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August 24, 2026

Dems Prepare for Trump Corruption Investigation Blitz Should They Take House — talkingpointsmemo.com

First Up: Qatari Jets and Crypto Schemes I received an email from Stand Up America last week about Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), a potential Dem 2028 hopeful, joining the Kick Out Corruption Tour in St. Louis last week, “where over 100 Missourians gathered

US aims for ‘economic asphyxiation’ of Iranian regime with new wave of secondary sanctions — foxbusiness.com

The U.S. Treasury Department announced a new round of secondary sanctions Monday aimed at countries that continue to do business with Iran, a move by the Trump administration to exact "economic asphyxiation" on Tehran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Strategy is building a new $1.6 billion cash pool that can be used to buy bitcoin — qz.com

The new USD Cash reserve gives the company flexibility to purchase bitcoin, repurchase securities, or meet other corporate needs

YouTuber's backyard fab ambitions expand from RAM to homebrew LEDs — theregister.com

A YouTuber on a mission to liberate semiconductor manufacturing from the grip of multinational megacorporations is back with a new round of DIY success, this time manufacturing working LEDs in his backyard fab. Dr. Semiconductor, also known as

Study: Most Mealtime Screen Time Is TV, Not Social Media — reason.com

Everyone has seen them out at restaurants: the "iPad babies" and zoned-out families. Parents letting their children, some quite young, stare at phones or tablets throughout the meal, sometimes while mom and dad also look at screens. It's easy to judge

Zcash soars to eight-year high amid crypto rally, and hopes of an ETF approval — fortune.com

Zcash is emerging as one of the stars of the sudden broad-based rally in crypto assets that went into high gear last week. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency has surged 66% over the past week, hitting an eight-year high of $841 on Monday. Its surge came

At the year’s buzziest blockchain conference, a new crypto powerhouse emerges — fortune.com

The spectacular Wyoming village of Jackson Hole is marked by gorgeous mountain peaks, plentiful wildlife, and, for a few days every August, a gathering of the most powerful people in crypto. They come to take part in Anthony Scaramucci’s SALT conference,

Bitcoin is great (for systemic theft of aid money) — ft.com

Finally, a killer use case

Bitcoin ETFs See Biggest Weekly Inflow in 10 Months During Rally — bloomberg.com

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds had their strongest weekly inflow in 10 months last week as the original cryptocurrency surged.