June 15, 2025

Currencies u0026 Foreign Exchange

Crypto

Russia recruited a teenage spy. His arrest led to a crypto money trail

Mari Saito, Anna Koper, Anton Zverev, Filipp Lebedev, Polina Nikolskaya  |  Reuters A Canadian teenager was recruited to be a Russian spy Laken Pavan, a Canadian teenager, was recruited by Russia’s FSB in Donetsk in May 2024 and sent to Europe to collect military intelligence. unbranded – Newsworthy WARSAW, June 12 – The Canadian teenager was getting

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Crypto

Minnesota woman falls trap to Bitcoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme

President Trump establishes Bitcoin Reserve — here’s what it means President Trump signed an executive order establishing a reserve of bitcoin the government already owns. An Elk River woman lost over $8,700 in a potential cryptocurrency scam involving a Telegram group chat. The woman invested in Bitcoin through a crypto.com account with the help of

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Crypto

Protecting Your Crypto Assets Before Scammers Strike

William Jones  |  Contributor Even in 2025, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) receives more than 6,000 reports of crypto scams daily. If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you or someone close to you has fallen victim. With losses totaling tens of billions each year due to digital fraud, the prospect of recovering stolen

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Crypto

Donald Trump crypto dinner spurs concerns about ethics of $TRUMP

Referencing Trump’s business moves while in office, an ethics expert said, “His is one of the most blatant and appalling instances of selling access to the presidency I’ve ever seen.” Trump hosts crypto dinner for biggest $TRUMP coin buyers The president hosted top investors in his meme coin and rewarded the biggest buyers with gifts

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Crypto

Bitcoin hits record high, soars past $109K

Trump hosts $1.5M fundraising dinner with crypto czar President Donald Trump hosted a $1.5 million-per-plate fundraising dinner at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. unbranded – Newsworthy Bitcoin BTC= rose to its highest level on record on Wednesday, eclipsing the previous high from January, as risk sentiment continues to improve after last month’s tariff-induced selloff.

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Crypto

Trump meme coin rakes in millions in crypto profits

Trump returned to the White House days after launching a cryptocurrency meme coin that analysts say is now worth a fortune. Experts, senator warn of Trump’s push to profit from presidency Trump has blurred traditional lines, seeking personal wealth through crypto, real estate, Truth Social and branded merchandise during his presidency. The $TRUMP coin celebrates

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Crypto

Crypto scams result in $1.2 million lost in Springfield in 2024

What is cryptocurrency? How it works Cryptocurrency is a form of digital currency that uses cryptography for security and operates independently of central banks. Springfield, Missouri, police received reports of over $1.2 million in cryptocurrency scam losses in 2024, with only $109,000 recovered. Police warn residents to be aware of common scam tactics like guaranteed

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Crypto

How This Crypto Lawyer Changes Investing

Kody Boye  |  Contributor For many years, speculation, hype, and false information have dominated the cryptocurrency investing market. Although the industry has given some investors returns that have changed their lives, many others have lost a lot of money because of volatility, fraud, and poor financial advice. The issue? Most cryptocurrency education is either overly

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Crypto

Three ways tariffs could upend the crypto market in 2025

Dominic Basulto  |  The Motley Fool Trump’s cryptocurrency sees 70% value jump after VIP dinner offer The value of Trump’s meme coin has seen a huge value increase as he prepares to host two special events for its top investors. Crypto trading platform Coinbase revealed that ‘$Trump’ soared after he announced that 220 of its biggest

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Banking

Banking regulators scrap crypto-warnings, encourage innovation

Trump’s crypto project says it sold $550M in tokens Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto project announced it raised $250 million in its second token sale, bringing total sales to $550 million. Cheddar U.S. banking regulators announced on Thursday they were pulling back several documents that urge banks to show caution when dabbling in cryptocurrency and related activities. The Federal Reserve said it was

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