Consensys sues the US SEC over what it calls the “unlawful seizure of authority” over ethereum, after receiving a Wells notice for its MetaMask wallet product

coindesk.com Ethereum developer Consensys has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, striking back against what the company calls an “unlawful seizure of…

Iconic 'Buy Bitcoin' Sign from 2017 Congressional Hearing Sells for 16 BTC

tftc.io The iconic 'Buy Bitcoin' sign, which gained widespread attention during a 2017 Congressional hearing, has been sold at an auction for 16 bitcoin, equivalent to over $1…

Why the TikTok ban won't solve the US's online privacy problems

dcs.megaphone.fm Today, we’re talking about the brand-new TikTok ban — and how years of Congressional inaction on a federal privacy law helped lead us to this moment of apparent national…

The Infamous 'Buy Bitcoin' Pad Just Sold For More Than $1 Million At Auction

zerohedge.com The Infamous 'Buy Bitcoin' Pad Just Sold For More Than $1 Million At Auction $1.027 million...or about 16 bitcoin. That's what the infamous 'Buy Bitcoin' scribble drawing on…

'Buy Bitcoin' Sign Sold for Over $1M at Auction

finance.yahoo.com None The iconic 'Buy Bitcoin' sign that was held up behind Janet Yellen was sold at an auction for 16 BTC. • None Proceeds from the auction will go to fund a Bitcoin layer-2…

Record-Breaking Sale: ‘Buy Bitcoin’ Sign Fetches $1M in Auction

watcher.guru A simple “Buy Bitcoin” sign garnered popularity after it made an appearance behind Janet Yellen during a 2017 Congressional testimony. The sign is once again making noise…

Man Who Flashed ‘Buy Bitcoin’ at 2017 Congressional Hearing Sells Sign for $1M

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Man Who Flashed ‘Buy Bitcoin’ at 2017 Congressional Hearing Sells Sign for $1M Nearly 7 years later, Christian Langalis, the man who wrote “Buy Bitcoin” on a…

How Latino voters will decide the 2024 election

newsweek.com Latino voters are likely to play a "decisive role" in the 2024 presidential election, according to Clarissa Martínez-de-Castro, vice president of the Latino Vote Initiative…

Stablecoin Bill Could be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloomberg

coindesk.com None The top Democrat on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has told Bloomberg that a stablecoin bill could be ready soon. • None The latest development strengthens…

The FTC Decrees: No More Non-Compete Agreements

wsj.com Lina Khan’s latest rule instantly invalidates 30 million contracts without Congressional authority.

Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok. What happens next?

thehill.com President Biden signed a bill Wednesday that could lead to a ban on TikTok, but the video-sharing app won’t be cut off from its millions of American users just yet. The bill…

TikTok CEO Torches Potential Ban, Cites Freedom of Speech Violations: ‘We Aren’t Going Anywhere’

thewrap.com As President Joe Biden signed a security bill that would force TikTok to be sold by its owner ByteDance or face a possible national ban, the social media platform’s CEO Shou…

Nate Silver: Go to a state school. The Ivy League and other elite private colleges are losing esteem

natesilver.net These days, I use Twitter in two ways: first, to blatantly shill for this newsletter and other things I’m trying to promote. And second, as a sort of staging area for takes.…

3 Penny Stocks to Buy Before Their Major Breakouts

investorplace.com For those looking to move up the risk spectrum, here are three companies to consider In the crowded penny stock market, identifying multi-bagger opportunities requires…

Supreme Court takes up ATF’s unilateral ‘ghost gun’ rules

reason.com Can the government regulate objects that resemble unfinished firearm parts as if they are guns because, with tools and effort, they might be turned into working components?…

FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Health Care Price Fixing

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. More props to FTC head Lina Khan. As you will see in Links today, she’s getting headlines and corporate aghastitute for her plan to ban non-compete agreements. So…

George Santos drops third-party bid for Congress

axios.com Former Rep. George Santos announced Tuesday he's dropping out of the Congressional race after mounting an independent, third-party bid last month against Rep. Nick LaLota…

