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Lost crypto to a scam? Watch for the follow-up: someone offering to get it back for a fee. 🛟 Red flags, per the FBI: → They contacted you first → They want payment upfront, in crypto or gift cards → They claim ties to the FBI or a regulator → No license, no video call Law enforcement doesn't charge victims to investigate. FBI alert: ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250813

🏆 Nominations are open for the 9th International Business Magazine Awards 2026 by @ibmag_magazine, held on 29 November at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai. Free nominations for leaders in FinTech, AI, banking and more. btcwire.io/newsroom/nominate… #BusinessAwards #FinTech #Dubai

🏦 @ExitoEvents hosts the 41st BFSI Innovation & Technology Summit Thailand on 29 October at Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit, with 150+ BFSI leaders on AI, cyber resilience and digital finance. btcwire.io/newsroom/exito-me… #ExitoBFSIThailand #BFSI #FinTech

🇹🇭 The 50th Digital Transformation Summit Thailand by @ExitoEvents takes place today at Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit, bringing 200+ tech leaders together on AI, IoT and secure, scalable transformation. btcwire.io/newsroom/exito-me… #ExitoDTSThailand #DigitalTransformation #AI

Staking pays because your coins are committed. Getting them back takes time. ⏳ Four checks before you stake: → Wait: fixed (Cosmos Hub: 21 days) or a queue (Ethereum) → Rewards: on most networks they stop once you unstake → Need: stake only what you won't need before the wait ends → Exit: a quick liquid-token sale can come at a discount In Sept 2025, Ethereum's exit queue reached 45 days. Kraken's guide: kraken.com/learn/how-to-unst…

Aviva Investors has put a tokenized share class of its largest fund, the roughly £22B Sterling Liquidity Fund, on the XRP Ledger with @Ripple. It's the firm's second tokenized fund after July's USD fund. The assets stay with custodian BNY Mellon. #Tokenization #XRPLedger

🌏 @CoinFerenceX The Best Event Singapore 2026 is a wrap: two days at Gardens by the Bay, 3,000+ attendees and speakers including Arthur Hayes, Raoul Pal and Yat Siu. Recap on BTCWire: btcwire.io/newsroom/coinfere… #CoinFerenceX #Web3 #Singapore

🏦 FINNOVEX Middle East returns to Dubai on 10–11 November for Chapter 39, the 2026 Global Series finale themed “Finance in Motion.” Talks on payments, AI, data and regulation for 2027. More on BTCWire: btcwire.io/newsroom/finnovex… @_finnovex #FINNOVEX #Fintech #Dubai

🏛️ Global Onchain Summit 2026 by @coingapemedia put Franklin Templeton, Swift, BNY and OCBC speakers on stage in Singapore, talking tokenization, stablecoins and agentic payments. Recap on BTCWire: btcwire.io/newsroom/global-o… #GlobalOnchainSummit #OnchainFinance #Tokenization

HSBC has launched RedCoin, its first stablecoin, in Hong Kong. The HKMA-licensed Hong Kong dollar token is rolling out to 3.3M+ users of @HSBC's PayMe app over the coming days, for transfers and payments at 100,000+ merchants. #Stablecoins #CryptoNews

A token's name tells you what you're sending. The network decides whether it arrives. 🔗 Four checks: → Network: the exact one the deposit page names → Memo/tag: include it if the page shows one (XRP, XLM) → Test: a small amount first on any new route → Address: copied from the deposit page; start, middle and end checked Wrong network? Recovery isn't guaranteed. Kraken on networks: support.kraken.com/articles/…

The @USOCC has finalized its GENIUS Act rules for stablecoin issuers: reserves of at least 1:1 and redemptions within two business days. The yield ban stays. Rewards programs from before the Act get no presumption they comply. Effective Jan. 18, 2027. #Stablecoins #CryptoNews

A screenshot of your seed phrase is a copy of your wallet, stored wherever your photos go. 📸 Four checks: → Backup: paper or metal, never a photo, notes app or cloud drive → Old copies: delete them; if exposed, move funds to a new wallet → Photo access: limit which apps can read your whole library → Copies: more than one, kept in separate safe places In 2025, Kaspersky found malware in Google Play and App Store apps that scanned galleries for recovery-phrase screenshots. Kaspersky: securelist.com/sparkcat-stea…

Nine companies, including Broadcom, Verizon and UnitedHealth, have objected to tokenized versions of their shares on the @okx and ICE venue. Under the SEC's exemption, that means the venue can't list those stocks. It hasn't launched yet. #Tokenization #CryptoNews

If your hardware wallet shows only a hash, you're not reading the transaction. You're trusting the app that sent it. 🔏 Four checks: → Device: read the action, amount and recipient on its own screen → Hash or "Data Present": stop and find out what it does → Blind signing: leave it off unless you know why an app needs it → Shared wallets: each signer checks the full hash on a separate device In February 2025, Bybit's signers approved what looked like a routine transfer. About $1.5B was taken. FBI on the Bybit theft: ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250226

Kraken's parent @Payward has agreed to buy Saldo Bank, an EU-licensed bank in Lithuania, to offer deposits, loans and cards in Europe. The deal needs regulatory approval and is expected to close in 2027. #Kraken #CryptoNews

💳 Asia Shop 2027 runs 4–6 March 2027 at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou. Cashless payment, kiosks, vending, smart stores and retail robots, plus the concurrent Asia Retail Summit. Details on BTCWire: btcwire.io/newsroom/asia-sho… #AsiaShop2027 #DigitalPayments #Guangzhou

🛒 ASEAN SHOP 2027 heads to IMPACT Bangkok on 2–4 September 2027. Cashless payment, POS, vending, kiosks and smart-store tech for Southeast Asian retail, with around 400 exhibitors expected. Details on BTCWire: btcwire.io/newsroom/2027-ase… #ASEANSHOP2027 #SmartRetail #Bangkok

Your phone number can be moved to someone else's SIM. If your crypto logins send codes by text, those codes move with it. 📱 Four checks: → 2FA: a security key, passkey or authenticator app instead of SMS → Recovery: remove your number where the platform allows it → Carrier: ask for a SIM-change and number-transfer lock, set a PIN → Exposure: keep that number off public profiles In January 2024, an apparent SIM swap let an attacker take over the SEC's X account and post a false bitcoin ETF approval. SEC statement: sec.gov/secgov-x-account

💊 India’s pharma technology leaders meet in Mumbai on 28 October for the 15th Edition Pharma IT Summit, hosted by @ExitoEvents at JW Marriott Juhu. On the agenda: GenAI under GxP, ERP modernisation, DPDP Act Phase II and plant-floor cybersecurity. Details on BTCWire: btcwire.io/newsroom/indias-p… #ExitoPharmaIndia #PharmaTech #Mumbai