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View More Newsfrom the american-horror-story-season-6 dept The Trump administration is purposefully cruel. That much cannot be argued, not when it has deliberately sent deportees to foreign torture prisons, dumped them in war-torn countries with histories of human rights abuses, and stranded people its has been ordered to release far from home without their IDs, phones, or money. This regime loves to inflict pain. Its desire to erase as many minorities from this country as possible has led it to do things no competent government would ever do, especially not one that serves a nation long known as a land of hope and…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors rally Monday before reversing; BTC +2% at $67.4k Uniswap won full dismissal of case claiming damages for scam tokens The BTC ETFs drew $458M in net inflows on Monday Saylor ($200M) and Tom Lee ($100M) continue buying BTC & ETH Kalshi & Polymarket may be halted in Nevada after Federal Court says federal law doesn’t preempt state law 🏦 The Banks Are Coming for Crypto…
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On 19 February 2026, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, an accusation that arose from the recent Epstein files revelations. That it happened on his birthday lent the episode an almost operatic flourish. The news of the arrest sent shockwaves through Anglosphere media, but a single photograph taken by Phil Noble of Reuters encapsulated the indignity of this event in a way that words could not. The shot of Andrew being driven away from eleven hours of police interrogation betrayed no trace of royal status. Dressed in a casual khaki shirt and a beige cardigan, and slumped with…
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The Council of Europe’s Platform for the Protection of Journalism and the Safety of Journalists published its annual report, “On the tipping point: Press freedom 2025,” today. Legal…
Leading stablecoin issuer Tether has secured a sign-off from Deloitte for the first reserve report tied to its new U.S.-regulated stablecoin, after years struggling…
Riot Platforms posted record annual revenue of $647.4 million for the past year, up 72% from $376.7 million a year earlier.In a Monday announcement,…
In brief BitMine added another $103 million in Ethereum last week. The firm now holds 3.71% of the entire circulating supply, though its unrealized…
from the on-the-horizon dept We’ve talked a lot about the resurgence of measles in America over the past 14 or so months, and for…
Crypto outflows from Iran’s largest exchange jumped 700% within minutes of the first U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said in a…
One of Nasdaq’s options exchanges, Nasdaq MRX, has filed to offer cash-settled, binary-style contracts on the Nasdaq-100 Index, adding to a wave of Wall…
In brief The court said the Commodity Exchange Act does not completely preempt Nevada’s gaming law claims. Kalshi is weighing an emergency appeal, while…
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While US Senate lawmakers have been working to pass a comprehensive digital asset market structure bill since July, some industry observers in Washington say…
In brief House conservatives pushed to fold a CBDC ban into the housing package rather than advance it as standalone crypto legislation. The White…
Milla74/Dreamstime Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case, is currently before the Supreme Court, and there is a vast array of amicus briefs, as…