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View More NewsFrom yesterday’s Report and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart in Illoominate Media, Inc. & Laura Loomer v. CAIR Florida, Inc. & CAIR Found.: CAIR is a self-described civil rights and advocacy organization whose mission is to “enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.” Plaintiff Laura Loomer is a self-described journalist who regularly posts on social media. In the underlying litigation, CAIR got a Final Judgment for $124,423.37 [in attorney fees, more on that here. -EV] Post-judgment litigation ensued. The parties resolved their dispute through a written Settlement Agreement. As part of the settlement,…
U.S. regulators’ first joint guidance on applying securities laws to different types of crypto tokens failed to provide enough impetus to lift bitcoin BTC$74,196.38, the largest, above $75,000.The interpretive guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which doesn’t carry the weight of a formal rule, classified crypto tokens into five distinct categories: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, stablecoins and digital securities, and removed a major source of market uncertainty. The stance marks a shift from the existing case-by-case enforcement, making it clear which tokens are considered securities and which are not,…
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In the previous essay in this four-part series on the impact of the Second World War in Southeast Asia, I looked at the widespread violence, scarcity, and militarisation that characterised the Japanese occupation. This third essay will focus on the experiences of individual countries under the occupation and examine how local nationalist movements were cautiously co-opted by the Japanese.Japan’s Conquest Shattered European Rule in Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia in World War II, Part One: Japanese Conquests and British DisgraceTerror and TransformationSoutheast Asia in World War II, Part Two: The Japanese Occupation and Its RepercussionsThe Japanese occupiers had an ambivalent relationship with…
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In brief Connecticut has suspended Bitcoin Depot’s state money transfer license, without which it cannot run its kiosks. Regulators said some users were overcharged,…
The Committee to Protect Journalists and eight other human rights organizations have written to Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urging his government…
XRP (XRP) is trading just above a level heavily targeted by derivative traders, making it a critical zone for near-term price action.The payments-focused cryptocurrency…
US Senator Tim Scott says he is expecting a possible compromise this week on a stablecoin yield payments provision that has stalled a crypto…
from the bribes-for-the-king dept We’ve discussed at length how Trump’s “fix” for TikTok’s problems basically involved forcing the sale of the platform to his…
The New York Times recently published an article about Chinese women’s usage of AI for romantic purposes and how it fails to align with…
Washington, D.C., March 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Monday’s order to release on bond journalist Estefany Rodríguez, whose lawyers said she was…
Ethereum’s ether (ETH) is stealing the spotlight in Monday’s crypto rally, climbing to a six-week high as investor demand show signs of return to…
Bitcoin chases $75,000 as the return of aggressive spot BTC ETF inflows, billion dollar buys from Strategy and an improvement in investors’ risk appetite…
In brief The SEC has jointly filed to end its case against BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji. The decentralized social media platform founder was previously…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Power all your Apple essentials-without the clutter. The Mag 3 Ultra Qi2 25W 3-in-1 Foldable Charger delivers fast charging for…
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed due to the ongoing war with Iran, oil prices have surged to more than $100 per barrel.…