# Law Decoded: Making sense of mixed signals, Dec. 13–20

# Law Decoded: Making sense of mixed signals, Dec. 13–20

“# Law Decoded: Making sense of mixed signals, Dec. 13–20 ” The crypto regulation regime in any jurisdiction is an equilibrium among multiple institutional, group and personal interests of actors who have a sway over financial and monetary policies. These interests never perfectly align, frequently resulting in contradictory signals coming out of various power centers….

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# Bank of Russia to ban mutual funds from investing in Bitcoin

# Bank of Russia to ban mutual funds from investing in Bitcoin

“# Bank of Russia to ban mutual funds from investing in Bitcoin ” The Russian central bank continues its strict policies regarding the cryptocurrency industry, now officially banning mutual funds from investing in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). On Dec. 13, the Bank of Russia published an official statement on regulating investment opportunities by mutual investment…

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#Biden says military use ‘not in cards’ for Russian-Ukraine invasion

#Biden says military use ‘not in cards’ for Russian-Ukraine invasion

“#Biden says military use ‘not in cards’ for Russian-Ukraine invasion” There is a strange dissonance between America’s “unwavering support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, its sovereignty, its independence” recently expressed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and President Biden’s admission that the use of force against a prospective Russian invasion of Ukraine is “not in the…

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#Will Canada help save Ukraine?

#Will Canada help save Ukraine?

“#Will Canada help save Ukraine?” When President Joe Biden got off a video call with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, he started working the phones: Paris, Berlin, Rome, and London were all on his call sheet. He was building a unified front of countries looking to send a strong signal to Russia that an incursion…

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#NYT downplays Steele Dossier’s impact on Trump-Russia probe

#NYT downplays Steele Dossier’s impact on Trump-Russia probe

“#NYT downplays Steele Dossier’s impact on Trump-Russia probe” Journalists, authors and ex-White House aides took to Twitter Thursday slamming the New York Times for an explainer that downplayed the impact of the since-discredited Steele dossier on the Russia investigation into former President Donald Trump.  The story, headlined, “Why the Discredited Dossier Does Not Undercut the…

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