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View More NewsRipple came close to shutting down rather than fighting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chief Executive Brad Garlinghouse said, describing a decision he and co-founder Chris Larsen faced after the agency sued the company in 2020.Speaking at the University of Kansas School of Business earlier this week, Garlinghouse said the two seriously considered winding Ripple down and distributing its XRP holdings to shareholders. He described that as the easier path, against a government he said had “infinite power and resources.”Ripple holds a large amount of XRP, and Garlinghouse said the company could have handed it to shareholders on a…
Bitcoin (BTC) is seeing its best month of July since 2022, but analysis warns that the result could be firmly bearish.Key points:Bitcoin is nearing double-digit gains for July, but market reactions draw comparisons to 2022.Bear-market patterns call for downside to resume next month before a Q4 bottom.$70,000 remains a target for the current bounce.Analyst sees BTC price “picking up” for rest of July before reversalData from CoinGlass shows that at 9.5%, BTC/USD is setting a four-year record for July gains.Bitcoin’s last bear-market year, in 2022, saw price end July nearly 17% higher after significant 38% losses the month prior. What…
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A review of Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders by Claudia Verhoeven; 384 pages; Verso (May 2026)Although the True Crime genre of publishing and documentary television is replete with accounts of murderous spouses, serial killers, Mafia wars, and financial scams, rarely do the subjects transcend the headline immediacy of police procedurals to deliver the long-term import of critical analysis. The Victorian predator Jack the Ripper and the Depression-era exploits of Bonnie and Clyde are two such exceptions; a third is the countercultural carnage wrought by the Manson family. As such, Claudia Verhoeven’s new book Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History…
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Mexico City, July 9, 2026—Mexican authorities must immediately and credibly investigate the killing of environmental journalist and content creator Manuel Alejandro Mora Serna and…
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from the the-anxious-generation-are-the-boomers dept It’s no secret that I’m a fan of developmental psychologist Candice Odgers. I’ve mentioned her and her work on the…
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The U.S. government came to like the work of historian David Kahn, who passed away in 2024. The National Security Agency (NSA) honored him…