California landlords and business owners won’t be able to hide behind LLCs if new bill passes

fastcompany.com A California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures…

Who owns businesses in California? A lawmaker wants the public to know

abcnews.go.com A California lawmaker wants to require limited liability companies and similar businesses to report the identities of their owners to the government SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A…

California eyes crackdown on identity-shielding LLCs

fortune.com A California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures…

U.S. reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes for a fair presidential election fades

pbs.org The Biden administration on Wednesday reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela, admonishing President Nicolás Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months…

US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes for a fair presidential election fades

apnews.com The Biden administration on Wednesday reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela, admonishing President Nicolás Maduro's attempts to consolidate his rule just six months…

Watch Live: House Subcommittee Reveals Chinese Gov't Involvement In America's Fentanyl Crisis

zerohedge.com Watch Live: House Subcommittee Reveals Chinese Gov't Involvement In America's Fentanyl Crisis Submitted by David Asher, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and former senior…

H&R Block’s Tax Day outage frustrates last-minute filers

foxbusiness.com H&R Block said it experienced technology outages on Monday, temporarily preventing thousands of last-minute tax filers from sending in their returns. Some people who bought…

Samsung to get $6.4 billion to make computer chips in Texas

texastribune.org Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has…

2 Russian businessmen linked to Alfa Group win court case over EU sanctions

abcnews.go.com Russian businessmen Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven won a court case Wednesday over a European Union decision to sanction them for their alleged role in Russia’s war against…

Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas

finance.yahoo.com The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and…

Biden administration will provide up to $6.4bn in direct funding for Samsung to develop Texas chip manufacturing and research cluster

fortune.com The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and…

Barrick faces new pressures from Mali’s military junta as regime seeks control of mining sector

theglobeandmail.com Barrick Gold Corp. ABX-T is facing mounting pressure in Mali as the country’s military regime seeks to boost its control of the multibillion-dollar mining sector at a time…

Nearly $100 billion in COVID relief money remains unspent

reason.com Nearly $100 billion of money allocated to help state and local governments through the COVID-19 pandemic remains unspent. That's the conclusion of a report published this…

After Russian oil, India raises sanctions over Russian diamonds with Europe

thehindu.com Faced with mounting losses and consignment delays due to new European Union-G7 sanctions, Indian diamond exporters are calling for a separate screening process to be set up…

2 Russian billionaire businessmen linked to Alfa Group win court case overturning EU sanctions

fortune.com Russian businessmen Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven won a court case Wednesday over a European Union decision to sanction them for their alleged role in Russia’s war against…

This Week in Web3: Usability, Utility and Oversight

pymnts.com The next iteration of the internet, Web3, has been around for a while now. Meta’s Reality Labs division — the arm of the tech giant that focuses on metaverse, mixed reality…

US Treasury Takes Aim At Crypto-Linked Illicit Finance: Is An Increased Crackdown On The Horizon?

bitcoinist.com In a recent Bloomberg report, it was revealed that the US Treasury Department is urging lawmakers to grant it additional enforcement powers in its fight against foreign…

‘Pass stablecoin legislation now:’ Exec on concerns over illicit financing

ambcrypto.com Stablecoins play a pivotal role in linking traditional fiat currencies with the digital asset space, offering a fixed value typically pegged to the U.S. dollar. However, as…

Why the $1.2 bn trial of Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev will decide the future of crypto privacy

dlnews.com On Tuesday, the software developer of the embattled crypto mixer Tornado Cash will stand trial on a money laundering charge in the Netherlands. But Alexey Pertsev won’t be…

Second Tornado Cash defendant wins allies as Alexey Pertsev awaits verdict

dlnews.com Even as Alexey Pertsev awaits a verdict following his recent trial in the Netherlands, the Tornado Cash scandal is spinning off another case that could reshape crypto. In…

Treasury Asks Congress for Stronger Crypto Sanction Powers

pymnts.com The U.S. Treasury Department wants more tools to curb terror financing. Deputy Secretary Adewale O. Adeyemo is due to testify before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday…

US Treasury Seeks Power to Implement More Sanctions on Crypto Exchanges

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker US Treasury Seeks Power to Implement More Sanctions on Crypto Exchanges The US Treasury Department is looking to tighten its grip on the functioning of crypto…

US Treasury Seeks Stronger Crypto Controls for National Security

coingape.com The US Treasury Department is actively advocating for broader enforcement powers aimed at regulating foreign providers of cryptocurrency services, driven by the imperative…

The Corporate Transparency Act: The Government's Latest Effort to Collect Data on Americans

tftc.io The federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) went into effect on January 1, 2024 and will require tens of millions of businesses—including the smallest…

Proposal To Move Bank Regulation Goalposts Signals Underlying Problems In Financial System

zerohedge.com Proposal To Move Bank Regulation Goalposts Signals Underlying Problems In Financial System Authored by Mike Maharrey via Money Metals, If a formula spits out a number you…

Russia abandoned by allies as US tightens sanctions noose

newsweek.com Russia is being abandoned by its key allies amid tightening U.S. sanctions imposed in response to the war in Ukraine. Recent moves by a number of Russian President Vladimir…