Newsletter: The Trump administration cracks down on software to limit surveillance of crypto transactions, while celebrating a “deregulatory blitz” tailored for its billionaire benefactors

Newsletter: The Trump administration cracks down on software to limit surveillance of crypto transactions, while celebrating a “deregulatory blitz” tailored for its billionaire benefactors
https://www.europesays.com/2324743/ The Rise of the Cryptocurrency Bank #crypto #cryptocurrency
US govt seizes $1 million in crypto from BlackSuit ransomware gang https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-seizes-1-million-in-crypto-from-blacksuit-ransomware-gang/ #CryptoCurrency #Security #Legal
Stablecoins gain critical mass after GENIUS Act cements rules — banks and companies rush to register new coins - US banks and financial institutions are keen to take advant... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/stablecoins-gain-critical-mass-after-genius-act-cements-rules-banks-and-companies-rush-to-register-new-coins #cryptocurrency #techindustry
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Wave of 150 crypto-draining extensions hits Firefox add-on store https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wave-of-150-crypto-draining-extensions-hits-firefox-add-on-store/ #CryptoCurrency #Security
After pressure from the cryptocurrency lobby, the House of Representatives passed the CLARITY Act—a bill that would allow sketchy cryptocurrency ventures to appear legitimate by receiving approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Now the Senate Banking Committee is looking for public input on its own version of the CLARITY Act.
Tell the Senate to support strong regulations for cryptocurrency instead.
$3.5 billion Bitcoin hack from 2020 dwarfs Mt. Gox in value, is worth $14.5 billion today — intelligence firm uncovers heist that shuttered 6th-largest bitcoin mining pool - Arkham Intelligence has uncovered the largest Bitcoin heist... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/usd3-5-billion-bitcoin-hack-from-2020-dwarfs-mt-gox-in-value-is-worth-usd14-5-billion-today-intelligence-firm-uncovers-heist-that-shuttered-6th-largest-bitcoin-mining-pool #cryptocurrency
I've been tracking the quid pro quo between Trump and the cryptocurrency industry at https://www.followthecrypto.org/quidproquo
The scale of Trump's pay-for-access scheme outlined by the Times is mindblowing. Crypto contributions resulting in business deals with the Trump family crypto businesses, oil companies buying influence and later reaping benefits from friendly policies, and a $1 million pardon.
#Cryptocurrency interests, which have benefited from the #Trump admin’s dismantling of a yearslong govt crackdown & from the Trump family’s financial interest in the industry, appear to have been the most generous industry, accounting for nearly $45M in donations to #MAGA Inc.
FBI seizes $2.4 million in Bitcoin from member of recently ascendant Chaos ransomware group - The FBI in Dallas, Texas, has seized 20 Bitcoins from a mem... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/fbi-seizes-usd2-4-million-in-bitcoin-from-member-of-recently-ascendant-chaos-ransomware-group #cryptocurrency #techindustry
We should live in a world where selling out to corporate money or being completely spineless and ineffective in office is what threatens re-election.
There is really no comparison in American history to the blatant corruption.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/opinion/trump-crypto-genius-act-memcoin.html
FBI seizes $2.4M in Bitcoin from new Chaos ransomware operation https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-seizes-24m-in-bitcoin-from-new-chaos-ransomware-operation/ #CryptoCurrency #Security #Legal
W dobie rosnącej popularności kryptowalut przestępczość cyfrowa staje się coraz bardziej złożona. Dominik Konopacki omówił zaawansowane techniki śledcze służące rozpracowywaniu prania pieniędzy, mikserów kryptowalutowych i warstwowania transakcji.
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