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Why Vast Bank is advancing on tokenized deposits — americanbanker.com
The Oklahoma community bank partnered with two digital asset companies to create a cross-border form of tokenized U.S. dollar deposits.
France is experiencing wave of crypto assault. One involved an influencer’s father doused with gasoline — fortune.com
Five people were arrested for allegedly dousing an influencer’s father in gasoline and forcing him into the trunk of a car in exchange for ransom payments in crypto. The attack, whose details first surfaced this week, occurred at the every end of 2024 near
At the Races: Crypto’s next stand — rollcall.com
Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. The cryptocurrency industry began flexing its political muscle in 2022, and
Real estate: Will spring be a buyer’s market? — theweek.com
Just as it was starting to look like the housing market had turned a corner, the conflict in Iran is “chilling the spring home-buying season,” said Andrew Keshner in MarketWatch. When the average 30-year fixed rate finally dipped below 6% in late February
Deepfakes and an elite hacker school: How cybercrime is growing as a source of income for North Korea — elpais.com
China is the world’s leading promoter of cybercrime, according to all reports. But there is a small Asian country that is steadily gaining importance in this industry: North Korea. The hermetic state, strangled by trade embargoes, has found its main source
Bitcoin struggles to hold $70,000 as oil surge jolts risk assets — fortune.com
Bitcoin dipped below the $70,000 level for the first time in over a week, as stocks sank and energy prices surged following renewed attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East. The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 2.7% to $69,308 on
Spyware capable of breaking into hundreds of millions of iPhones discovered — independent.co.uk
Trump’s lunch for his biggest memecoin holders is going ahead. One attendee plans to come back despite ‘Walmart steak’ at previous meal — fortune.com
President Donald Trump’s memecoin team is inviting top holders out to a meal—again. Last week, the outfit behind the $TRUMP cryptocurrency announced that there will be a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience at the Trump family’s private club Mar-a-Lago in Palm
Ex-Wife Accused of Stealing £180 Million in Bitcoin After Divorce — bloomberg.com
After their divorce a husband has accused his ex-wife of plotting to steal Bitcoin worth millions and luxury watches, in a case that’s set to test how digital assets are treated by English civil courts.
There Will Be No Post-Presidential Peace For Donald Trump — newrepublic.com
Donald Trump spent the first year of his second term trying to signal his strength, his impunity, and his permanence in American public life. When House Republicans gathered at the Kennedy Center in early January for a policy summit, he struck a much more
Bitcoin Dips Below $70,000 as Energy Prices Surge — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin briefly dipped below the $70,000 level, as stocks sank and energy prices surged following renewed attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East.
Bitcoin Price Dips Below $70,000 as Energy Prices Surge — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin Price Dips Below $70,000 as Energy Prices Surge Bloomberg.com
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