Crockett backing Allred in Texas runoff

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Wednesday said she’s backing former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) in the runoff election against former Democratic Rep. Julie Johnson (Texas). “Colin has the record, the grit, and the heart to stand up for working families and communities under attack by this administration. He will fight to abolish ICE and go……

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Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Banned From Crypto Industry in $10 Million FTC Settlement

In brief Alex Mashinsky settled with the FTC for $10 million and received a lifetime ban from the cryptocurrency industry. Agreement reduces an initial $4.7 billion judgment tied to customer losses from Celsius Network’s collapse. The suspended judgment can be reinstated if Mashinsky fails to disclose assets or makes material misstatements. Alex Mashinsky, former CEO…

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Overestimating outsourced biodiversity loss may misguide policy

Wiebe, R. A. & Wilcove, D. S. Global biodiversity loss from outsourced deforestation. Nature 639, 389–394 (2025). Article  ADS  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Zaehringer, J. G., Eckert, S. & Messerli, P. Revealing regional deforestation dynamics in north-eastern Madagascar—insights from multi-temporal land cover change analysis. Land 4, 454–474 (2015). Article  Google Scholar  Martin, D. A. et…

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Kustodia launches smart contract escrow for LATAM’s $600m fraud crisis

Mexico’s first peso-denominated blockchain escrow goes live on SPEI for high-value P2P transactions. Mexico City, April 29, 2026 — Kustodia, a programmable escrow platform for Latin America’s high-value economy, today announced the public launch of its smart contract escrow service in Mexico. Buyers and sellers can now protect any transaction — from used vehicles to…

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