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This essay was originally published by UnHerd on March 16, 2026.Over the weekend, the federal government threatened to effectively censor…

from the not-so-opposed dept There’s a notion that pops up in the comments here on Techdirt that Mike and our…

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter includes stories on: The Trump administration’s new…

The crypto rally is took a pause on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision.After briefly topping $76,000 overnight, bitcoin…

Moody’s Ratings has debuted a system to deliver its credit analysis onchain, bringing its ratings data into blockchain-based financial infrastructure.The…

In brief The CFTC’s Market Participants Division issued no-action relief to Phantom Technologies, letting it connect users to regulated futures…

Spain is no longer just talking about regulating online “hate.” Now it’s building an AI system to track it. Fresh…

I do a lot of legal history research in my academic work, often studying late 18th Century legal understandings and…

Mastercard’s planned $1.8 billion acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK is reinforcing a growing view on Wall Street that stablecoins…

Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap, USDT, has released a new AI training framework that it…

In brief Senator Warren sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers over Grok’s Pentagon access Security agencies…

Can a “schoolyard dispute” warrant federal court intervention? Do first-graders have First Amendment rights? The U.S. Court of Appeals for…