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The team behind Trump's World Liberty Financial project has proposed lifting restrictions on the WLFI "governance token" to make it tradeable. I predicted shortly after its launch that if Trump succeeded in gutting the SEC, he would do this.
This would lift the substantial restrictions on the token (non-US or accredited investors only, locked tokens with no secondary sales) that were aimed at sidestepping attention from the previous SEC, and could be enormously lucrative for Trump.
Newsletter: Trumpās crypto empire attracts more foreign millions, the FHFA pushes crypto on mortgage lenders, and Mamdaniās mayoral primary win makes billionaires sweat.
Seems like @ShabbatCon has a rival...or an ally?
#judaism #jewish #shabbat #blockchain #crypto #web3
Shabat Dinner @ Permisionless by Blockworks (BlockMitzvah)
We're excited to announce the second edition of BlockMitzvah, bringing our unique Shabbat experience to Permissionless IV in New York City! Following the success of our first BlockMitzvah at ETH Denver, we continue our mission to create a welcoming cā¦lu.ma
#FBI used #bitcoin #wallet records to peg notorious #IntelBroker as #UK national
Source: theregister.com/2025/06/26/fbiā¦
The FBI connected this wallet to an earlier Ramp account registered using a UK driver's license in the name "Kai Logan West." That driver's license was also associated with a #Coinbase account, registered by West but under his "Kyle Northern" alias.Both the Ramp and Coinbase accounts used West's personal #email address, the FBI says.
#news #police #crypto #cybercrime #identification #anonymity #money #crime
FBI used bitcoin wallet records to peg notorious IntelBroker as UK national
: Pro tip: Don't use your personal email account on BreachForumsJessica Lyons (The Register)
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte: āAfter significant studying, and in keeping with President Trumpās vision to make the United States the crypto capital of the world, today I ordered the Great Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prepare their businesses to count cryptocurrency as an asset for a mortgageā
#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #US politics
'Not going to tell you,' Bondi flips out & refuses to answer after being pressed by Sen Merkley.
On Trump's #crypto scheme, AG Bondi became angry & refused to answer Qs on whether foreign influence is affecting decisions being made by Trump.
"Many folks who attended this dinner were buying those claims bc they wanted to influence policy." He listed suspicious foreign characters at the dinner. āDon't you think the American people have a right to know?"
#Corruption #USPol
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'Not going to tell you': Bondi refuses to answer question on Trump corruption
Attorney General Pam Bondi became angry and refused to answer questions from Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) when it came to whether foreign influence is affecting decisions being made by President Donald Trump.Krystina Alarcon Carroll (Raw Story)
#bitcoin transaction processing (āminingā) output¹ just fell off a cliff after the U.S. bombed #iran.
remember, the perfect use case for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is as a medium of exchange between a small cabal of fascist kleptocratic states that donāt trust each other. thatās why russia, iran, and north korea are all so big on bitcoin.
here's an article summing up the known history of iran's bitcoin mining operations: ncr-iran.org/en/publications/sā¦
¹ maybe more properly described as āoutputā, with scare quotes (itās really a measure of the amount of energy wasted per bitcoin transaction)
#israel #eupol #uspol #crypto #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #uspolitics #bitcoinmining #russia #dprk #northkorea
Bitcoin Mining in Iran, IRGC Operations and the Power Grid Crisis - NCRI
Eleven-minute read Iranās state-linked Bitcoin mining farms consist of rows of specialized computer servers (ASIC miners) that guzzle electricity on anShahriar Kia (Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran)
Newsletter: Issue 86 ā State power sponsored by Coinbase
Coinbaseās sponsorship of Trumpās military parade angered some in the crypto world, who described the move as ādeeply disturbingā and āan insult to everything our industry stands forā. But this is only the latest example of crypto companies aligning with state power.
Earlier this month, the cryptocurrency firm Ripple made a $9.4 million contribution to the San Francisco Police Department to fund a surveillance center outfitted with drones. āWeāre going to be covering the entire city with drones,ā enthused a SFPD Captain about the donation.
#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpolitics #USpol
Issue 86 ā State power sponsored by Coinbase
The GENIUS Act passes the Senate after explicit threats to Democrats from the crypto lobby, and shady crypto billionaire Justin Sun cozies up even closer to the Trump familyMolly White (Citation Needed)
#Israel -linked group hacks Iranian #cryptocurrency exchange in $90m #heist
Source: theguardian.com/technology/202ā¦
This also disproves the #crypto bros' lie that crypto is safe from unauthorized state #access.
#news #technology #money #hack #hacker #cybercrime #security #cybersecurity #war #Iran #finance #bitcoin #btc #fail
Israel-linked group hacks Iranian cryptocurrency exchange in $90m heist
Hackers known as Predatory Sparrow claim responsibility for rendering Nobitex exchange funds inaccessibleDan Milmo (The Guardian)
Quid pro quo between cryptocurrency firms, the Trump administration, and the Trump familyās crypto ventures.
just checking in on the financial revolution that was meant to sidestep banks, tech giants, and the state
Just updated my diagram of Trumpās crypto entanglements based on his most recent financial disclosures šµāš«
Full-size image: storage.mollywhite.net/trump-fā¦
Disclosures: oge.app.box.com/s/k0hxcezgk7j1ā¦
Acc to White House financial report, #Trump Raked in $57.3 Million From #Crypto Venture Meme Coin.
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Trump Raked in $57.3 Million From Crypto Venture
President Trump's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, generated him more than $57 million, according to federal financial disclosure forms.Althea Legaspi (Rolling Stone)
I feel as if #Bitcoin / #crypto was the final blow to destroy our planet and ā#AIā was the final blow to destroy our capability to communicate and think.
futurism.com/chatgpt-mental-heā¦
People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions
A startling number of ChatGPT uses are developing intense, reality-bending AI delusions. The impacts on their real lives are often disastrous.Maggie Harrison DuprƩ (Futurism)