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Hello! It’s August 10, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: U.S. Treasury sanctions former Lebanon central bank governor, anti-corruption candidate shot dead in Ecuador, Russia to test digital ruble with banks, hackers rig casino card-shuffling machines, and much more...

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🎯 U.S. Treasury Sanctions Former Lebanese Central Bank Governor. Salameh abused his position of power to enrich himself by funneling hundreds of millions of dollars through shell companies to invest in European real estate. U.S. Treasury Department  

 

Top Stories

 

🌎 Who is Fernando Villavicencio, the anti-corruption candidate shot dead in Ecuador? The Ecuadorian presidential candidate, shot dead on the campaign trail on Wednesday, was known as a tireless anti-corruption campaigner. CNN

 

🌎 Russia to Test Digital Ruble With Banks, Clients. Russia – heavily sanctioned by the U.S. and Europe following the invasion of Ukraine – views the digital ruble as a way of circumventing financial restrictions. CoinDesk

 

🌎 Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating. Security researchers accessed an internal camera inside the Deckmate 2 shuffler to learn the exact deck order—and the hand of every player at a poker table. Wired

 

🌎 US announces curbs on outbound investments to China. The long-anticipated measures come as US President Joe Biden issued an executive order to tighten outbound financial flows – a key step as Washington seeks to safeguard national security. AFP

 

🌎 The world’s biggest law firm is splitting off its business in China. Dentons, the world’s biggest law firm, is distancing itself from its business in China in response to intensifying regulation in the country. CNN

 

🌎 U.S. sanctions fugitive dubbed "The Anthrax Monkey" and 2 other Sinaloa cartel members for trafficking fentanyl. It was the second round of sanctions in as many months against leading fentanyl traffickers from the notoriously violent Sinaloa drug cartel. CBS News

 

🌎 Coinbase Officially Launches Base Blockchain in Milestone for a Public Company. The largest U.S. crypto exchange says its blockchain is the first to be launched by a publicly traded company and gives it a new revenue opportunity. CoinDesk

 

🌎 Iran says it has technology to build supersonic missiles amid US tensions. Concerns about Iran's ballistic missiles contributed to then-U.S. President Donald Trump's decision in 2018 to ditch Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact and reimpose sanctions on Tehran. Reuters

 

🌎 US Navy sailor’s mom encouraged him to pass military details to China. Jinchao Wei is one of two sailors based in California accused of providing sensitive military information to China. AP

 

🌎 98 Arrests in Child Abuse Inquiry That Followed Killing of FBI Agents. The men were “members of a technologically sophisticated online child abuse network” who shared pedophilia materials through the dark web and used encryption to avoid detection. NY Times

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IN THE NEWS

Russia & China

 

💥 US Issues New Sanctions Against Top Russian Ally Belarus Reuters

 

💥 China Sprints Ahead in Race to Modernize Global Money Flows Bloomberg

 

💥 Canada accuses China of targeting lawmaker in misinformation campaign BBC News

 

💥 Germany arrests military aide suspected of spying for Russia DW

 

💥 Ukraine says it busted an all-female spy ring who fed military intelligence to Russia Insider

Crypto & Cyber

 

🔐 Stablecoins Can Keep the Dollar the World’s Reserve Currency WSJ

 

🔐 IRS confirms takedown of bulletproof hosting provider Lolek The Record

 

🔐 New BitForge cryptocurrency wallet flaws lets hackers steal crypto Bleepingcomputer

 

🔐 Google to fight hackers with weekly Chrome security updates Tom’s Guide

Latin America

 

🔷 Mexican cartel members wearing body armor spotted crossing southern border into Texas NY Post

 

🔷 Venezuela wins ruling to recoup $1.5B in Portugal funds Reuters

 

🔷 Mexico cracks down on 23 pill-pushing pharmacies at Caribbean resorts after U.S. travel warning Fox News

 

🔷 Colombian Rebels Are Accused of Plotting to Kill Attorney General Reuters

Corruption & Financial Crime

 

💵 Neo-Nazis Blackmail Power Grid in Bid to Free Bumbling Bank Robbery Suspects Daily Beast

 

💵 The Poor Get Poorer with ESG Investing Newsweek

 

💵 This Doctor Has Been Investigated at Every Level of Government. How Is He Still Practicing? ProPublica

 

💵 Pakistani court seeks 'government response' over Imran Khan's imprisonment, refuses to release him Independent

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