🚀 Duales Digital-Currency-System mit GNU Taler: Events + Nachbarschaften = starke lokale Wirtschaftskreisläufe! 💰 Festivals als Einstieg, dauerhafte Community-Währung als Ziel. Privacy-by-Design trifft auf echte Gemeinschaftsbildung 🤝 #GNUTaler #LokalWährung #Nachbarschaft #DigitalCurrency #CommunityEconomy 🏘️✨
Eine gaaaanz grobe Skizze der Idee: https://görn.name/de/posts/lokaltaler/
Eh tu Jamie??:
JPMorgan launches its own regulated stablecoin, JPM Coin (JPMD), following Senate approval of the GENIUS Act—becoming the first major U.S. bank to enter the $2T digital dollar race. Backed 1:1 by cash & Treasuries, it aims to streamline institutional payments while complying with new federal crypto rules.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/jpmorgan-stablecoin-jpmd.html
#JPMorgan #Stablecoin #Crypto #Banking #Blockchain #DigitalCurrency
Gizmodo: Shaq Signs $1.8 Million Check to End His Crypto Drama. “Shaquille O’Neal can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The basketball legend turned businessman and TV personality has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over his role in promoting the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/16/gizmodo-shaq-signs-1-8-million-check-to-end-his-crypto-drama/
Trump wants Big Tech to own the dollar
Walmart, Amazon, and Expedia are exploring stablecoins in the US to cut credit card fees and speed up payments, aiming to streamline transactions and boost efficiency. #Stablecoin #Crypto #FinTech #Amazon #Walmart #Expedia #Payments #Ecommerce #Blockchain #DigitalCurrency
https://www.alojapan.com/1295717/japan-flirts-with-digital-currency-as-cash-loses-its-crown/ Japan Flirts With Digital Currency as Cash Loses Its Crown #BankOfJapan #blockchain #CBDC #DigitalCurrency #DigitalPayments #DigitalTransformation #International #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #PYMNTSNews #What'sHot The Bank of Japan (BOJ), Japan’s central bank, is reportedly looking to digital currencies as its citizens go cashless. While the country has long adhered to a “cash is king” ethos, the share of cashless payments in Japan ju…
US Department of Justice: Founder of Cryptocurrency Payment Company Charged with Evading Sanctions and Export Controls, Defrauding Financial Institutions, and Violating the Bank Secrecy Act . “A 22-count indictment was unsealed today charging Iurii Gugnin, also known as Iurii Mashukov and George Goognin, 38, a resident of New York and citizen of Russia, with various offenses related to using […]
Boing Boing: Crypto influencer who fed caviar to chickens arrested in Vegas for money laundering. Let’s just pause for a moment and appreciate that headline. “Cain Ransbottyn, previously Belgium’s largest pornography content provider, reinvented himself as a cryptocurrency trader who promised guaranteed returns to investors. One Flemish businessman lost €950,000 after entrusting his savings […]
Search Engine Roundtable: FTX Sued Neil Patel For Millions. “Cyrus Shepard posted about how FTX, you know, the company Sam Bankman-Fried ran, is now suing Neil Patel and his company, for $55 million. There are a ton of whoppers in this lawsuit, and I have no idea who is right or wrong here, but as Cyrus noted, Neil Patel went through lots of efforts to hide this in the Google search results.” […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/08/search-engine-roundtable-ftx-sued-neil-patel-for-millions/
Bleeping Computer: Mozilla launches new system to detect Firefox crypto drainer add-ons. “Mozilla has developed a new security feature for its add-on portal that helps block Firefox malicious extensions that drain cryptocurrency wallets. According to a recent blog post, Mozilla’s new security system creates risk profiles for each submitted wallet extension and triggers automated risk alerts […]
https://www.alojapan.com/1290272/bank-of-japan-says-no-plans-for-cbdc-but-updates-pilot-status-of-digital-yen-ledger-insights/ Bank of Japan says no plans for CBDC, but updates pilot status of digital yen – Ledger Insights #BankOfJapan #CBDC #CentralBankDigitalCurrency #DigitalCurrency #DigitalYen #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #permissionless #Privacy #TokenizedPayments #tokens The Bank of Japan has no immediate plans to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to Director Kazunari Kamiyama. Speaking at the ninth CBDC Liaison Council meet…
Kaiko reports Trump’s World Liberty Financial USD1 stablecoin sees slow adoption, with low inflows and limited organic demand. Market response remains cautious. #Crypto #Stablecoin #Blockchain #Fintech #DigitalCurrency #Web3 #CryptoNews #Trump
NBC News: NYPD detective on Eric Adams security detail tied to crypto millionaire torture case, sources say. “Two members of the NYPD, including a detective in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail, have been placed on modified duty this week after links surfaced to two crypto businessmen charged with kidnapping an Italian tourist earlier this month, sources closes to the case […]
The Conversation: Crypto platforms feel like gambling because they are: Users are drawn to high-risk behaviour . “Gamblification is a crucial lens for understanding how crypto exchanges maintain engagement even as users incur losses. In our study we show how features like real-time leader boards, visual effects and meme-based communities frame trading as a communal and entertaining […]
Lexington Times: Kentucky’s Bitcoin boom falters as crypto mining bust hits coal country. “At its peak, Kentucky accounted for about 20% of the United States’ computing power dedicated to Bitcoin mining. Facilities cropped up rapidly across the region, filling abandoned coal mines and promising jobs and renewal. But just as quickly, the industry’s growth has stalled.”
TechSpot: Coinbase hack could get people killed, TechCrunch founder warns. “People have likely already died because of the massive cyber-heist, [Michael] Arrington recently said on his X account. Criminals could use the stolen data to target large crypto investors, meaning the breach’s human cost could far exceed the estimated $400 million in financial damages. Coinbase confirmed plans to […]
🚀 Big banks, in their infinite wisdom, decide to bumble into the crypto world with a "joint stablecoin" 🤔. Because nothing says stability like a bunch of finance titans tiptoeing into digital currency for the first time! 🙄💸
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/crypto-stablecoin-big-banks-a841059e #bigbanks #cryptocurrency #jointstablecoin #digitalcurrency #financialinnovation #HackerNews #ngated
Regulating Stablecoins or Rewarding Trumps?
Congress’s new crypto push raises big ethical red flags.
#Stablecoins #DigitalCurrency #CryptoEthics #PoliticalCorruption #TheInternetIsCrack
Reuters: Coinbase warns of up to $400 million hit from cyberattack. “Coinbase forecast a hit of $180 million to $400 million from a cyberattack that breached account data of a ‘small subset’ of its customers, the crypto exchange said in a regulatory filing on Thursday. The company received an email from an unknown threat actor on May 11, claiming to have information about certain customer […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/19/reuters-coinbase-warns-of-up-to-400-million-hit-from-cyberattack/
