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Reuters (2018). Yesterday, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), filed a lawsuit challenging an egregious violation of the…

Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange planning to go public in the U.S., is pursuing a full banking license in Europe, with…

The world’s biggest stablecoins are increasingly becoming chain-specific financial products, with Tether’s USDt (USDT) and Circle’s USDC (USDC) serving distinct…

In brief Radar Chat launched Tuesday, combining encrypted messaging with Bitcoin payments. The app uses the Signal Protocol but was…

Chloe Ratner is a political science major at Yale University. Last summer, she worked at the Department of Justice Human…

In the global race to build and dominate the AI industry, it can sure seem like the interests of ordinary…

from the why-are-we-even-doing-this? dept For many, many years on Techdirt we’ve bemoaned the fact that federal court documents are not…

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free.  This week’s newsletter includes stories on:  Los Angeles officials’ decision…

On July 6, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined over 30 partners in calling on the European Union to address…

“To deliver on President Trump’s goal to ensure that the United States is the crypto capital of the world, we…

Tether has invested $20 million in Brazilian crypto platform Mercado Bitcoin to support the company’s expansion into tokenized assets, stablecoin…

In brief Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority is seeking to buy a blockchain analytics platform to police the country’s virtual assets…