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View More NewsWaiting for the government to shed power and voluntarily reduce its intrusions into people’s lives can be an exercise in frustration, but gun owners are getting some welcome news from the feds. Through administrative action, litigation, and promises of legislation, the Trump administration is reversing some of the anti-gun policies implemented by the Biden administration and otherwise offering a little more breathing room for people who want to own, buy, and sell firearms. You are reading The Rattler from J.D. Tuccille and Reason. Get more of J.D.’s commentary on government overreach and threats to everyday liberty. “The Trump administration is…
The debate over whether Bitcoin’s fixed supply cap should be lifted has resurfaced after StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson suggested Tuesday that it should replaced with a 4% annual issuance rate.In a post to X on Tuesday, Ben-Sasson said the current 21 million cap “doesn’t make sense” because private keys are lost over time and “as time goes to infinity, all keys will be lost.”Crypto wallet hardware provider Ledger estimated in November that up to 4 million Bitcoin had been burned or permanently lost. Ben-Sasson said he still supports a hard upper bound on Bitcoin’s supply, and that a 4% annual…
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Science does not often advance in sudden epiphanies that yield “Eureka” moments. More typical are years of failed experiments, dogged hypothesis-testing, and incremental discoveries that are, at best, inconclusive. And then, sometimes, eventually, the accumulated knowledge results in a breakthrough. Two recent examples are stunning advances in cancer medicine—one for pancreatic cancer, the other for melanoma—that are rewriting what doctors can promise their patients. But to understand why these achievements matter so profoundly, it is instructive to appreciate how long they took.A Pill That Doubled Survival for the Disease That Kills Almost EveryonePancreatic cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer…
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Richard Heathcote, who until March was Tether’s chief investment officer, is planning to sell part of his 1.26% stake in the stablecoin giant, according…
Key takeaways:BitMine’s aggressive ETH accumulation has reinforced the $1,500 support despite $8B unrealized losses.Glamsterdam upgrade and Robinhood Chain launch signal stronger TradFi focus for…
In brief Anthropic removed hidden tracking markers from Claude Code after researchers discovered code used to identify some Chinese users. The company said the…
EDX Markets, an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform, said it raised $76 million in a Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings.The company plans…
Protests over poor living conditions for detainees at Delaney Hall immigration detention center erupted over the weekend, leading to the arrest of over 80…
Fundamentalists rush in where liberals fear to tread.~Michael Sandel British prime minister Keir Starmer doesn’t believe the birthplace of modern liberalism can defend liberal…
Circle Internet’s (CRCL) wrapped version of bitcoin BTC$61,456.03, cirBTC, is live on Ethereum as the company best known for its dollar-pegged stablecoin takes on…
Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter takes a look at some recent state-level policy changes in New York,…
Bitcoin BTC$61,436.07 has carved out a relief bounce after plunging below $60,000 on Friday, but a bounce and a bullish revival are two very…
Kraken has been named the official crypto exchange supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026, giving the crypto exchange a presence at one of…
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit released today said evidence was destroyed or went missing regarding the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, a federal…
Adam Wakeling is a historian based in Melbourne. While he has a day job as a lawyer, he is also the author of The…