DOJ 'Strike Force' Targets Overseas Crypto Scams, the SEC Mulls a New 'Token Taxonomy,' JPMorgan Unveils JPMD Deposit Token, and Coinbase Moves to Texas | November 13, 2025
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Washington forms a new strike force to hunt down overseas scam hubs that have drained roughly $10 billion from Americans this year (1:20 ), and the SEC's new chair sketches out a fresh playbook for which tokens count as securities (3:01 ).
Then we look at JPMorgan's new blockchain deposit coin and what sets it apart from stablecoins (4:27 ), before wrapping with Coinbase's decision to swap Delaware for Texas and what that says about the future of crypto regulation in the U.S. (6:37 )
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what's next in money.
More on stories and articles discussed or referenced in this episode:
"First Bank Issues USD Deposit Token on a Public Blockchain." J.P. Morgan, 12 November 2025, https://www.jpmorgan.com/payments/newsroom/jpm-coin-usd-deposit-token-institutional-clients.
Godbole, Omkar. "JPMorgan Rolls Out JPM Coin Leveraging Coinbase's Base: Report." CoinDesk, 12 November 2025, https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/11/12/jpmorgan-rolls-out-jpm-coin-leveraging-coinbase-s-base-report.
Greig, Jonathan. "US Announces 'Strike Force' to Counter Southeast Asian Cyber Scams, Sanctions Myanmar Armed Group." The Record from Recorded Future News, 12 November 2025, https://therecord.media/strike-force-southeast-asia-scams.
Irrera, Anna. "JPMorgan Rolls Out Deposit Token JPM Coin in Digital Asset Push." Bloomberg, 11 November 2025, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-12/jpmorgan-rolls-out-deposit-token-jpm-coin-in-digital-asset-push.
"New Scam Center Strike Force Battles Southeast Asian Crypto Investment Fraud Targeting Americans." United States Attorney's Office, District of Columbia, 12 November 2025, https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/new-scam-center-strike-force-battles-southeast-asian-crypto-investment-fraud-targeting.
Rajkumari, Pooja. "JPMorgan Debuts New Token." The Street, 12 November 2025, https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/business/jpmorgan-launches-blockchain-based-deposit-token.
Revell, Eric. "Major Crypto Exchange Picks Texas for New HQ, Citing Pro-Business Rules." Fox Business, 12 November 2025, https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/major-crypto-exchange-picks-texas-new-hq-citing-pro-business-rules.
Wynn, Sarah. "SEC Chair Paul Atkins Unveils Plan for 'Token Taxonomy' to Redefine Crypto Regulation." The Block, 12 November 2025, https://www.theblock.co/post/378590/sec-chair-paul-atkins-unveils-plan-token-taxonomy-redefine-crypto-regulation.
The music in this episode was composed by Liborio Conti, and you can find more of his fantastic work at his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/liborioconti.
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