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View More NewsThe Alexis Wilkins’ (FBI Director’s Girlfriend’s) Libel by Implication Suit Can Go Forward post reminded me of one of my favorite cases, Memphis Pub. Co. v. Nichols (Tenn. 1978). The Memphis Press-Scimitar (what a great newspaper name) published the following article that mentioned Mrs. Ruth Ann Nichols: Please think briefly about the story, and then click on the MORE link below to learn what the court decided. Did you read the story as suggesting that the shooter found her husband in a compromising position with Mrs. Nichols—perhaps having sex, or having had sex, or being just about to have sex? That’s apparently how…
Latin American digital asset platform Mercado Bitcoin said that it had deployed more than $20 million of tokenized private credit on Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock, deepening its push into real-world assets (RWAs) and targeting $100 million in issuances by April. According to a release shared with Cointelegraph, several offerings had already reached target capacity since going live.The move adds Rootstock to Mercado Bitcoin’s multichain tokenization strategy, which includes planned RWA issuances on Stellar (XLM) and the XRP Ledger, giving international investors Bitcoin‑secured exposure to Latin American private debt markets.Lucas Pinsdorf, business director at Mercado Bitcoin, told Cointelegraph that the newly issued assets…
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A review of The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan by Aaron Magid, 243 pages, Universal Publishers (October 2025)“We will not be intimidated into altering our position,” Jordan’s King Abdullah declared in November 2005, after three suicide bombers loyal to Al Qaeda in Iraq murdered sixty Jordanians in three hotels in Amman, “nor will we abandon our convictions or forfeit our role in the fight against terrorism in all its forms.”During Abdullah’s 25-year-plus reign over his desert kingdom, he and his countrymen have faced numerous threats both caused and ameliorated by the king’s close ties to the West. The strategic…
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Bitwise Asset Management is reportedly acquiring institutional staking provider Chorus One, extending its push into cryptocurrency yield services.The acquisition adds a major staking operation…
In brief Monero and Zcash were the top losers in the top 100 by market cap, both down about 8% on the day. The…
There’s always a bull market somewhere.While bitcoin and shares of bitcoin holder Strategy are falling, an exchange-traded fund designed to move in the opposite…
Aave Labs says it is sunsetting its “umbrella brand” Avara in the company’s latest move to refocus on decentralized finance and simplify its branding.Aave…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reversed his long-held view that layer-2s should be the primary way to scale Ethereum, saying the approach “no longer…
In brief Adam Back confirmed that Jeffrey Epstein invested in Blockstream during its 2014 seed round through then-MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito’s fund.…
Bitcoin BTC$76,439.42 whiplashed on Tuesday, plunging to a 14-month low before rallying back above $76,000 as tech-sector turmoil sent markets spinning.The largest cryptocurrency dropped…
Bitcoin fell under $73,000 as futures liquidations soared and worries over this week’s US corporate earnings triggered a stock sell-off. Will traders finally step…
In brief An alleged ransom note demanding millions in Bitcoin has surfaced in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office…
Michael Burry, the investor known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, warned that bitcoin’s BTC$75,998.33 recent drop could have ripple effects across markets, particularly…
Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (Nasdaq: TIRX) said it has entered a strategic agreement under which an unnamed investor would contribute 15,000 Bitcoin in exchange…
In brief Sam Altman’s late-night post about feeling “a little useless and sad” collided with widespread anxiety about AI-driven job displacement—and users wasted no…