busted — Australian Perps Apprehended, Could Face Life in Prison. Mark Tyson. Tom’s Hardware.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/usd124-million-armored-truck-crypto-money-laundering-operation-busted-australian-perps-apprehended-could-face-life-in-prison
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Walmart and Amazon are exploring their own stablecoins just as lawmakers debate how to regulate them; we look at how major retailers could use crypto to bypass banks and card networks (0:59). Plus: Shaq settles an FTX lawsuit (2:31), Vietnam legalizes crypto assets (4:05), and Brazil imposes a sweeping new tax on crypto profits (5:38).
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Walmart and Amazon Are Exploring Issuing Their Own Stablecoins. Gina Heeb, AnnaMaria Andriotis, and Josh Dawsey. Wall Street Journal (subscription required).
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/walmart-amazon-stablecoin-07de2fdd
Shaquille O'Neal to Pay Nearly $2 Million Settlement in FTX Lawsuit. Ryan Morik. Fox Business.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-pay-nearly-2-million-settlement-ftx-lawsuit
Digital Assets Legalized in Vietnam. Hac Hien and Minh Hue. The Investor (Vietnam).
https://theinvestor.vn/digital-assets-legalized-in-vietnam-d16008.html
Brazil Adopts Flat 17.5% Tax on Cryptocurrency Profits, Ending Exemptions. Karthik Subramanian. Finance Feeds.
https://financefeeds.com/brazil-adopts-flat-17-5-tax-on-cryptocurrency-profits-ending-exemptions/
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A teenage Canadian recruited by Russia’s FSB and paid in bitcoin (0:55). Shopify flips the switch on auto-enabled USDC payments (2:30). Coinbase adds Obama’s former campaign chief as crypto legislation gains steam (3:50). And Hong Kong tracks $1.1 billion in alleged laundering tied to crypto wallets (5:22).
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Russia Recruited a Teenage Spy. His Arrest Led to a Crypto Money Trail. Mari Saito, Anna Koper, Anton Zverev, Filipp Lebedev, and Polina Nikolskaya. Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/europe-espionage-teen-spy/
Shopify Partners with Coinbase and Stripe in Landmark Stablecoin Deal. Ben Weiss. Fortune.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shopify-partners-coinbase-stripe-landmark-182707374.html
Coinbase Adds Former Top Obama and Harris Adviser Plouffe as It Broadens Its Political Reach. Joey Cappelletti. Associated Press.
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/wireStory/coinbase-adds-former-top-obama-harris-adviser-plouffe-122765127
Customs works with University of Hong Kong to develop crypto transaction tracer. Jess Ma. South China Morning Post.
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3314187/customs-works-university-hong-kong-develop-crypto-transaction-tracer
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Congress inches closer to a crypto regulatory breakthrough, with new momentum behind the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts (1:02). We also have updates on a harrowing Bitcoin-related kidnapping in Manhattan (2:37), Stripe’s latest crypto acquisition (4:03), and Connecticut’s move to ban government involvement in digital assets (5:35).
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Landmark Crypto Bill Moves Closer to Passage in Senate. Jasper Goodman. Politico.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/11/congress/landmark-crypto-bill-moves-closer-to-passage-in-senate-00400472
2 House Panels Advance Crypto Market Structure Bill. Julia Shapero. The Hill.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5344328-house-panel-advances-crypto-oversight/
Photos Show Accuser in NYC Crypto Kidnapping Leaving House Freely, Defense Lawyers Say. Philip Marcelo. Associated Press.
https://apnews.com/article/manhattan-crypto-kidnapping-torture-bitcoin-suspect-indicted-7e76c69217ba9f56973dbfaa33a01af2
Stripe Acquires Crypto Wallet Infrastructure Provider Privy. Duncan Riley. SiliconANGLE.
https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/11/stripe-acquires-crypto-wallet-infrastructure-provider-privy/
Connecticut Enacts Law Banning State Crypto Reserves, Investments. Timmy Shen. The Block.
https://www.theblock.co/post/357704/connecticut-bans-state-crypto-investments
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Société Générale is preparing to launch a US dollar-backed stablecoin (0:57), Bullish is heading for a U.S. IPO (2:26), and a new court filing reveals Donald Trump offloaded part of his stake in a DeFi venture (3:55). Plus, former La Liga stars face fraud allegations over a defunct NFT platform (5:29).
