Crypto Horizon

Tourists in El Salvador are now being issued “BTC passports.”

Western Union will launch the USDPT stablecoin based on the Solana blockchain — the project is being developed in partnership with the Web3 platform Crossmint. The key feature of USDPT is direct conversion into national currencies: users will be able to cash out digital dollars at 360,000 Western Union locations in more than 200 countries.

**A former Los Angeles **[**deputy**](https://cointelegraph.com/news/ex-la-cop-5-years-prison-helping-crypto-godfather-extortion)** sheriff received 5 years in prison for helping crypto “godfather” Adam Iza — together they extorted money from victims, including $127,000 under threats with a weapon.** Koberg not only “protected” the schemes for $20,000 per month, but also took part in staged drug-related arrests.

Currently, SpaceX accounts for 65% of Elon Musk’s net worth, which is estimated at $651 billion.

**Hut 8 has introduced a **[**“Lego-style”**](https://www.theblock.co/post/394897/hut-8-modular-lego-block-model-switch-between-ai-bitcoin-mining)** approach to data centers — capacity can be quickly switched between mining and AI workloads depending on market conditions.** In essence, it’s a unified infrastructure that earns wherever it’s more profitable at the moment — either from crypto or from AI computing.