Melania & Melei pump & dump, a new stablecoin model, the deceased persons collecting Social Security

Links to stories from today's episode:The Defiant | Davis Reveals Tactics to Max Extract from Memecoins like Libra and Melania | LinkCoinTelegraph | SEC Approves First Yield-Bearing Stablecoin | LinkWired | Doge Government Credit Cards? | LinkThe Block | Proposed US Gold Reserve Audit Could Spur Blockchain Adoption | LinkFaster Payments Council | 2025 Faster Payments Barometer Results | LinkBIS | Cross-Border Payments: Briefing on Future Trends | LinkThe Statesman | Google Pay to Impose Convenience Fee on Credit/Debit Card Payments | LinkPayments Dive | Waller Sees Stablecoins Advancing in Retail | LinkPayments Dive | How Stablecoins May Extend US Dollar Supremacy | LinkBanking Dive | Climate Change in Daily Banking Decisions: JPMorgan’s Sarah Kapnick | LinkBanking Dive | HSBC Delays Net Zero Emissions Goal from 2030 to 2050 | LinkBanking Dive | 5 Key Takeaways from Rodney Hood’s First Speech as OCC Acting Chief | LinkBloomberg Law | OCC Denies Plans to Consolidate Federal Banking Regulators | LinkWSJ | Synapse Missing Fund Scandal Now Under Grand Jury Investigation | LinkDigital Transactions | Adidas Adds Buy with Prime, Affirm Expands Shopify Deal | LinkGlobeNewswire | Verifone and PopID Partner to Drive Adoption of Biometric Payments | LinkYahoo Finance | Apex Fintech Launches Platform for Alternative Investments | LinkWealth Professional | Canadian Fintech Investment Hits Nearly $10 Billion in 2024 | LinkThe Global Treasurer | Doge’s $50 Billion Savings: Cost-Cutting Success or a Concern? | Link