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What Is Crypto Staking and Why Is the SEC Cracking Down?

In the latest of a string of actions brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the crypto exchange Kraken agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations that it broke the agency’s rules by offering a service that allowed investors to earn rewards by “staking” their coins. The SEC is pushing to bring crypto operators within the US under the same regulatory framework that governs the sale of all sorts of securities — to treat the tokens much like stocks and bonds. What’s different fro

US Sanctions Six Chinese Firms Connected to Balloon Uproar

The US is adding six Chinese companies to an export blacklist over what it argues are links to a military-backed global balloon espionage program, the Commerce Department said, after a high-altitude balloon traversed the US before being shot down last week.

Russian Moms-to-Be Flock to Argentina Seeking Safety, Passports

More than 30 expecting Russian mothers arrived in Buenos Aires on a single international flight on Thursday evening, the latest among thousands of moms-to-be fleeing the economic effects of the war in Ukraine and seeking out stronger passports in Argentina.

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