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Fed Moves To Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules Authored by Micah Zimmermann via BitcoinMagazine.com, The Federal Reserve proposed Thursday that payment stablecoin issuers maintain written customer identification programs, a move that signals Washington’s determination to bring digital asset markets under the same anti-money laundering discipline long applied to traditional banks — even as regulators race to finalize rules before a statutory deadline this coming January. The proposal would require so-called permitted payment stablecoin issuers, or PPSIs, to collect from each new customer a legal name, date of birth or formation, physical...

"Far-Right" AfD Party Makes Historic Gains In German State Elections Only a year ago, the AfD was the target of an orchestrated media smear campaign, not to mention leftist government attempts to ban the party from elections.  The same tactics have been used to stifle conservative and nationalist movements across Europe, but these movements are proving to be resilient.  The latest Le Pen success story in France's small town areas runs in tandem with the latest news from Germany.  In the recent Rhineland-Palatinate state election, the Christian Democrats have, according to...

FBI Issues Public Alert On Americans Using Foreign Apps Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The FBI identified data security risks from foreign-developed mobile apps used in the United States, the agency warned in a March 31 public service announcement. In this photo illustration, a hacker types on a computer keyboard on May 13, 2025. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times “As of early 2026, many of the most downloaded and top-grossing apps in the United States are developed and maintained by foreign companies, particularly those based in China,” the FBI...