A New Jersey woman has pleaded guilty to bank fraud after trying to deposit a stolen U.S. Treasury check worth $410,085.48 at a Connecticut credit union. Madisyn Pettaway, 31, of Newark entered the plea in federal court in Bridgeport, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. Prosecutors say Pettaway opened an account …
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Trump Floats Data Center ‘Dividends’ for Communities After White House AI Summit
President Donald Trump is pitching direct “dividend” payments to people who live near data centers as a way to share the boom from AI infrastructure buildouts. The comments came Tuesday after he hosted technology leaders at the White House. “The people are going to benefit directly, whether its teachers that get paid a bonus, whether …
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Citi and Coinbase Expand Partnership to Bridge Fiat Banking and Stablecoin Payments
A major U.S. bank is rolling out new rails that let businesses move between traditional bank money and stablecoins without juggling separate crypto systems. Citi and Coinbase expanded their collaboration with two U.S.-first products that connect fiat banking to stablecoin payments, says Citi. Coinbase Virtual Accounts use Citi’s Virtual Account Wallet so payments customers get …
Louisiana Family Accused of Burning 13 Homes in $1,000,000 Insurance Fraud Scheme
A Louisiana family and their associates have been indicted in an alleged arson-linked insurance fraud scheme that prosecutors say pulled in more than $1,000,000. U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller just announced federal charges against seven defendants. Prosecutors say Lashaundalyn Whitlock Brown, 41, of West Monroe, along with family members and associates, faces conspiracy to commit …
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BTCS Prepares DeFi Business To Provide Liquidity For Tokenized Stocks
TL;DR BTCS says its Imperium DeFi unit has completed preparatory compliance steps for potential use of the SEC’s Covered Firm exemption. The company has submitted the required notice and published relevant disclosures. Imperium has not yet started providing tokenized-equity liquidity because a qualifying Tokenized Securities Venue must first become operational. BTCS is positioning its DeFi …
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21Shares Sets New Staking Payouts Across Five Crypto ETFs
TL;DR 21Shares has declared September staking distributions for five crypto ETFs covering Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, Sui and Polkadot. The largest per-share distribution is $0.191360 for the Hyperliquid Staking ETF. The funds distribute staking rewards generated by their underlying proof-of-stake assets to shareholders. 21Shares has declared a fresh round of staking distributions across five crypto exchange-traded …
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Soluna And Bitdeer Add 7 MW To Texas Bitcoin Mining Deal
TL;DR Soluna and Bitdeer have expanded their Project Kati 1 agreement by approximately 7 MW. Bitdeer’s total deployment at the wind-powered Texas site will rise to 35 MW and about 2.42 EH/s. The additional capacity is expected to be deployed by November and fully books the K1BC phase of the project. Soluna and Bitdeer are …
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Circle Brings USDC Workflows Into Banking Platform Used By Major Institutions
TL;DR Volante Technologies and Circle have announced a collaboration around stablecoin payment and settlement infrastructure. Volante plans to bring USDC workflows into the same payment platform banks already use for conventional rails. The work covers areas including minting, redemption, wallet registration, funding and wallet-to-wallet payments. Circle is bringing USDC deeper into the software stack banks …
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DeFi Development Corp Adds 47,706 SOL As Treasury Passes 2.5M Tokens
TL;DR DeFi Development Corp added approximately 47,706 SOL and SOL equivalents since September 21. Total holdings have reached roughly 2.538 million SOL and equivalents, valued by the company at about $309 million. The treasury has grown around 10% since the company’s August 12 earnings update. DeFi Development Corp has pushed its Solana treasury above 2.5 …
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European stablecoin issuer AllUnity launches USD stablecoin USDAU
AllUnity is launching USDAU, its fourth fiat-backed stablecoin, expanding a MiCA-regulated lineup that already covers the euro, Swiss franc and Swedish krona.
Florida Woman Accused of Draining Nearly $100,000 From Dementia Patients’ Bank Accounts: Report
A Florida care manager is accused of siphoning nearly $100,000 from the bank accounts of two dementia patients under her care to pay her personal credit card bills. West Palm Beach police say Megan Elizabeth Bernat, 46, of Port St. Lucie used her MorseLife case-manager access to push mobile payments from residents’ accounts onto her …
Pennsylvania Pair Admit To Orchestrating $80,000,000 Scheme, Fraudulently Obtaining Contracts Reserved for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses
Two people in Pennsylvania have admitted to fraudulently obtaining more than $80 million in government contracts reserved for small and disadvantaged businesses. Thomas E. Lauer, 64, and Rebecca J. Davis, 77, each admitted to one count of conspiracy to commit major fraud against the United States in federal court in Harrisburg, says the U.S. Attorney’s …
Wells Fargo Customers Lose Nearly $6,000 In ATM Withdrawal Scam: Report
Two men are accused of taking nearly $6,000 from Wells Fargo customers in California by switching debit cards at ATMs. Lemon Grove sheriff’s detectives say the pair watched people enter their PINs, then distracted them, swapped the cards and withdrew cash before the customers noticed. Sergio Romero, 40, and Franklin Florez, 31, were allegedly identified through …
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New Android Malware Lets Scammers Drain Bank Accounts and ATMs – Without Stealing Your Bank Card
Scammers are draining bank accounts and pulling cash from ATMs without needing the victim’s debit card in hand. Experts at the cybersecurity firm Group-IB say they have uncovered a previously unseen Android malware family they are calling WindRelay, built to capture live near-field communication (NFC) payment data and forward it in real time to attackers. …
Amaze Holdings (NYSE: AMZE) Executes Binding LOI to Acquire BullionFX | Alchemy, a Decentralized Gold-Backed Financial Ecosystem for Valued at US$155 Million
September 29th, 2026 – NEWPORT BEACH, California Proposed acquisition would bring a gold-backed decentralized financial ecosystem, including decentralized financial infrastructure targeting retail, institutional, and blockchain markets. A retail and institutional platform designed for the rapidly growing stablecoin industry, delivering compliance-focused infrastructure for payments, yield, lending and open-ecosystem, industry-wide decentralized financial applications. Institutional gold-based infrastructure spanning …