Ripple Adds RLUSD Stablecoin to Cross-Border Payment Solution https://www.byteseu.com/888153/ #CrossBorderPayments #Crypto #CryptoCurrency #DigitalAssets #DigitalCurrency #News #PYMNTSNews #Ripple #RipplePayments #RippleUSD #stablecoins #What'sHot

CNBC: Stablecoin issuer Circle files for IPO as public markets open to crypto. “Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has filed for an initial public offering and plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange. The prospectus, filed with the SEC on Tuesday, lays the groundwork for Circle’s long-anticipated entry into the public markets.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/cnbc-stablecoin-issuer-circle-files-for-ipo-as-public-markets-open-to-crypto/

https://www.alojapan.com/1234330/japanese-banking-giant-smbc-plans-avalanche-stablecoin-report-ledger-insights/ Japanese banking giant SMBC plans Avalanche stablecoin – report – Ledger Insights #AvaLabs #avalanche #blockchain #CrossBorderPayments #DigitalCurrency #DistributedLedger #DLT #Fireblocks #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #Payments #smbc #stablecoin #SumitomoMitsuiBankingCorporation #SumitomoMitsuiFinancialGroup Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, the parent of Japan’s second largest bank SMBC, is planning to issue a st…

TubeFilter: Haliey Welch is free to go over $HAWK fiasco, SEC says. “The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will not be spitting on that thang. After months of investigation into ‘Hawk Tuah girl’ Haliey Welch‘s disastrous $HAWK crypto launch, the SEC has closed the case without finding her at fault, and without pursuing any sanctions or fines, TMZ reports.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/29/tubefilter-haliey-welch-is-free-to-go-over-hawk-fiasco-sec-says/

BBC: Bitcoin in the bush – the crypto mine in remote Zambia. “Water and electronic equipment don’t usually mix well but it’s precisely the proximity to the river that’s drawn bitcoiners here. Philip [Walton]’s mine is plugged directly into a hydro-electric power plant that channels some of the Zambezi’s torrent through enormous turbines to generate continuous, clean electricity. More […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/28/bbc-bitcoin-in-the-bush-the-crypto-mine-in-remote-zambia/

TechXplore: Perseus: A tool for tracking the coordination of pump-and-dump crypto coin schemes. “A team of computer scientists and financial specialists at University College London has developed a tool to track the coordination efforts of pump-and-dump crypto coin scheme manipulators. They have published a paper on the arXiv preprint server describing their tool called Perseus, its purpose […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/25/perseus-a-tool-for-tracking-the-coordination-of-pump-and-dump-crypto-coin-schemes-techxplore/

Advanced Malware Targets Cryptocurrency Wallets – Source: securityboulevard.com https://ciso2ciso.com/advanced-malware-targets-cryptocurrency-wallets-source-securityboulevard-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #SecurityBloggersNetwork #CyberSecurityNews #SecurityBoulevard #DigitalCurrency #cryptocurrency #Cybersecurity #Cybercrime #Cyberlaw #wallet

Tubefilter: Are you ready for this JellyJelly? Venmo co-founder’s new app is TikTok meets BeReal with a memecoin twist.. “The co-founder of payments app Venmo is launching a new platform that incorporates ideas and products from across the tech landscape. Iqram Magdon-Ismael is behind JellyJelly, a content hub that encourages users to upload unedited videos and supports them through a […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/21/tubefilter-are-you-ready-for-this-jellyjelly-venmo-co-founders-new-app-is-tiktok-meets-bereal-with-a-memecoin-twist/

University of Florida: Chasing followers makes crypto traders perform worse on social investment sites. “The research tracked performance on social investment sites, where individuals can trade assets like cryptocurrency while attracting audiences based on their performance — like YouTube, but for investments. Both gaining and losing followers led investors to make more frequent, riskier […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/16/university-of-florida-chasing-followers-makes-crypto-traders-perform-worse-on-social-investment-sites/

