South Plains (SPFI) Q2 2025 Earnings Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 5 p.m. EDT CALL PARTICIPANTS Chairman & CEO — Curtis Griffith President & CEO — Cory T. Newsom Chief Financial Officer — Steven Crockett Chief Banking Officer — Brent Bates Need a quote from one of our analysts? Email [email protected] TAKEAWAYS Loan Portfolio: Loans […]

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Should You Buy and Hold Block Stock for 20 Years? 1 Crucial Factor You Can’t Ignore.

Block (XYZ -3.84%) was once a high-flying stock. In the five years leading up to their peak in August 2021, shares were up an astonishing 2,430%. Growth was fantastic, and the market was warming up to this innovative financial services business. It’s been a disappointing story since that peak. As of July 14, this fintech […]

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North Korean Hackers Flood npm Registry with XORIndex Malware in Ongoing Attack Campaign

Jul 15, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Web Security The North Korean threat actors linked to the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed publishing another set of 67 malicious packages to the npm registry, underscoring ongoing attempts to poison the open-source ecosystem via software supply chain attacks. The packages, per Socket, have attracted more than 17,000 downloads, […]

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Bitcoin hits fresh record over $119K ahead of key Crypto Week

Key Takeaways Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $119,300 ahead of key crypto legislation debates. Upcoming bills in Congress may hugely impact crypto regulation and stablecoin issuance. Share this article Bitcoin advanced to a new record high of $119,300 on Sunday as bullish sentiment mounted ahead of a potentially game-changing week for the crypto […]

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Why decentralization may surpass speed in DeFi’s next chapter

The following is a guest post and opinion from Michael Egorov, Founder of Curve Finance. As DeFi edges closer to mainstream finance, it must balance neutrality, security, and throughput. In 2025, that balance is increasingly defined by two competing architectural visions. The evolution of DeFi has always hinged on one core question: what kind of […]

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Malta’s MiCA license process under scrutiny by EU regulators

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has raised red flags over Malta’s handling of license approvals under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. In a peer review report released on July 10, ESMA highlighted deficiencies in how the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) approved a recent crypto asset service provider (CASP), urging tighter […]

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A new era of Stack Overflow

Every year for the last three years, we’ve shared major announcements from the mainstage of WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin at pivotal moments in our journey. In 2023, we launched OverflowAI, our flagship AI initiative for our users and enterprise customers, while last year, we revealed our vision for the Knowledge as a Service model […]

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