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View More NewsFrom Judge Hala Jarbou (W.D. Mich.) yesterday in Daghra v. Hinkley: Petitioner, a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee, initiated this action by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. An immigration judge had granted Petitioner a bond of $35,000, but the bond order was stayed pending appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i) (2025). Petitioner argued that the 90-day automatic stay provision in § 1003.19(i) violates the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, and sought an order requiring the Government to allow him to post…
Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the more outspoken voices in the US Congress associating digital assets with illicit activities, has called on President Donald Trump to release additional information on his crypto investments ahead of a mandated deadline.In a Thursday letter, Warren requested Trump voluntarily release a financial disclosure report on his earnings related to cryptocurrency between Jan. 1 and July 15. The request came after Trump’s 2025 financial disclosures showed he had earned $1.4 billion from crypto-related ventures in 2025, including through his memecoin, Official Trump (TRUMP), and his family’s company World Liberty Financial.“Your financial disclosure raises key questions…
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The rise and fall of Graham Platner, who has just withdrawn from the U.S. Senate race in Maine in which he was challenging Republican incumbent Susan Collins, makes one think of a fairy tale or myth in which a character of humble status is suddenly elevated to wealth and high status by some magical entity but is led astray by character flaws such as greed or hubris and is just as precipitously hurled back into lowly obscurity. In Graham’s case, the magical entities were progressive political operatives Dan Moraff, Leanne Fan and Moritz Katz, who thought they had found the…
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Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) account for just $12.66 million in active market capitalization despite the recent spike in trading activity.Much of that larger activity,…
The Bank of England approved HSBC Orion to go live in its Digital Securities Sandbox, with the first Digital Gilt Instrument transaction expected in…
“The real prize is the yen side of onchain settlement, one of the most strategic positions in Asian finance over the coming decade, and…
Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $62,500 at Friday’s Wall Street open as stocks took a fresh hit from the US-Iran war.Key points:Bitcoin gives traders a…
Bitcoin (BTC) has created its last classic price magnet as a staple chart feature disappears forever.Key points:Bitcoin is set to lose popular short-term price…
In brief Prediction market Myriad has launched a $100,000 trading competition for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The prize pool awards $20,000, $10,000, and…
School buses may soon become roaming surveillance vehicles, 404media reported on Tuesday after reviewing leaked documents detailing plans to equip buses with automatic license…
Ethereum treasury firm Bit Digital (BTBT) made its first ether (ETH) purchase since the October crypto market peak, but it’s already underwater on its…
Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS and Samsung Card will acquire a combined 4% stake in Dunamu, the operator of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, in…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of…
from the cheap-crap,-very-on-brand dept The Trump Organization still hasn’t shipped their promised Trump phone to most customers who laid down a $100 deposit a…
As I noted in a separate post, the legal advocacy group Neutral Principles engaged Erik Jaffe and me to draft an amicus brief for…