Daily Maverick (South Africa): SA Parliament’s social media accounts hacked to promote the launch of $Ramaphosa token. “A cryptocurrency scam linked to a newly minted ‘$Ramaphosa’ token exploited South African Parliament’s official X, Facebook, and YouTube accounts in a coordinated cyberattack on Saturday, March 15, 2025. The fraudulent posts, designed to deceive unsuspecting […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/16/daily-maverick-sa-parliaments-social-media-accounts-hacked-to-promote-the-launch-of-ramaphosa-token/

Russia Switches to Crypto in Oil Trade https://www.byteseu.com/827782/ #China #Crypto #CryptoCurrency #DigitalCurrency #india #OilTrade #Rupee #Russia #Sanctions #trade #yuan

Mesh Raises $82 Million to Expand Crypto Payments Network https://www.byteseu.com/820017/ #Crypto #CryptoPayments #CryptoCurrency #DigitalAssets #DigitalCurrency #funding #investments #mesh #News #Paradigm #PYMNTSNews #stablecoins #What'sHot

Krebs on Security: Feds Link $150M Cyberheist to 2022 LastPass Hacks. “In September 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published findings from security researchers who concluded that a series of six-figure cyberheists across dozens of victims resulted from thieves cracking master passwords stolen from the password manager service LastPass in 2022. In a court filing this week, U.S. federal agents […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/09/krebs-on-security-feds-link-150m-cyberheist-to-2022-lastpass-hacks/

New York Times: The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself. This link goes to a gift article. “It was July 2023, and [Jim] Tucker was hosting a meeting of the board of Heartland Tri-State Bank, a community-owned business in a small Kansas town called Elkhart. Heartland was a beloved local institution and a source of Tucker family pride: Jim served on the board with his […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/07/new-york-times-the-cryptocurrency-scam-that-turned-a-small-town-against-itself/

Israel releases prelim report on digital shekel CBDC design – Ledger Insights https://www.byteseu.com/798955/ #BankOfIsrael #CBDC #CentralBankDigitalCurrency #DigitalCurrency #DigitalShekel #Israel

BBC: Cryptocurrency theft of £1.1bn could be biggest ever. “Cryptocurrency firm Bybit said hackers stole $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto theft in history. The Dubai-based company’s founder told users that their funds were ‘safe’ and that if would refund any of those affected.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/22/bbc-cryptocurrency-theft-of-1-1bn-could-be-biggest-ever/

“A major #cryptocurrency exchange (Bybit) says it was the victim of a sophisticated #hack that stole about $1.5 billion worth of #DigitalCurrency, marking one of the biggest #online thefts of all time.”

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Associated Press: Argentine lawyers accuse President Milei of fraud over cryptocurrency promotion. “On Friday, [Javier] Milei posted on X about $LIBRA, a coin that he said was aimed at ‘encouraging economic growth by funding small businesses and startups.’ He deleted the post a few hours later and the value of the currency collapsed, causing millions of dollars in losses to its brief […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/18/associated-press-argentine-lawyers-accuse-president-milei-of-fraud-over-cryptocurrency-promotion/

AFP: Estonians plead guilty to US charges in $577 mn crypto scheme. “Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of thousands of people around the world in a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the Justice Department said Thursday. Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turogin, both age 40, were extradited from Estonia to the United States last year to face charges of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/15/afp-estonians-plead-guilty-to-us-charges-in-577-mn-crypto-scheme/

Tom’s Hardware: Man who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the site. “A Welsh landfill dump where 8,000 Bitcoins are thought to be buried will be repurposed, at least partly, into a solar farm. According to BBC News, the local council will close the landfill in the 2025-26 financial year, and then it will be capped.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/12/toms-hardware-man-who-lost-780-million-in-bitcoin-in-a-landfill-now-wants-to-buy-the-entire-dump-before-city-closes-the-site/