July 24, 2025

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Crypto

Florida Republicans join Trump in boosting crypto ahead of House vote

John Kennedy   | Capital Bureau | USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA What is the Senate’s Genius Act? The Genius Act, along with other crypto bills, will be reviewed by the House during “Crypto Week.” Two Florida representatives elected with support from the cryptocurrency industry are expected to back a new crypto regulatory bill. The GENIUS

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Mortgage

Mortgage delinquencies are rising as homeownership costs pile up

Cotality data from 2025 shows that while serious mortgage delinquencies, defined as homeowners who are 90 days or more past due on a payment, fell steadily for more than three years, the trend reversed in mid-2024. The top three states with the highest year-over-year changes in their serious delinquency rates are Florida, South Carolina and

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Crypto

Florida AG accuses Robinhood of falsely promoting itself as ‘least expensive’ way to buy cryptocurrency, launches probe

FLORIDA – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Thursday that his office has submitted a subpoena to “uncover internal documents” belonging to Robinhood Crypto, LLC, after alleging that the company misled its customers by promoting itself as the “least expensive” way to purchase cryptocurrency. RELATED: Trump Media files for ‘Crypto Blue Chip ETF’ with SEC

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Funds

After vetoes, Gov. DeSantis signs $115B state budget in Florida

One day before the start of the fiscal year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a roughly $115 billion budget into law, after vetoing nearly $600 million in spending. The spending plan is about $3 billion less than the current year, and comes after a protracted negotiation between the House and Senate over tax cuts that delayed

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Funds

Federal funds are not used to enroll undocumented immigrants in Medicaid in New York

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida criticized New York’s Medicaid program, saying it gets far more from the federal government than his home state and needs to stop covering undocumented immigrants and adults without chronic illness.  “Take Florida. I have four million more people who live in my state,” Scott said during an interview on

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Investors

Dreamers still optimistic on Orlando baseball despite possible Rays sale

The Orlando Dreamers say they’re pressing forward on their efforts to bring Major League Baseball to Orange County – even as their most immediate path to do so may be slipping away. Wealthy investors pushing for an Orlando club had eyes on the Tampa Bay Rays, but on Wednesday the team announced it was entering into

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Loans

Government-backed loans fuel private equity takeover of Florida mobile home parks

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Federal mortgage giants are helping corporate investors acquire mobile home communities across Florida, leading to dramatic lot rent increases, a News 6 investigation revealed. Florida leads the nation with 235 private equity-owned mobile home parks containing nearly 56,000 lots, according to data from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, a nonprofit research

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Investors

Investors’ condo buying hits one of the lowest levels in 10 years

Investors’ condo purchasing has dropped to one of its lowest levels in the past 10 years — in a shift driven largely by their retreat from Florida, a new study shows. The analysis, conducted by real estate brokerage firm Redfin, examined county-level home purchase records across 39 of the most populous U.S. metropolitan areas dating

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Finance

Lawsuits battle for control of Jimmy Buffett’s $275 million estate

WATCH: Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach’s last new home The world’s first Jimmy Buffett-themed “55-and-older” active adult community recently sold its 3,73rd and final new home in Daytona Beach. “Margaritaville” icon Jimmy Buffett’s widow, Jane Buffett, is battling a co-trustee for control of the late singer’s estate. Jane Buffett said co-trustee Richard Mozenter has not acted

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Crypto

Cryptocurrency Billionaire Sells His South Florida Penthouse for $28.6 Million

Adam Weitsman is the billionaire owner/CEO of Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling, a scrap metal processing company in Owego, New York. He is also the founder and owner of Viridium LLC, a cryptocurrency mining company. Weitsman recently sold his two-story penthouse on Florida’s Sunny Isles Beach for $28.6 million. His home is featured this week

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