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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Still Mad Disney Beat Him, Warns War Is Coming
7.4.2023
Hello, you join us in the middle of the ongoing culture war between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company. This week, DeSantis seems mad that people are (rightfully) claiming Disney outsmarted him and his cronies. And he’s promising to escalate the war between him and Disney...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Is Now Big Mad About Disney Outsmarting Him
4.4.2023
Welcome back, folks, to the ongoing battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company. This week, the two are at it again, with DeSantis calling for a criminal investigation into Disney’s lawyers for out-maneuvering his goons and retaining control of the special district that...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Learns Hard Lesson: Don't Mess With Disney Lawyers
31.3.2023
As you may have heard, Florida governor Ron DeSantis has been culture-war feuding with one of Florida’s more famous corporate tenants, The Walt Disney Company. Earlier this year, DeSantis directed the state to take over control of the special district where Disney World is located. As such...
US Central Bank’s Fednow Payment Service to Launch in July, Economist Calls Timing ‘Suspicious’
22.3.2023
According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the central bank’s Fednow payment service will start operating in July, and participants will be certified in April to leverage the Fednow Pilot Program. Ken Montgomery, the Fednow program executive, is urging American financial institutions to make...
Class action lawyers claim YouTuber ‘BitBoy Crypto’ threatened them
22.3.2023
Lawyers in a class action lawsuit alleged in a court filing that Ben Armstrong "began harassing" them after he was named as a defendant
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Proposes Law to Ban CBDCs
20.3.2023
The Biden Administration is currently studying the possibility of introducing a central bank digital currency
Florida gov and US presidential hopeful calls for CBDC ban
20.3.2023
"What the central bank digital currency is all about is surveilling Americans and controlling behavior of Americans," said Ron DeSantis at a 'Big Brother’s Digital Dollar' podium
The Ron DeSantis And Disney Feud Is Heating Up
1.3.2023
This week, Florida governor Ronald Dion DeSantis signed a bill that targets the Disney Company’s control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, a nearly 40-square mile area in Florida’s Orange and Osceola counties. The area covers the Walt Disney World Resort and was, until now, under...
Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 Makes $2.6 Million For Cancer Charity
16.1.2023
Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 ran over the last week, the annual event featuring 150 speedruns and four broken records, with a hefty sum raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. $2.6 million was raised over the week, and that’s despite the lack of a live venue, following the decision to cancel...
Trump Launches NFT Card Collection — Sweepstake Winners Could Dine or Golf With the 45th President
15.12.2022
The former 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced the launch of his new non-fungible token (NFT) trading cards on Dec. 15, 2022. Trump revealed the NFT collection via his Truth Social account and the former president told his fans that the NFTs would “make a great Christmas...
Florida best-prepared US state for widespread crypto adoption: Research
10.12.2022
While US the most dominant player in crypto, a state-wise analysis reveals that not all 50 states are equally prepared for the inevitable mainstream crypto adoption
EmpiresX 'head trader' to face 4 years of prison over $100M crypto 'Ponzi'
1.12.2022
Two other associates that helped run the U.S.-based fraudulent crypto platform EmpiresX left the country early this year and are believed to be in Brazil
Latam Based Cryptocurrency Exchange Ripio Expands to US
25.11.2022
Ripio, an Argentina-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it will expand its operations to the U.S. The company, which serves more than 4.5 million customers in Latam, received a license in the state of Florida to operate and will start offering its Ripio Select services to companies...
Coin Center Sues US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Ban — Lawsuit Says Government’s Action ‘Was Unlawful’
12.10.2022
The non-profit that focuses on policy issues facing cryptocurrencies, Coin Center, has filed a lawsuit against the Treasury department, the secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) director Andrea Gacki. Coin Center’s court filing says...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says a ‘Difficult Correction’ Should Balance US Housing Market
25.9.2022
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, real estate investors did extremely well, despite the millions of Americans that were put out of work and faced evictions during the lockdowns in 2020. Stimulus put a bandage on the financial wounds inflicted by Mainstreet business shutdowns and deadlocked supply...
Florida govt warns against auto warranty scammers asking crypto payments
11.9.2022
Regardless of the methods used by scammers to contact potential victims, the FDACS newsletter highlighted five red flags that can help citizens identify and evade possible scams
Meta to Open 10 Metaverse Campuses as Part of $150 Million Immersive Learning Project
6.9.2022
Meta, the metaverse-focused social media company, is helping universities get their own virtual reality campuses online. The company will be opening 10 virtual campuses as part of its Immersive Learning project, which seeks to take education to virtual reality environments. In partnership with...
Study Identifies the Top 10 States in America Most Interested in Bitcoin, Ethereum
5.9.2022
On September 2, the crypto market aggregation web portal Coingecko.com published a study that identifies the top ten states in America that are most interested in the two leading digital currencies, bitcoin and ethereum. The team leveraged Coingecko’s page traffic data and found that...
Pro Overwatch Team's Amazingly Fun Strat Instantly Ruled 'Illegal' By League
10.5.2022
During an Overwatch League (OWL) qualifier match between the Florida Mayhem and the Paris Eternals, Mayhem pulled off a galaxy-brained strategy that was so innovative it was deemed an ‘illegal maneuver’ by the OWL. Read more
Weiss Ratings Report Claims Crypto-Backed Home Loans Spell Trouble
3.5.2022
A report published on May 2 by the rating agency Weiss Ratings warns that crypto-backed mortgages “spell risk.” Weiss editor Jon D. Markman said backing a mortgage with crypto is an “interesting strategy,” but stressed that during these market conditions...