New York Democrat Wishes Death On Trump Supporters

zerohedge.com New York Democrat Wishes Death On Trump Supporters Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A Democrat who is running for Congressional office has received fierce…

ByteDance’s web of apps could get tangled up in TikTok ban

axios.com As a TikTok divestment law races to passage, TikTok's parent company ByteDance must reckon with the legislation across all of its apps, many of which are growing rapidly in…

What is Project Aqua? UFO "leak" touted on Joe Rogan Podcast

newsweek.com Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson mentioned a mysterious government scheme called "Project Aqua," linked to UFOs, during a recent interview on The Joe Rogan Experience…

TikTok is threatening a harsh new tactic to fight potential ban

thestreet.com TikTok has informed its staff in a new memo that it will be pivoting to a more aggressive tactic to fight Congress’ bill that aims to sell or ban it from app stores in the…

Stablecoin Regulation: Legal Veteran Kicks Against Lummis-Backed Bill

coingape.com There is contention that the new stablecoin regulation Bill, co-sponsored by Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand may contribute significantly to stifling…

SEC illegally tracking Americans who invest in the stock market, lawsuit claims

foxnews.com The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is illegally collecting data of every citizen who invests in the stock market, according to a new lawsuit. The New Civil…

Lawsuit: SEC Collecting Data on US Stock Market Investors

entrepreneur.com The lawsuit claims that the "Consolidated Audit Trail" program (CAT) violates the Fourth Amendment. A new lawsuit alleges that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

Lauren Boebert sees huge drop in donations

newsweek.com Representative Lauren Boebert's fundraising from individual donors suffered a huge drop in the first few months of 2024 after she opted to move to a more conservative…

REPO Act Passage Has Authorized Biden To Confiscate Russian Assets & Transfer To Ukraine

zerohedge.com REPO Act Passage Has Authorized Biden To Confiscate Russian Assets & Transfer To Ukraine When the House voted to pass Biden's long sought after foreign aid package Saturday,…

Meet the Surprising Oil Stock Lawmakers Couldn't Stop Buying in 2023 (Hint: It's Not Chevron or ExxonMobil)

finance.yahoo.com Want to get legislation you favor passed at the federal level? Talk to your U.S. representative or senator. Want to get some good stock ideas? You might want to talk to your…

DEI backlash pushes shell-shocked colleges to the right

axios.com Big-name colleges are now cracking down more aggressively on pro-Palestinian protests, which they say are getting increasingly intense and disruptive. Why it matters:…

The Guardian US is starting its pursuit of political ad dollars

digiday.com The Guardian US is making a concerted effort to win some of the political advertising dollars being spent during this election cycle. It’s the first time the publisher is…

SEC hit with new lawsuit alleging 'mass surveillance' of Americans through stock market data

aol.com The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is illegally collecting data of every citizen who invests in the stock market, according to a new lawsuit. The New Civil…

‘The Ukrainian-Russian Border Is OUR Border!!’ Democrat Gerry Connolly Rages At Republicans Over Opposition to Ukraine Aid Package

mediaite.com Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) raged at Republicans lawmakers on the House floor for opposing an aid package to Ukraine before Saturday’s vote. The House passed a $61 billion…

‘Clown Show’: House Republican Trashes MTG, Massie, Gosar Effort to Oust Speaker Mike Johnson

mediaite.com Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) called the effort by three Republican lawmakers to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson a “clown show” on Fox’s Cavuto Saturday. One that began with the…

Inflation Will Stick Around As Long as the Big Spenders Do

tftc.io August came early to the nation’s capital with last week’s round of March inflation data. The late summer weather in Washington, D.C., is notoriously hot and sticky, two…

3 Things to Know About the TikTok Bill That Might Make a Ban All the More Likely

inc.com The latest Congressional bill to dump the popular app ties a TikTok drop to aid for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine. The House could vote this weekend.

