Gary Gensler's crusade against crypto continues... but today's news may be a silver lining. The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter, The Securities and Exchange Commission said a recent wave of applications filed by asset managers to launch spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds are inadequate. Gensler's goons reportedly told BlackRock, Fidelity, and a wave of other asset managers that the filings aren’t sufficiently clear and comprehensive. Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management, Invesco, WisdomTree, Bitwise Asset Management and Valkyrie all reactivated or...…Gary Gensler's crusade against crypto continues... but today's news may be a silver lining. The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter, The Securities and Exchange Commission said a recent wave of applications filed by asset managers to launch spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds are inadequate. Gensler's goons reportedly told BlackRock, Fidelity, and a wave of other asset managers that the filings aren’t sufficiently clear and comprehensive. Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management, Invesco, WisdomTree, Bitwise Asset Management and Valkyrie all reactivated or...WW…

NewsGuard is a self-appointed misinformation watchdog. It seems to be just one more way Americans are not allowed to think for themselves... Co-CEOs Steven Brill and Gordon Crovitz claim it is the “librarian for the internet.” Set up specifically to rate online journalistic integrity, Brill states NewsGuard provides services that “explain to people something about the reliability and trustworthiness and background of those who are feeding them the news.” Eric Effron is the organization’s Editorial Director. Brill is a Yale graduate and lawyer who has authored multiple best-selling books...…NewsGuard is a self-appointed misinformation watchdog. It seems to be just one more way Americans are not allowed to think for themselves... Co-CEOs Steven Brill and Gordon Crovitz claim it is the “librarian for the internet.” Set up specifically to rate online journalistic integrity, Brill states NewsGuard provides services that “explain to people something about the reliability and trustworthiness and background of those who are feeding them the news.” Eric Effron is the organization’s Editorial Director. Brill is a Yale graduate and lawyer who has authored multiple best-selling books...WW…

In a time when de-dollarization news are dropping fast and furious and even Elon Musk is now jumping on a bandwagon... ... which we first defined a decade ago, not a day goes by without some modest or not so modest shift toward a world in which the US currency - fully weaponized after February 2022 for the entire world to see and fear - is no longer the world's reserve. And today was no exception. According to the Brazilian government, China and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the United States dollar as an intermediary entirely, AFP reported. The...…In a time when de-dollarization news are dropping fast and furious and even Elon Musk is now jumping on a bandwagon... ... which we first defined a decade ago, not a day goes by without some modest or not so modest shift toward a world in which the US currency - fully weaponized after February 2022 for the entire world to see and fear - is no longer the world's reserve. And today was no exception. According to the Brazilian government, China and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the United States dollar as an intermediary entirely, AFP reported. The...WW…