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July 22, 2026
5 Points on Trump’s Loyal Labor Secretary Nominee — talkingpointsmemo.com
Keith Sonderling has been acting Secretary of Labor since ex-secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid a flurry of misconduct allegations ranging from drinking on the job to having an affair with a staff member. Sonderling, though, was reportedly at the
Senate crypto bill would ban presidents and federal officials from issuing digital assets — qz.com
Republicans updated the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on Wednesday to include a DOJ-enforced ban on federal officials issuing or sponsoring cryptocurrency
The Misguided Panic About Superintelligence — persuasion.community
(Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images.) A recent Persuasion article by Andrea Miotti argues that “We Need an International Treaty to Ban Superintelligence.” His argument—like that of many others in what we might call doomer circles—is that
Senate Republicans release latest crypto bill language — americanbanker.com
Draft cryptocurrency market structure legislation published Wednesday includes an ethics agreement that falls short of what Senate Democrats want and stablecoin yield language that banks have already disavowed.
FBI Director Kash Patel meets Cambodian prime minister to crackdown on cybercrime and romance scams — fortune.com
FBI Director Kash Patel held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday on joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars each year. A report issued Tuesday by the United Nations
Key Democrat will oppose crypto bill absent stronger ethics language — semafor.com
The News Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., on Wednesday vowed to oppose the Senate’s cryptocurrency regulation bill unless Republicans strengthen its ethics provisions, arguing the latest GOP proposal relies too heavily on the Justice Department. Speaking at
Chinese asylum-seeker accused of draining elderly NY woman’s $360K life savings in fake Microsoft scam — foxbusiness.com
A Chinese national seeking asylum in New York City allegedly attempted to scam an elderly Buffalo-area woman out of $360,000 of her inheritance and life's savings, using an internet fraud scheme while claiming to be a "Microsoft security" representative.
Sneaky Windows stealer targets 300+ apps, gives crims an AI profiler to maximize profits — theregister.com
EXCLUSIVE A Windows information-stealer targeting more than 300 applications comes equipped with a novel surveillance tool: an AI profiler that ranks infected victims so crooks know who to target first. Varonis Threat Labs spotted the new stealer and
Money Is Not Debt — aier.org
Separating Monetary Reality from a Popular Myth 1. Introduction: The Appeal and Persistence of the Claim Some ideas become popular because they are true; others because they are simple. The assertion that “money is debt” owes much of its appeal to the
China-dominated central bank digital currency platform touts largest transactions to date — scmp.com
A leading Chinese bank has processed the largest cross-border transactions yet via mBridge, a multilateral central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform, marking a major milestone for the emerging payment network as well as Beijing’s global yuan ambitions.
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