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View More NewsUnited States authorities restrained more than $52 million in crypto linked to Xinbi Guarantee and its vendor network as part of a coordinated operation against the scam marketplace. On Wednesday, the US Justice Department said its Scam Center Strike Force seized two wallets used by Xinbi to collect vendor payments containing about $12 million. Law enforcement also sought restraints against 47 additional wallets believed to be connected to money laundering across Xinbi’s network. The DOJ said the US District Court for the District of Columbia authorized the seizure of Telegram channels hosting the marketplace on Sept. 7. According to the unsealed warrant,…
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It is said that a fanatic is someone who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject. This insight tells against a growing faction of the Left exemplified by the 10 August issue of New York magazine. The issue’s cover story and 31-page feature, titled “Habibi City,” is ostensibly a celebration of New York’s growing Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) cultural scene. But the magazine is less interested in the rich diversity within that community than it is in a few individuals and organisations advancing a particular agenda. Some ideological traditions are honoured at the expense of others. Kurds…
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