We unpack Binance’s bold request to ditch its compliance monitor—and its curious ties to a Trump-backed stablecoin (0:38). We check in on Thailand’s crackdown on foreign crypto platforms (2:28), hear how a Federer fan nearly got love-scammed out of her Bitcoin (3:48), and laugh/cry at the U.S. government’s latest attempt to regulate digital assets… by disbanding its own crypto crime unit (5:16). All that, plus deepfakes, deception, and digital dollars—because the future of money is never boring.
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.
More from stories and articles mentioned or referenced in this episode:
Binance Seeks to Curb U.S. Oversight While in Deal Talks with Trump’s Crypto Company (paid subscription required), by Angus Berwick, Patricia Kowsmann, and Rebecca Ballhaus, Wall Street Journal.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/binance-world-liberty-financial-crypto-deals-70c817c3
Thailand Seeks to Regulate Foreign Cryptocurrency Platforms to Combat Online Financial Crime, by Li Zhong, Thailand Business News.
Crypto scams surge in Israel as AI tech fuels sophisticated fraud, by Tal Shahaf, Ynet News.
https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/s121100r00r1l
Hirono, colleagues urge reinstatement of cryptocurrency prosecution team, by Michael Tsai, Spectrum News.
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
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