The U.S. Treasury warns of rising scams at cryptocurrency ATMs (1:17), the CFTC pushes to expand oversight of spot crypto trading (2:51), and George Osborne calls for the UK to accelerate its regulatory rollout (4:29). Plus, we look at IPO plans from Bullish and Figure Technology Solutions, two companies betting big on the future of blockchain finance (6:07).
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money.
More on stories and articles discussed or referenced in this episode:
“FIN-2025-NTC1: FinCEN Notice on the Use of Convertible Virtual Currency Kiosks for Scam Payments and Other Illicit Activity.” Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, U.S. Treasury, 4 August 2025, https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/FinCEN-Notice-CVCKIOSK.pdf.
Hitchcock, Logan. “Crypto Company Bullish to Raise Up to $629M in IPO.” Decrypt, 4 August 2025, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-company-bullish-raise-629m-185748750.html.
Jack, Debra. “Figure Technology Solutions, Inc. Announces Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering.” Figure Newsroom, 4 August 2025, https://www.figure.com/newsroom/announcement/figure-announces-confidential-submission-of-draft-registration-statement-for-proposed-ipo/.
Osborne, George. “Britain Missed the First Crypto Wave. We Can’t Miss the Second.” Financial Times, 4 August 2025, https://www.ft.com/content/3eded430-a854-44d6-9739-e8a350eae25f.
Parker, George and Martin Arnold. “UK Is Being ‘Left Behind’ on Crypto, Warns George Osborne.” Financial Times, 4 August 2025, https://www.ft.com/content/2b554e86-a4a6-4361-8db6-04876528b02b.
Reddick, James. “Crypto ATMs Fueling Criminal Activity, Treasury Warns.” The Record from Recorded Future News, 4 August 2025, https://therecord.media/crypto-atms-fueling-cybercrime.
“Release Number 9105-25: Acting Chairman Pham Launches Listed Spot Crypto Trading Initiative.” U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 4 August 2025, https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9105-25.
Sandor, Krisztian. “Blockhain-Based Loans Firm Figure Files Confidential Submission for IPO.” CoinDesk, 4 August 2025, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blockhain-based-loans-firm-figure-185015965.html.
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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