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View More NewsA new independent non-profit, Ethereum Institutional, has launched with the goal of accelerating institutional adoption of Ethereum, its layer-2 networks and the broader ecosystem.The organization is led by David Walsh, Marius Smith and Matthew Dawson. Walsh previously led the Ethereum Foundation’s enterprise efforts, while the organization said its leadership brings experience spanning institutional engagement, capital markets and Ethereum ecosystem development. It said its mission is to provide institutions with a neutral, independent point of contact as they evaluate Ethereum for tokenization, stablecoins and other onchain financial infrastructure.In announcing the initiative on X, Ethereum Institutional said institutions need “a credible, independent…
More than 13 billion doses of mRNA vaccines have been administered globally since the rollout in the United States of COVID-19 shots in December 2020 via Operation Warp Speed under the first Trump Administration. A just-published comprehensive new review in The Lancet takes stock of what researchers around the world have learned during the past six years about the safety and efficacy of those billions of mRNA vaccine shots. The analysis by an international team of researchers takes into account the data from randomized vaccine trials, post-authorization surveillance, and active pharmacovigilance systems. “The review concludes that serious adverse side effects…
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A review of Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours by Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano; 256 pages; Liveright (June 2026)The three essays in this new volume about Thomas Jefferson hope to show that Jefferson remains relevant to our time while they rescue him from trite generalisation. “Across generations,” write historians Onuf and Cogliano, “Americans have reinvented and reimagined Jefferson according to their contemporary needs and concerns, effectively taking him out of history and making them their contemporary.”A historiography follows that illustrates how Jefferson has often been used and misused as a flag of convenience, and…
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Anchorage Digital has integrated its off-exchange settlement platform with Binance, allowing institutional clients to trade on the exchange while keeping their crypto and cash…
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Illustration: Walter Arce/Natanael Alfredo Nemanita Ginting/Dreamstime Today, the US and Iran announced an agreement to end the war between them. The agreement may also…
The US and Iran said they reached an interim agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal to be…
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Aaron Terr (FIRE) reports, based on accounts from various publications. Some excerpts: The incident occurred outside a conference hall where Jay Bhattacharya, director of…
Last Tuesday’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing on digital asset tax bills was pretty straightforward. The members of the committee asked largely substantive…