Scaramucci and Hivemind Have a Crypto Treasury, the US and UK Have a Crypto Task Force, and South Korea Has a Crypto Crime Problem | September 23, 2025
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Anthony Scaramucci and Hivemind Capital detail their $700 million AVAX One tokenization project (1:27 ), and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive makes an all-stock deal with Semler Scientific and to massive increase its bitcoin holdings (2:24 ). A new US-UK taskforce could shape the future of global capital markets (3:28 ), and the UAE commits to international tax transparency under the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (5:12 ). Plus: crypto-related financial crime is exploding in South Korea (6:43 ).
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:
Avan-Nomayo, Naga. “Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive to Buy Semler Scientific in All-Stock Deal, Boosting Combined Bitcoin Treasury Above 10,900 BTC.” The Block, 22 September 2025, https://www.theblock.co/post/371637/vivek-ramaswamys-strive-to-buy-semler-scientific-in-all-stock-deal-boosting-combined-bitcoin-treasury-above-10900-btc.
“Boosting Collaboration Between U.K. and U.S. Financial Systems to Drive Innovation and Growth in Global Markets.” His Majesty’s Treasury (U.K.), 22 September 2025, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boosting-collaboration-between-uk-and-us-financial-systems-to-drive-innovation-and-growth-in-global-markets.
Huang, Vicky Ge. “Scaramucci-Backed Crypto Treasury Company Launches With $550 Million Fundraising Plan.” Wall Street Journal, 22 September 2025, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/scaramucci-backed-crypto-treasury-company-110000567.html.
Jeong-Jin, Kim. “Suspected Illegal Virtual Asset Transactions Surge; the Number of Transactions from January to August This Year Surpasses the Previous Two Years.” Yonhap News Agency (South Korea), 22 September 2025, https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20250921025700001.
Knight, Oliver. “U.S., U.K. Form Task Force to Align on Crypto and Capital Markets.” CoinDesk, 22 September 2025, https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/09/22/u-s-u-k-form-task-force-to-align-on-crypto-and-capital-markets.
Reguerra, Ezra. “U.A.E. Signs Agreement for Automatic Exchange of Crypto Tax Data.” CoinTelegraph, 22 September 2025, https://cointelegraph.com/news/uae-signs-oecd-crypto-tax-reporting-carf.
“Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) and Semler Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMLR) Announce Bitcoin Treasury Merger in All-Stock Transaction.” Strive Press Release, 22 September 2025, https://investors.strive.com/news-releases/news-release-details/strive-inc-nasdaq-asst-and-semler-scientific-inc-nasdaq-smlr.
“U.A.E. signs Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Information Under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework.” United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance, 20 September 2025, https://mof.gov.ae/uae-signs-multilateral-competent-authority-agreement-on-the-automatic-exchange-of-information-under-the-crypto-asset-reporting-framework/.
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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