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The G7 tariff talks have taken a rather dramatic turn recently as member nations met without US participation. Italy’s Economy Minister Giorgetti actually confirmed that G7 countries, excluding the United States, have been actively discussing potential responses to President Trump’s sweeping tariff announcements. This unexpected development marks a significant shift in international trade dynamics and also raises some serious concerns about potential US global trade isolation. Also Read: Sanctions on Russia Are Rapidly Accelerating De-dollarization G7’s Bold Trade Move Raises Global Tensions And US Isolation Fears Source: The New York Times Italy’s Mediating Stance Italy’s G7 trade policy currently positions the nation as a potential mediator in these escalating tensions, which continue to develop day by day. Giorgetti told reporters in Rome: “Within the G7 all of us outside the U.S. spoke to try to calm the situation and find a way to bring the Trump...

Depending on which lawyer you ask, it might be perfectly legal or a crime to operate a Bitcoin Lightning node. But this area of the law has nothing to do with securities or the SEC. Rather, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network may be subject to 18 U.S. Code § 1960, the Prohibition of Unlicensed Money Transmitting Businesses. Bitcoin is a commodity, so operators of regular Bitcoin nodes — which don’t earn fees for validating transactions — aren’t subject to the jurisdiction of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Instead, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees any trading of Bitcoin futures or derivatives. Sure, the SEC regulates any securitized products involving bitcoin, such as mining companies and ETFs, but otherwise leaves the network alone. In contrast to Bitcoin nodes, however, the Lightning Network uses entirely different software. Importantly, most Lightning node operators earn fees for routing transactions . This makes their l...

Steve Bannon is finally going to prison, and Miles Guo is trying to get out of jail — although his trial isn’t going particularly well. The once-Donald-Trump-supporting crypto promoters might have hoped for a presidential pardon if Trump’s campaign for the 2024 US Presidency was successful. However, the pair find themselves increasingly estranged from Trump as he focuses elsewhere and, as a result, their hopes of a pardon look to be fading. Any presidential pardon would have been the second for Bannon, who received a pardon in January 2021. Incredibly, Bannon has managed to fumble that once-in-a-lifetime clemency, and yesterday, a US District Judge ordered him to report to prison by July 1 for contempt of Congress. Two years ago, 12 jurors convicted Bannon of ref US ing to provide documents and appear for a Congressional deposition. Nevertheless, the judge mercifully stayed his actual prison sentencing for those acts, pending appeals. Yesterday, however, the judge’s patience ra...

In what seems to be a positive sign for the labor market in the country, the US unemployment rate has fallen to 3.5%, against 3.6% in February. Moreover, economists had projected the rate to stand firm from its February number, showing slight unexpected strength. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the labor market added 235,000 jobs in March. Conversely, projections maintained higher expectations, forecasting 239,000 jobs to hit the market in March, vers US the February gain of 326,000. J US T IN: US un employment rate falls to 3.5%. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 7, 2023 US Jobs Market Continues to Stand Firm In recent months, all eyes have been on the US economy, and its ability to weather a host of storms. Whether it be continued macroeconomic pressures in the form of inflation, the national debt debate raging, or a budding banking crisis leading to the largest banking closures since 2008. Yet, the labor market has remaine...