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Kraken parent adds 24/7 dollar settlement with Singapore Gulf Bank
The partnership will enable select institutions in Asia and the Gulf region to instantly settle US dollar transactions through the bank’s SGB Net Kraken parent company Payward has partnered with Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) to enable 24/7 US dollar settlement for select institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf region. Payward has integrated SGB Net, …
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Bitcoin ETFs notch third inflow week as Ether ETFs shed $138M
Bitcoin ETF inflows reached a third straight week, while Ether ETFs swung to outflows and Zcash funds posted their first weekly outflow. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a third consecutive week of net inflows as Ether ETFs flipped back to net outflows. Bitcoin ETFs attracted $241.1 million last week, lifting cumulative net inflows …
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Safe investor asks Swiss watchdog to intervene in governance dispute
Greenfield Capital said it sought changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation’s board for months before turning to the Swiss regulator. Greenfield Capital, an investor in Safe, says it has filed a supervisory complaint with Switzerland’s foundation watchdog, seeking changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation’s board after months of engagement failed to resolve its governance concerns. In an …
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Former SEC boss made AI Czar, Bitcoin may hit $600K this cycle: Hodler’s Digest
Roman Storm and the XRP army aren’t happy former SEC boss Jay Clayton is Trump’s new AI czar, Peter Brandt flips bullish and says Bitcoin may reach as high as $600K by 2029. President Donald Trump has named Jay Clayton, US director of national intelligence, to lead the country’s new Super Intelligence Force, according to …
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Zcash gets a Washington lobbyist to push crypto policy
The newly registered lobbying operation lists the CLARITY Act and two digital asset tax proposals among the issues it plans to lobby on in Washington. A Zcash-focused advocacy group has filed to lobby in Washington, stepping up the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency ecosystem’s efforts to shape US policy on digital assets. Pretty Good Policy for Zcash (PGPZ) …
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Crypto Thefts Surge 462% to $766,490,000 in September With Bitget and Liquid Network Leading Year-to-Date Losses
Cryptocurrency thefts are surging dramatically with two massive incidents pushing total losses to record levels for the month. Security firm PeckShieldAlert says the industry experienced 55 major hacks resulting in $766.49 million in losses. That figure represents a roughly 462% month-over-month increase from August’s $136.3 million. The Bitget incident at about $387 million and the …
Community Bankers Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Bank Charter Approvals
Community bankers are suing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over approvals of national trust bank charters for cryptocurrency companies. The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) filed the lawsuit on October 2nd, 2026, in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under the Administrative Procedure Act. The suit challenges a …
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$11,000,000 in Stolen Checks Fuels Bank Fraud Pleas Across New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Banks in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were used to deposit stolen checks, or to try to, and two more men have pleaded guilty. Raymond Wade, 43, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, and Dwayne Reddon, 40, of Trenton, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, reports News12 New Jersey. The operation ran from March …
New Jersey Couple Convicted in $13,000,000 Ghost Ride Fraud Aimed at Elderly and Homeless
A New Jersey woman and her Colombian husband have been convicted of running a fake transit company that sought more than $13 million in federal funds meant for elderly, disabled and homeless Americans. A federal jury in Utica, New York, found Jael Watts, 45, of Alloway, and Luis Pino-Copete, 42, of Bogota, Colombia, guilty in …
El Salvador receives $138 million from IMF after Bitcoin waivers granted
Efforts will continue to reduce the state’s involvement in Bitcoin-related activities and to strengthen crypto‑asset regulation and governance, the IMF said. The International Monetary Fund approved the immediate disbursement of about $138 million to El Salvador under the country’s $1.4 billion financing program, despite some performance criteria being missed. The IMF’s Executive Board completed the …
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West Virginia Woman Faces 10 Felony Counts After Allegedly Spending $52,928 From Stolen Debit Card
A West Virginia woman has been charged with multiple felony fraud counts after she allegedly spent more than $50,000 using someone else’s debit card and transferring funds to Cash App. The case involves $52,928.33 in 204 approved charges plus 219 attempted charges on a Mountain Valley Bank card, reports The Inter-Mountain. According to a criminal …
Russia’s Finance Ministry pays wages in digital rubles for first time
Work on the introduction of the digital ruble to the budget process is being carried out by the Bank of Russia together with the Ministry of Finance. Russia’s Ministry of Finance said on Friday that some of its employees had received their wages in digital rubles for the first time. Being paid in the central …
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Lyft Handing Out $272,500,000 After Ride-Hailing Giant Settles Over Alleged Misclassification of California Drivers
Lyft has agreed to hand hundreds of millions of dollars to California drivers who say the company treated them as contractors instead of employees. The settlement totals $272.5 million, including fees and costs, and resolves claims from the state attorney general, city attorneys, the labor commissioner and private plaintiffs covering April 5th, 2016, through December …
399,086 People Warned After DC Medicaid Agency Potentially Exposed Sensitive Data – Personal and Health Records Now at Risk
Hundreds of thousands of Medicaid beneficiaries in the District of Columbia now face fraud risk after its Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) potentially exposed sensitive member data. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights says the District of Columbia’s DHCF experienced unauthorized access/disclosure that could affect 399,086 individuals. According …