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April 24, 2026
Want to attend Trump ‘VIP’ crypto event? Tickets now going for 80 percent off — independent.co.uk
$TRUMP meme coin investors are expected to attend a ‘Crypto and Business Conference’ Saturday at Mar-a-Lago
Cryptocurrency Contributions to Political Committees: An Analysis of State Regulatory Approaches — natlawreview.com
US freezes $344 million in cryptocurrency said to be linked to Iran — cnn.com
US freezes $344 million in cryptocurrency said to be linked to Iran CNN
Hasan Piker and Jia Tolentino: The Leftists Who Think Stealing Is Great — reason.com
Stealing is bad, and you shouldn't do it. It's really as simple as that. Children understand this, even from a young age, and it's taught to them by their parents, grandparents, teachers, and other mentors. Some people, of course, find themselves in
Palantir Is Helping Trump’s IRS Conduct “Massive-Scale” Data Mining — theintercept.com
military contractor Palantir is helping the IRS analyze dozens of different data sets on Americans to investigate a broad range of financial crimes, according to records shared with The Intercept. Since 2018, the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal
South Africa Crypto Capital Controls: New Draft Rules Tighten Oversight On Digital Assets — bitcoin world
South Africa Crypto Capital Controls: New Draft Rules Tighten Oversight On Digital Assets Bitcoin World
Convicted MAGA Fraudster Should Get 30 Years in Prison, Prosecutors Say — motherjones.com
On July 4, 2020, Guo Wengui stood next to Steve Bannon on a bobbing boat in New York Harbor, with the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, to announce the launch of the “New Federal State of China.” Guo—a supposed billionaire Chinese dissident who claimed to
Mike Johnson faces "hell week" as Republicans defy Trump — axios.com
House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a brutal pre-recess session next week as he tries to cram three high-stakes votes through a fractured conference. Why it matters: Johnson (R-La.) has built a reputation for pulling off the improbable. But his
Trump Isn’t Thinking Strait — thebulwark.com
Another day, another Pentagon press conference in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fruitlessly demands Europe get more involved with reopening the Strait of Hormuz: “This should not be America’s fight alone,” Hegseth seethed. “We barely use the Strait
Meet the 38-year-old special forces officer charged with using classified info about Maduro’s capture to win $400,000 online — fortune.com
A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials
The Stanford Inside Stanford — theatlantic.com
When I was a freshman at Stanford University, I learned to shotgun a beer from a guy in a frat. Soon after, he dropped out and started an AI company. Six months later, it was valued at more than $1 billion. For most students, Stanford is a normal
U.S. Soldier Involved in Maduro Capture Arrested and Charged With Insider Trading on Polymarket — time.com
—Davide Bonaldo—SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the military operation to make more than $400,000
Ex-manager of crypto firm Huobi acquitted of moving millions in Tether account — scmp.com
A former senior manager at a major Chinese cryptocurrency exchange has been acquitted by a Hong Kong court of secretly moving five million Tether, with a market value of about HK$39 million (US$5 million), to his own accounts six years ago. A seven-member
Strategy’s teetering financial tower — ft.com
A bitcoin price reprieve can’t erase the company’s contradictions
U.S. special forces soldier arrested over Polymarket bets on Maduro raid — axios.com
A U.S. special forces soldier was arrested and charged with using classified information about the raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to profit from prediction market bets, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Why it matters: The
Feds charge U.S. Army soldier who made $400,000 from Polymarket bets tied to Maduro capture — fortune.com
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, helped plan and execute Operation Absolute Resolve, a daring mission that saw the U.S. Army capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. His superiors, however, were unaware
US special forces soldier used secret intel for $400K winning Polymarket bet on Venezuelan dictator Maduro’s capture — nypost.com
Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly nabbed $409,000 from the bets and took steps to conceal his identity and winnings, placing his ill-gotten proceeds into foreign cryptocurrency accounts.
Which VPN makes sense for crypto traders in 2026? — villagevoice.com
One question keeps surfacing among crypto traders: which VPN can actually be trusted with exchange logins and wallet activity? The answer depends less on marketing claims and more on technical fundamentals — protocol choices, logging policies, audit
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