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🎯 U.S. Treasury's Adeyemo warns malign actors are using virtual assets. Treasury fears Al Qaeda, Hamas, Russia and North Korea are hiding identities and moving resources using crypto. Reuters
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🌎 Russia Squeezed as Sanctions Bite. Many have argued that sanctions are having close-to no effect on Russia’s capacity to wage war. They’re wrong. CEPA
🇷🇺 Everyone Wants to Seize Russia’s Money. It’s a Terrible Idea. NYT
🌎 Canada has become a hub of Islamist terror financing. Canada is a critical nexus of funding from Qatar, Iran, and others connected to Muslim Brotherhood. National Post
🌎 The Black Market That Delivers Elon Musk’s Starlinks to U.S. Foes. The satellite-internet devices are helping Russian fighters in Ukraine and paramilitary forces in Sudan; SpaceX hasn’t shut them off. WSJ
🌎 Iran Smuggles Arms to West Bank to Foment Unrest With Israel. The covert operation shows Iran is seeking to turn the West Bank into a flashpoint in its shadow war. NYT
🌎 FBI arrests man who pledged allegiance to ISIS and planned attacks on Idaho churches. Mercurio was charged for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. CNN
🌎 Gold boosted to new records as China beefs up reserves. As part of its strategy, China aims to lessen dependence on the U.S. dollar, or de-dollarize. Axios
🌎 Trump’s $175M Bond Is Even Shadier Than It Looks. The insurance company that swooped in and bailed out Trump isn’t on a list of vetted companies – and wrote a bizarre contract. Daily Beast
💸 Judge denies Trump’s request to postpone trial and consider venue change in hush money case CNN
🌎 Biden races to enact new student loan forgiveness plan ahead of November. Biden was ripped for 'bribing young voters' with latest 'socialist' student loan forgiveness plan for 30M Americans. Daily Mail
🌎 Venezuelan ex-general sentenced to 21 years for helping Colombia's FARC. Alcala pleaded guilty last June to two counts of providing material support to a terrorist group and illicit transfer of firearms. Reuters
🌎 Nigeria Court Sends Binance Executive to Prison Ahead of Trial in May. He was charged with tax evasion, currency speculation, and money laundering of $34M. Bloomberg
🌎 Soros fund is building an audio empire. Soros is following a format that Democratic communications officials have laid out for big-money donors to help bolster their agenda. Semafor
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