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UK Targets Kremlin-Linked Crypto Network In Latest Sanctions Round Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, The United Kingdom has unveiled a fresh package of sanctions against Russian financial structures that use crypto and offshore payment routes to sidestep restrictions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine.  The measures focus on the Kremlin-backed A7 network, a ruble-based settlement system, and a cluster of exchanges and firms that route payments through Kyrgyzstan and Georgia. Announced by Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, the package covers 18 new designations that target what London describes as the backbone of Russia’s illicit finance channels.  Officials say...

MS NOW Retracts Report That FBI Director Kash Patel Landed In Russia Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, MS NOW has retracted a report that FBI Director Kash Patel landed in Russia on Oct. 14. "We regret this error," Ken Dilanian, an MS Now reporter, said on air during an afternoon show. MS Now host Peter Alexander had said during a broadcast on Wednesday morning that he had breaking news to report - that Patel "has landed in Russia for a meeting scheduled to take place there." He attributed the reporting...

Futures Drop On Souring Chipmaker Sentiment, Kospi Plunge Futures are lower amid fresh underperformance of tech. If the premarket weakness persists, the S&P 500 is set to break a historic weekly run of gains as the AI trade takes another leg lower this time driven by the cartoonish Kospi index, with investors also expecting payrolls data to affirm that interest rates will stay higher for longer (full payrolls preview here). As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.5% while Nasdaq futures slide 1% as chipmakers fall and big tech stocks are lower too, following on from...