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France’s Société Générale Launches USD Stablecoin. Wesley Grant. Payments Journal.
https://www.paymentsjournal.com/frances-societe-generale-launches-usd-stablecoin
Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Group Bullish Files for Wall Street IPO. Antoine Gara, Oliver Barnes, and George Steer. Financial Times (subscription required).
https://www.ft.com/content/1f0442f9-48f5-4fe3-890b-9acbb7057d2f
Trump Secretly Sold Stake in Crypto Venture, Document Suggests. Dan Alexander. Forbes.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2025/06/10/trump-secretly-sold-stake-in-crypto-venture-document-suggests/
Two Ex-Barcelona Stars Amongst Players Accused of Fraud in Cryptocurrency Case. Ruairidh Barlow. Football España.
https://www.football-espana.net/2025/06/10/two-ex-barcelona-stars-amongst-players-accused-of-fraud-in-cryptocurrency-case
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A top Chinese political adviser spends millions on Trump’s meme coin and gains access to a private dinner with the president (0:59). A Russian national is charged with laundering $530 million for sanctioned banks using stablecoins (2:32). Tech libertarians are building crypto-friendly jurisdictions on tribal and offshore lands (4:03). And in Nairobi’s Kibera neighborhood, Bitcoin is becoming a grassroots alternative to mobile money (6:03).
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.
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Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner. Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Michael Forsythe, Devon Lum, and Jiawei Wang. New York Times (free registration required, soft paywall).
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/us/politics/trump-crypto-dinner-china-he-tianying.html
Crypto CEO Accused of Laundering $500 Million Linked to Sanctioned Russian Banks. MacKenzie Sigalos. CNBC.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/crypto-russia-laundering.html
Tech Moguls Want to Build a Crypto Paradise on a Native American Reservation. Kiera Butler. Mother Jones.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/tech-crypto-native-american-musk-balaji-network-state/
Bitcoin Is Introduced into Africa's Largest Slum, with Risks and Rewards. Jack Denton and Moses Ndungu. Associated Press.
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/bitcoin-introduced-africas-largest-slum-risks-rewards-122644458
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Gemini takes its first official step toward an IPO (0:50), while the Trump family reunites its crypto ventures under one meme coin banner (1:53). In the UK, the financial watchdog is rethinking its ban on retail crypto ETNs (3:39), and Argentina clears President Milei in the controversial $LIBRA case (4:49).
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Crypto Exchange Gemini Files for IPO. Vicky Ge Huang. Wall Street Journal.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/crypto-exchange-gemini-files-for-ipo-096f41d7
World Liberty Financial to Invest in Trump Meme Coin Following Crypto Wallet Dispute. Julia Shapero. The Hill.
https://thehill.com/business/5337629-trump-meme-coin-investment-world-liberty/amp/
UK to End Ban on Retail Investors Buying Crypto Exchange-Traded Notes. Reporting by Tommy Reggiori Wilkes. Editing by Jane Merriman. Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/embargoed-uk-end-ban-retail-investors-buying-crypto-exchange-traded-notes-2025-06-06/
Anti-Corruption Office Clears Milei of Ethical Misconduct in $LIBRA Cryptoscandal. Buenos Aires Herald.
https://buenosairesherald.com/politics/anti-corruption-office-clears-milei-of-ethical-misconduct-in-libra-cryptoscandal
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Trump Media pushes deeper into crypto with a new Bitcoin ETF filing and plans for a $2.3 billion treasury (0:56). Ukrainian cyber police arrest a hacker behind a $4.5 million cryptojacking scheme (2:37). FBI warns of phishing scams hitting Hedera users through fake NFT drops (4:18). And Pakistan outlines an aggressive national strategy to monetize surplus electricity with a state-backed bitcoin reserve (5:38).
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Donald Trump's Truth Social Officially Files for Bitcoin ETF as Company Deepens Crypto Push. Laura Bratton. Yahoo! Finance.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/donald-trumps-truth-social-officially-files-for-bitcoin-etf-as-company-deepens-crypto-push-150426350.html
Hacker Who Breached 5,000 Accounts to Mine Crypto Arrested — 7-Year Cryptojacking Scheme Incurs $4.5 Million in Damages. Jowi Morales. Tom’s Hardware.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/hacker-who-breached-5-000-accounts-to-mine-crypto-arrested-7-year-cryptojacking-scheme-incurs-usd4-5-million-in-damages
FBI Alert: New Crypto Trap Drains Wallets in Seconds. Kaylee Remington. Cleveland.com
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/06/fbi-alert-new-crypto-trap-drains-wallets-in-seconds.html
Cyber Criminals Defraud Hedera Hashgraph Network Non-Custodial Wallet Users through Nonfungible Token Airdrops Disguised as Free Rewards. Public Service Announcement. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250603
Pakistan’s Bold Bitcoin Reserve Plan Aims to Transform Energy Surplus into Tech Investment. Tom Hussain. South China Morning News.
