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Japan plans to reclassify cryptocurrencies as financial products under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Japan has taken a decisive step toward reshaping its digital asset framework after its cabinet approved a draft amendment that would classify cryptocurrencies as financial products under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA). The proposal marks a shift from Japan’s current approach, which treats crypto primarily as a payment method under the Payment Services Act. By bringing digital assets under the same legal structure as stocks and other securities, policymakers aim to align the sector with established financial market standards. If passed during the current parliamentary session, the…
She was, after all, trained to lie by the CIA. Source link
Liberal justices stalled the release of the Dobbs ruling for weeks, putting the justices’ lives at increased risk, a new report reveals. Source link
Cover art for the book Jerry and Rodrigo Go to War by Steven Salaita It is hard not to root for Steven Salaita, a professor who was fired from his job before he had worked a single day, but after he and his wife quit their jobs, sold their home, and prepared to move across the country. Salaita was offered a tenured position in the American Indian Studies Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on the quality of his academic output and quit his tenured position at Virginia Tech in order to take the new post. The administration, however,…
The MAHA movement gives Republicans a chance to win suburban moms in 2026 midterms by focusing on food quality, screen time and health transparency. Source link
His attack on progressivism last week was the last straw Source link
Regeneration is one of the futuristic tropes of science-fiction, because it is both incredibly powerful and not theoretically impossible. Imagine the ability to regrow a lost limb, or simply to replace a diseased or worn out limb. There are about a million limb amputations worldwide every year, so it is a very common medical problem. What if we could regenerate organs? This would be a game-changer for medicine. There are several approaches to addressing missing limbs or failing organs. One is the cyborg approach – make a mechanical version to replace the biological one. We are making progress here, with…
As much as many centrists and libertarians are opposed to Donald Trump’s ongoing strikes against Iran, I have to say, the downstream result might end up becoming one of the most libertarian results I have ever seen. For decades, small government activists like those in the Ron Paul movement have been calling for a comprehensive US divorce from NATO and the shutdown of America’s military bases overseas. Trump has, either deliberately or inadvertently, set this very process in motion. The refusal of most of Europe (and Australia) to provide support in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz might seem…
Two waves of addiction were prescribed by doctors and egged on by pharmaceutical marketing – orchestrated by the Sackler family – that insisted it was safe and a great idea. Source link
Trump issues psychedelics order. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to allow more access to certain psychedelic drugs to treat mental health disorders. “Psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine compounds, show potential in clinical studies to address serious mental illnesses for patients whose conditions persist after completing standard therapy,” reads the executive order. The Reason Roundup Newsletter by Liz Wolfe Liz and Reason help you make sense of the day’s news every morning. The order directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide expedited review of qualifying psychedelics through the Trump administration’s National Priority Voucher program, which promises a one- to…