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Kalshi, Polymarket Among 27 Prediction Platforms Banned In Brazil Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com, Brazilian authorities have moved to shut down 27 prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket. The decision, announced Friday, follows a directive from the Ministry of Finance and enforcement by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), according to state-owned news outlet Agência Brasil. Authorities claimed that such services fall outside Brazil’s current legal framework and therefore operate illegally. “We have been monitoring the evolution of this sector in Brazil, which suffered a period of anarchy because there were no rules, no...

Politicians say they can “fix” the economy. But economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises pointed out how government “fixes" lead to bigger problems. Ryan McMaken appears on Stossel TV.

Chinese County Orders Lawyers To Get Government Approval Before Defending Criminal Charges Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times, A county justice bureau in southwestern China has ordered local law firms to report cases related to the government's "anti-organized crime" campaign and obtain official approval before lawyers can argue that a defendant's alleged offense should be classified differently. The No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in the Beijing suburb of Fangzhuang on Aug. 15, 2006. Goh Chai Hin/AFP via Getty ImagesThe notice, issued directly to law firms by the Justice Bureau of...