Crime Coins, Trump Tokens, and Passport Profits

A British gang launches a meme coin to clean drug money (0:55). Trump Media partners with Crypto.com to jumpstart a fintech empire (2:36). And in the Caribbean, St. Kitts and Nevis is now accepting crypto as a path to second citizenship (3:50). We also break down a key regulatory push in Illinois that could reshape how the state handles digital assets (5:34).

This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.

More on stories and articles mentioned or referenced in this episode:

UK drug dealers create their own cryptocurrency to launder dirty money: How street-level crime gang developed new coin in first case of its kind in Britain, by Rory Tingle, Daily Mail.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14631539/UK-drug-dealers-create-cryptocurrency-launder-dirty-money-case-kind-Britain.html

Trump Media Enters Deal with Crypto Trading Platform, by Matthew Goldstein, New York Times (soft paywall).

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/trump-media-crypto.html

St. Kitts and Nevis Embraces Cryptocurrency in CBI Program, The Street.

https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/newsroom/st-kitts-and-nevis-crypto-in-cbi-program

State senator: IL bill regulating cryptocurrency will put 'brick on growth', by Jim Talamonti, The Center Square.

https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b74375dd-0e41-4208-8200-4fe2a6cda798.html

Bill Status of Senate Bill 1797, Illinois General Assembly:

https://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1797&GAID=18&GA=104&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=160946&SessionID=114

The music in this episode was composed by Liborio Conti, and you can find more of his fantastic work at his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/liborioconti