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📉 Strategy shows a loss of nearly $9 billion on its 850,000 BTC after Bitcoin fell to $65,000.

💸 Trump Media could be facing a $1 billion debt wall, as the decline in its shares and bitcoin could force it to sell assets or borrow on more expensive terms.

🔴 1.6 million records stolen from a CAF platform. Names, addresses, and phone numbers are circulating on the dark web.
The hack targeted VACAF, the Caisse d'allocations familiales platform that manages vacation assistance. The hackers gained access using stolen partner accounts and spyware, then extracted 1.6 million records.
CAF is not an isolated case. The latest monthly report from the National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) lists 64 new data breaches, including 5 targeting ministries or public agencies.
France Travail was hacked on September 26 using a compromised

🔴 Scammed out of more than €86,000 in crypto, she sues her bank, loses on appeal and must also pay legal costs.
A Crédit Mutuel de Blanquefort customer, she sought reimbursement from her bank for more than €86,000 lost in fake crypto investments, as well as compensation for emotional distress.
The case dates back to late 2017. Two people posing as crypto investment advisers contact her by phone and promise guaranteed capital for the entire investment period. She withdraws about €84,000 from her life insurance policy in January 2018, then makes four transfers, each ranging from nearly €5,000 t

Thailand 🇹🇭 is turning to crypto to boost tourism. A new app, WORPT, lets foreign visitors convert their crypto into baht, then pay at shops and restaurants by scanning a QR code, without needing a Thai bank account.
Only USDT and USDC stablecoins are accepted for now, and a Visa prepaid card is expected soon. Merchants are still paid in baht. The service is part of TouristDigiPay, an 18-month pilot program launched by Thailand’s financial regulator.
The timing is no accident: the number of foreign tourists in Thailand is set to fall for the second consecutive year. WORPT is primarily target