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Lucy Orta Escobar

PORT LAVACA Lucy Orta Escobar passed away Wed., Nov. 19, 2025. Visitation will begin Mon., Nov. 24, 2025, from 5PM 8PM with a Rosary at 7PM at Grace Funeral Chapel, Port Lavaca. Funeral Mass will be Tues., Nov. 25, 2025, at 10AM at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church. Burial to follow [.].

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ISO 20022 Goes Live: XRP, XLM, HBAR, ALGO, IOTA, XDC Mentioned as Key Utility Chains

The post ISO 20022 Goes Live: XRP, XLM, HBAR, ALGO, IOTA, XDC Mentioned as Key Utility Chains appeared com. All financial institution-to-institution payment instruction messages must use ISO 20022 exclusively beginning from November 22, 2025. Six cryptocurrencies, including XRP, XLM, HBAR, ALGO, IOTA, and XDC, are positioned as key utility chains for their compatibility with ISO 20022 messaging. The full rollout of the ISO 20022 standard officially began on November 22, 2025. According to an announcement from Swift, the old way of sending payment instructions between banks is officially dead. ISO 20022 Replaces Old SWIFT Messaging System From now on, every single bank-to-bank payment message on the SWIFT network must use the new ISO 20022 standard. This affects cross-border payments, high-value transfers, and systems like those from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of England. As we mentioned in our previous post, ISO 20022 would enhance data for compliance, improve interoperability, and enable faster settlement capabilities. ISO 20022 is an international standard for electronic data interchange between financial institutions. Essentially, it is a universal language for how banks and payment systems communicate. It replaces the older messaging format used by SWIFT, the backbone of global payments for decades. However, SWIFT messaging is limited in handling detailed data. Still, preparation is key to avoiding rejected messages and operational delays. The provided notice from SWIFT warns of potential disruptions aimed at FIN and FINplus users. All FIN and FINplus users are strongly advised not to send any message from Saturday 15: 00 GMT till Sunday 05: 00 GMT. Users are also urged to consult the SWIFT Knowledge Base for troubleshooting, guides, and contingency plans. XLM, HBAR, ALGO, IOTA, and XDC: Key Utility Chains on ISO 20022 Now that global banks are forced to use the new messaging standard, blockchains like XRP, XLM, Hedera (HBAR), Algorand.

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Altcoin Season Isn’t Dead But It Won’t Look Like 2021 Again

The post Altcoin Season Isn’t Dead But It Won’t Look Like 2021 Again appeared com. Altcoins Crypto traders waiting for a repeat of the legendary 2021 altcoin boom might be waiting for something that no longer exists at least not in the same form. Key Takeaways: Wedson says a 2021-style altcoin boom won’t happen without major capital returning to crypto. He expects future altcoin seasons to be small, theme-based surges rather than full-market explosions. Bitcoin outperforming most assets pushed the index back to “Bitcoin season,” despite pockets of altcoin strength. Market analyst Joao Wedson believes the industry has changed so much over the last three years that the definition of “altcoin season” itself needs to be rewritten. Capital Drives Altcoin Seasons And Capital Has Moved Elsewhere Wedson argues that the heartbeat of every altcoin supercycle has always been the same: huge inflows of fresh money. During 2020-2022, crypto and Web3 startups absorbed billions in funding, and that deep liquidity spilled into the broader market. Without that level of investment, he says, a synchronized altcoin surge is mathematically much harder. The WeeklyAltcoin Season Index show that we’re once again sitting in BTC Season territory. Still, a few of the Top 20 altcoins are refusing to drop as hard as Bitcoin enough to make the index start pushing upward. In general, from 2022 to 2025 we only saw tiny,. pic. twitter. com/0Cu16vsdu5 Joao Wedson (@joao_wedson) November 22, 2025 Today, major funding isn’t going into Layer-1 chains or DeFi projects it’s flowing into artificial intelligence. The shift isn’t ideological; it’s financial. Investors are chasing the sector with the highest expected return, and right now that isn’t crypto. Why the Index Alone Doesn’t Tell the Full Story Even though the Altcoin Season Index has fallen back into “Bitcoin season” territory, Wedson cautions against treating the chart like an on/off switch. He notes that.

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Max Verstappen wins Las Vegas Grand Prix, narrows F1 points gap

Max Verstappen has won the Las Vegas Grand Prix, marking his second victory in four races. The four-time reigning Formula 1 champion is clawing his way back into the title picture. Verstappen, who started second, took control of the race in the first turn when points leader Lando Norris slid wide. George Russell moved into second, while Norris finished third. Verstappen’s victory narrows his deficit to 42 points behind Norris, who leads Oscar Piastri by 30 points. Lewis Hamilton, starting from 19th, finished 10th. Verstappen’s win is his eighth consecutive podium finish.

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Coinbase Moves Massive Crypto Holdings in Major Security Refresh

The post Coinbase Moves Massive Crypto Holdings com. AltcoinsBitcoin Rather than reacting to an attack or sudden security scare, Coinbase has quietly begun rotating a huge portion of its crypto reserves into a new internal wallet structure a reminder that even the biggest name in U. S. crypto is preparing for a future in which threats grow smarter, not louder. Key Takeaways: Coinbase rotated funds to new internal wallets as part of a scheduled security upgrade, not because of a breach. The exchange warns users to watch out for scammers impersonating Coinbase during the migration. Rising cyber risks including AI-powered attacks and future quantum threats are driving exchanges to refresh wallet infrastructure more frequently. Public blockchain records show large balances of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other assets leaving well-known Coinbase addresses. The transfers aren’t outflows from the exchange; the coins are being relocated to replacement wallets that are already controlled by Coinbase. By doing so, the company prevents large sums from sitting in visible, predictable addresses for too long an approach meant to stay one step ahead of attackers who spend months scanning the chain for vulnerable targets. Coinbase emphasized that the shift was scheduled in advance and had nothing to do with the market downturn or a breach. The company underscored that this is simply good operational hygiene: don’t leave treasure in the same chest forever. Scammers Will Try to Ride the Headlines The exchange warned that the moment it becomes visible that funds are moving, scammers often weaponize the hype. Fake support agents, fake warnings, and fake “instructions” to move customer funds are patterns that have shown up repeatedly during similar migrations across the industry. Coinbase is reminding users that no representative will ever ask them to transfer crypto, share recovery phrases or hand over login details not during a migration, not.

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