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3313159/pakistans-bold-bitcoin-reserve-plan-aims-transform-energy-surplus-tech-investment
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A crypto kidnapping suspect is captured in Morocco in connection with a string of brutal abductions, including a €10 million ransom case (0:45). Meanwhile, Circle, the company behind USDC, officially begins trading on the NYSE under the ticker CRCL (2:22). JPMorgan prepares to offer financing backed by Bitcoin ETFs (3:58), and Hong Kong takes a major step toward institutional crypto derivatives (5:32).
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.
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Suspected Crypto Kidnapping Mastermind Detained in Morocco. Joseph Ataman and Saskya Vandoorne. CNN.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/06/04/europe/france-crypto-kidnappings-detained-intl
Circle Prices IPO Above Range, Valuing It at $6.8 Billion. The Stock Starts Trading Thursday. Paul R. La Monica. Barron’s (paid subscription required).
https://www.barrons.com/articles/circle-crcl-ipo-stock-ticker-price-usdc-81a10761
JPMorgan to Accept Crypto-Linked ETFs as Loan Collateral. Murtuza J. Merchant. Benzinga.
https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/25/06/45777944/jpmorgan-to-accept-crypto-linked-etfs-as-loan-collateral
HK to Expand Crypto Offerings with Derivatives Trading for Investors. Li Xiaoyun. China Daily.
https://www.chinadailyasia.com/hk/article/613250
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A Trump-branded crypto wallet launches—then immediately gets disowned by Trump’s own sons (0:51). Meanwhile, a stealthy new cryptojacking campaign is quietly targeting the backbone of DevOps infrastructure (2:47), and Taiwanese exchange BitoPro is the latest victim in a growing wave of crypto hacks (4:23). Also: Ripple Labs makes a huge donation to expand police surveillance in San Francisco (5:51).
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.
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Is Trump Unveiling a Crypto Wallet? His Associates Say Yes. His Sons Say No. David Yaffe-Bellany and Eric Lipton. New York Times (free registration required, soft paywall).
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/technology/trump-crypto-wallet-sons-rift.html
Trump's Sons Distance Themselves from New Trump-Branded Crypto Venture. Lucien Bruggeman. ABC News.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trumps-sons-distance-new-trump-branded-crypto-venture/story?id=122470346
DevOps Tools Under Siege: New Cryptojacking Campaign Exploits Misconfigurations to Mine Cryptocurrency. Tom Smith. DevOps.com.
https://devops.com/devops-tools-under-siege-new-cryptojacking-campaign-exploits-misconfigurations-to-mine-cryptocurrency/
Taiwanese Crypto Exchange BitoPro Confirms Estimated $11.5 Million Hack. Catherine McGrath. Fortune.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/taiwanese-crypto-exchange-bitopro-confirms-154536634.html
Crypto Billionaire’s Company, Nonprofit to Give Over $9M to S.F. Police for Surveillance Unit. Eleni Balakrishnan. Mission Local.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/06/sfpd-ripple-chris-larsen-donate-9m-surveillance/
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Coinbase faces mounting questions after it reportedly sat on news of a serious data breach for months (1:12). Robinhood closes its deal to acquire Bitstamp, signaling bigger crypto ambitions (2:35). Australia targets crypto ATMs after a spike in scams (3:50), and Singapore sets a strict deadline for unlicensed firms serving foreign clients (5:37).
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Coinbase breach linked to customer data leak in India, sources say. Raphael Satter. Reuters.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/coinbase-breach-linked-customer-data-185752020.html
Robinhood Seals Bitstamp Acquisition, Marks Entry into Crypto Trading. Tareq Sikder. Finance Magnates.
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/robinhood-seals-bitstamp-acquisition-marks-entry-into-crypto-trading/
Crypto ATMs Increasingly Used for Scams and Money Laundering. Rhiana Whitson. ABC News (Australia).
https://amp.abc.net.au/article/105351504
Singapore Tightens Crypto Regulation with June 30 Exit Deadline. Moses K. The Market Periodical.
https://themarketperiodical.com/2025/06/02/singapore-tightens-crypto-regulation-with-june-30-exit-deadline/
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Why insurance companies are racing to offer kidnap and ransom coverage for high-net-worth investors (1:01), and how one alleged abduction case has rocked the NYPD (2:30). Plus, the SEC throws a wrench into the plans of two staking-linked ETFs (4:08), and South Korea completes its first legal Ethereum sale under new national rules (5:43).