Write Congress Today About Ukraine Aid Bill

mediapost.com The most important and consequential thing that you as an American can do today is to write the members of your Congressional delegation (those in the U.S. House of…

SEC vs. Kraken: Amicus Brief Challenges Major Questions Doctrine Defense

observers.com On April 16, the non-profit organization Democracy Forward filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of law experts Todd Phillips and Beau J. Baumann in support of the U.S.…

TikTok Is Talking to UMG Again, But Washington May Hold The Keys to Its Future

billboard.com TikTok has returned to the bargaining table with Universal Music Group (UMG), but a fast-tracked Congressional bill that could result in the platform being sold, or, as a…

Russia, Russia, Russia!: Watch As Democrats Go Full Russia-Tard During Hearing Over China's "Political Warfare"

zerohedge.com Russia, Russia, Russia!: Watch As Democrats Go Full Russia-Tard During Hearing Over China's "Political Warfare" While China has spent decades conducting deep espionage…

A U.S. Senator Just Bought this Tiny Stock

247wallst.com Tommy Tuberville, a Republican Senator from the state of Alabama, disclosed 19 new stock trades on April 15th, and one trade in particular is causing big movements in the…

An Open Letter to Speaker Johnson: Embrace the Bipartisan Way Forward

newsweek.com As you are well aware, your immediate predecessors—Republicans serving as speakers of the House—had rough goes in the job. Held over a barrel by the extremists in your…

Mayorkas impeachment fail sparks Republican outrage

newsweek.com After the Democrat-controlled Senate dismissed the impeachment case against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Republican lawmakers quickly…

Senate Rejects Impeachment Charges Against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

deadline.com The Senate rejected impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, quickly dispatching the the case after trial proceedings that last just a few…

Boeing Weathers Whistleblower Testimony as Airlines Tally Costs

inc.com A day of Congressional hearings will keep the plane maker in the spotlight over safety practices, as its customer airlines assess the damage to their businesses.

Joe Biden's top celebrity donors revealed

newsweek.com The top donors to President Joe Biden's 2024 election campaign have been revealed in Federal Election Commission (FEC) documents. Biden, the Democrats' presumptive 2024…

Colleges can't set free speech limits "overnight," Columbia president to tell Congress

axios.com Columbia University took steps to ensure Jewish and Israeli students felt safe on campus while ensuring pro-Palestinian demonstrators had a place to exercise their free…

U.S. Trade Chief Tai Says Taking 'Serious Look' at Tools to Deal With China

inc.com In Congressional testimony, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will review defensive options for dealing with Chinese trade and economic policies.

7 Penny Stocks to Buy Now: Q2 Edition

investorplace.com Penny stocks could surge as rates fall but don’t wait to add these to your portfolio The penny stock sector, characterized by its volatility, often undergoes rapid surges…

I’m a 24-year-old small business owner. Here’s why I’m suing the SEC

fortune.com I did something last month I thought I would never do. As a twentysomething Gen Zer and proud small business owner, I sued the Securities and Exchange Commission in federal…

New rules for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act include divisive accommodations for abortion

chicagotribune.com NEW YORK — Workers are entitled to time off and other job accommodations for abortions — along with pregnancy-related medical conditions like miscarriage, stillbirth and…

Most employers must offer time off for abortion care under new federal rules for pregnant workers

fortune.com Workers are entitled to time off and other job accommodations for abortions — along with pregnancy-related medical conditions like miscarriage, stillbirth and lactation —…

New rules for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act includes divisive accommodations for abortion

abcnews.go.com Workers are entitled to time off and other job accommodations for abortions under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, according to finalized federal regulations published…

Takeaways From The Bitcoin Policy Summit, Where DC Met Bitcoin

forbes.com During the Bitcoin Policy Summit, policymakers from across the US federal government, including five members of Congress, spoke with industry representatives and the Bitcoin…

U.S. Scrutiny of Chinese Company Could Disrupt U.S. Supply Chain for Key Drugs

nytimes.com A Chinese company targeted by members of Congress over potential ties to the Chinese government makes blockbuster drugs for the American market that have been hailed as…