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Pulte appointment threatens fragile spy powers deal — nextgov.com
President Donald Trump’s decision to name Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence is threatening to disrupt a fragile Senate deal to extend a contentious surveillance authority. Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va.,
A $245 million Bitcoin heist led police to a ‘Godfather’ who hired Sheriff’s deputies as enforcers — fortune.com
On a leafy Connecticut road in the summer of 2024, would-be kidnappers pulled a couple from their Lamborghini SUV, beat them in broad daylight and threw them into a van, only to be arrested shortly thereafter as multiple witnesses, including a passing
A 180% Crypto Rally Shows New Investing Era as Bitcoin Stumbles — bloomberg.com
As billions of dollars leave Bitcoin and Ether funds, money is flowing into a corner of crypto that promises something investors have long struggled to find in digital assets: a clearer path from economic activity to token value.
Variant raises $222 million for new fund with a thesis of AI, crypto and ‘autonomy’ — fortune.com
Venture capitalist Jesse Walden made his name as a crypto investor—a job he says will disappear before the decade is out. “In four years, being a crypto investor will be like being an ‘Internet investor’,” says Walden, who started his investing career at
Bitcoin, XRP, and other crypto tokens are falling to fresh lows. Is SpaceX FOMO partly to blame? — fastcompany.com
Cryptocurrencies have already been having a lackluster year. Now events outside of the crypto market may be behind the most recent fall. Major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), XRP, and Ethereum (ETH) are having another bad day.
Pressure builds for crypto ethics compromise — semafor.com
The Trump administration is increasingly acknowledging that failing to strike a deal with Democratic senators on the president’s ability to profit from cryptocurrency will likely prevent sought-after digital asset legislation from passing, people familiar
Pulte’s new job complicates FISA renewal — semafor.com
President Donald Trump’s decision to tap Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence will complicate action on renewing warrantless surveillance powers ahead of a looming deadline. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top Senate Intelligence Committee
Establishment Dems Stave Off the Left in Key California Congressional Primaries — theintercept.com
With many votes still to be counted in California and little certainty in most of Tuesday’s closest-watched primary elections, one early pattern is taking shape: Progressive candidates for Congress across the state are failing to top their more moderate
Bitcoin’s Break With Tech Widens After Strategy’s Sale Feeds Rout — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin’s selloff extended into Wednesday after Strategy Inc.’s sale of a tiny portion of its massive cryptocurrency stockpile rattled sentiment and widened the token’s divergence from record-setting technology shares.
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