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Trump’s immigration data dragnet
“I’ve seen the apps and I don’t like them,” says a DHS official who left this year. “It’s rife for abuse. I imagine they’re being used in ways they were not intended.” He highlighted the risks […]
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Japan Plans Shift to Securities Rules for Crypto Regulation
Japan’s financial regulators are preparing to move crypto asset oversight out of the country’s payments regime and into a framework designed for investment and securities markets. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) on Wednesday released a […]
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Plots to send GPUs to China expose $160 million export-evasion web
NVIDIA AI Computing Card captured in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on Dec. 9, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images U.S. authorities announced Tuesday that they have shut down yet another China-linked smuggling network […]
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Argentina moves to reshape crypto rules as banks prepare for Bitcoin services
A new framework would allow trading, custody, and approved coins. Banks must follow strict KYC, AML, and CNV regulations. High inflation has pushed people toward Bitcoin and stablecoins. Argentina is preparing for a major shift […]
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French banking giant BPCE will start letting customers buy Bitcoin and major tokens on Monday
Key Takeaways BPCE is allowing customers to buy Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and USDC directly through its apps in a phased rollout starting with 2 million clients. The rollout begins with four of the group’s 29 […]
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WisdomTree Launches Tokenized Options-Income Fund EPXC Onchain
Global asset manager WisdomTree has launched a new digital asset fund that brings a traditional options strategy onchain, a development that underscores the growing convergence between legacy asset management and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. The WisdomTree […]
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Netflix leans on $59bn bank loan to fund Warner Bros takeover
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Netflix is relying on one of the largest loans of its kind to finance its […]
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Netflix-Warner Bros. deal: Regulatory questions emerge
Logos of Netlfix and Warner Bros. Reuters The Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery deal came together quickly — but its path to regulatory approval may not be so speedy. Netflix stunned the media industry on […]
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Websites back online as Cloudflare issues a dashboard fix
The Cloudflare logo appears on a smartphone screen and on the background on computer screen Internal server error in this photo illustration on November 18, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. Global Images Ukraine | Global Images […]
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Chinese Bank Tokenizes $600M in Yuan-Backed Government Bonds
Hua Xia Bank, a publicly traded financial institution linked to China’s government, issued 4.5 billion yuan ($600 million) in tokenized bonds on Wednesday, aiming to reduce clearing friction by removing intermediaries from the auction process. […]