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Insurance Companies Look to Cash in on Crypto-Kidnapping Fears. Kevin Collier and David Ingram. NBC News.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna209179
NYPD Probing Whether Detectives Were Inside Townhouse During Alleged Crypto Torture. Marc Santia, Melissa Russo, Jonathan Dienst, and Jake Offenhartz. Associated Press and NBC New York.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/manhattan/nypd-investigation-crypto-torture-detectives/6284057/
SEC Flags Concerns on Crypto ETFs Offering Staking Rewards. Loukia Gyftopoulou, Isabelle Lee, and Nicola M. White. Bloomberg.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sec-flags-concerns-crypto-etfs-180757218.html
World Vision Becomes First Korean Entity to Trade Crypto. Jin-Seong Kim. Edited by Sookyung Seo. Korea Economic Daily.
https://www.kedglobal.com/cryptocurrencies/newsView/ked202506010004
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The SEC ends its high-profile lawsuit against Binance (1:04), clarifies its stance on staking (2:20), and signals a broader shift in regulatory strategy. Meanwhile, U.S. agencies take aim at the infrastructure behind crypto investment scams, targeting a sanctioned Philippine firm (3:50) and a multimillion-dollar pig butchering ring linked to two Chinese nationals (5:41).
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SEC Drops Binance Lawsuit, Ending One of Last Remaining Crypto Enforcement Actions. MacKenzie Sigalos. CNBC.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/sec-drops-binance-lawsuit-ending-one-of-last-remaining-crypto-actions.html
Statement on Certain Protocol Staking Activities. Division of Corporate Finance. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/statement-certain-protocol-staking-activities-052925
OFAC Sanctions Funnull Technology Inc. for Supporting Pig Butchering Scams. Chainalysis.
https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-funnull-technology-pig-butchering-scams-may-2025/
Targeting a Major Backer of Virtual Currency Investment Scams. Tammy Bruce, Department Spokesperson. U.S. Department of State.
https://www.state.gov/targeting-a-major-backer-of-virtual-currency-investment-scams/
Treasury Takes Action Against Major Cyber Scam Facilitator. U.S. Department of the Treasury.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0149
Feds Target Chinese Couple Accused in $9 Million Crypto ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam. Trevor Hughes. USA Today.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/29/fbi-chinese-crypto-scam-pig-butchering/83905816007/
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Vice President JD Vance speaks at Bitcoin 2025 (1:03), and the Trump administration revokes Biden-era restrictions on digital assets in retirement accounts (2:22). Also: new malware is turning Docker containers into Dero miners (4:09), and we look at Michigan’s audacious new crypto legislation, which, if enacted, would do everything from creating a state-backed Bitcoin investment strategy to using abandoned oil wells for mining (5:36).
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.
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At Las Vegas Bitcoin Event, VP Vance Urges Crypto Owners to Be Politically Active. Matthew Seeman. News 3, Las Vegas.
https://news3lv.com/news/local/vice-president-jd-vance-speaks-bitcoin-conference-las-vegas-cryptocurrency-event-nevada-politics-white-house-trump
Trump Withdraws Warning Against Cryptocurrency 401(k) Retirement Investing. Chris Benson. United Press International.
https://www.upi.com/amp/Top_News/US/2025/05/28/Trump-Labor-Department-cryptocurrency-401k-retirement-Chavez-DeRemer/1591748448371/
New Self-Spreading Malware Infects Docker Containers to Mine Dero Cryptocurrency. Ravie Lakshmanan. The Hacker News.
https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/new-self-spreading-malware-infects.html
Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Cryptocurrency Legislation. Trevor King. WLNS 6 News.
https://www.wlns.com/news/michigan-lawmakers-introduce-cryptocurrency-legislation/amp/
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Circle goes public (0:56). France arrests suspects behind a string of crypto kidnappings (2:38). North Carolina’s pension fund inches toward Bitcoin (3:56). And Thailand pushes to integrate crypto with tourist spending and capital markets (5:45).
From Wall Street to Bangkok, this is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.
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Stablecoin Issuer Circle Files to Go Public. Anand Singha. The Street.
https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/stablecoin-issuer-circle-files-to-go-public
French Police Detain Twenty Suspects Over Cryptocurrency Kidnappings. Estelle Nilsson-Julien. Euro News.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/27/french-police-detain-twenty-suspects-over-cryptocurrency-kidnappings
North Carolina Considers Dipping a Toe into Cryptocurrency. Katelyn Cai. The Assembly.
https://www.theassemblync.com/business/cryptocurrency-north-carolina-state-pension/
Thailand Explores Crypto-Linked Credit Cards for Tourists. The Nation (Thailand).
https://www.nationthailand.com/business/digital-assets/40050484
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A second suspect emerges in the shocking Manhattan crypto kidnapping case (0:57), while Thai police arrest a fugitive tied to a $300 million digital asset scam (2:27). Spain’s top banks move deeper into crypto under the EU’s MiCA rules (4:01), and Air Arabia embraces stablecoins for flight payments (5:31).
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2nd crypto suspect wanted in torture of Italian man expected to surrender to police. Eyewitness News ABC 7, New York.
https://abc7ny.com/post/2nd-crypto-suspect-wanted-torture-italian-business-partner-expected-surrender-police/16553486/
Vietnamese woman wanted by Interpol for massive cryptocurrency scam arrested in Bangkok. Việt Nam News.
https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1718362/vietnamese-woman-wanted-by-interpol-for-massive-cryptocurrency-scam-arrested-in-bangkok.html
Spanish Banks Embrace Cryptocurrency Following Change in EU Regulation. Anindya Paul. Tech Story.
https://techstory.in/spanish-banks-embrace-cryptocurrency-following-change-in-eu-regulation/
Air Arabia becomes region’s first airline to accept crypto payments with AE Coin. Yara Abi Farraj. Economy Middle East.
https://economymiddleeast.com/news/air-arabia-becomes-regions-first-airline-accept-crypto-payments-ae-coin/
The music in this episode was composed by Liborio Conti, and you can find more of his fantastic work at his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/liborioconti
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Yet another crypto kidnapping – this time in Manhattan (1:02), a landmark court decision in South Africa that could open the floodgates for digital finance (2:36), and a cyberattack that drained $223 million from a major DeFi platform (3:56). Also: rural America goes to war with crypto miners over noise, power, and policy (5:15).
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.
More on stories and articles mentioned or referenced in this episode:
Crypto Investor Charged with Kidnapping and Torturing Man for Weeks. Maia Coleman and Chelsia Rose Marcius. New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/nyregion/crypto-investor-torture-italian-tourist.html
Wealthy ‘Crypto King' Turned NYC Townhouse into Torture Chamber to Gain Partner's Bitcoin, Sources Say. Marc Santia and Jonathan Dienst. NBC New York.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-york-city/manhattan-crypto-kidnapping-torture-bitcoin-password/6277345/
South African High Court Rules Cryptocurrency Not Subject to Capital Controls. Ledger Insights.
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/south-african-high-court-rules-cryptocurrency-not-subject-to-capital-controls/
Hacker Steals $223 million in Cetus Protocol Cryptocurrency Heist. Bill Toulas. Bleeping Computer.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-steals-223-million-in-cetus-protocol-cryptocurrency-heist/amp/
The Bitcoin Hum That Is unsettling Trump's MAGA Heartlands. Mike Wendling. BBC.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2qg6e03l2o
The music in this episode was composed by Liborio Conti, and you can find more of his fantastic work at his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/liborioconti
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Donald Trump’s headline-grabbing crypto gala—and the nearly $400 million fueling his digital currency empire. Is it innovation or influence-peddling (0:54)? Plus, America’s biggest banks eye a joint stablecoin project (2:13), Kraken tokenizes US stocks for global users (3:38), and Australian retirees start to go big on Bitcoin (4:37).
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.
More on stories and articles mentioned or referenced in this episode:
Trump's Crypto Dinner: Black Ties, a Chinese Billionaire and Ethics Questions. Zac Anderson. USA Today.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/22/trump-crypto-dinner-ethics-meme-coin/83787117007/
Big Banks Explore Venturing into Crypto World Together with Joint Stablecoin. Gina Heeb and Justin Baer. Wall Street Journal.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/crypto-stablecoin-big-banks-a841059e
Kraken to Offer Tokenized Securities, including Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia, to Customers outside the U.S. Kevin Williams. Quartz.
https://qz.com/kraken-backed-solana-tokenized-us-securities-1851782038
Research Reveals Baby Boomers, Retirees Invest in Cryptocurrency. Mackenzie Colohan. ABC News (Australia).
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-23/cryptocurrency-baby-boomers-retirees-investing-in-bitcoin/105084568
The music in this episode was composed by Liborio Conti, and you can find more of his fantastic work at his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/liborioconti
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