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Alarms are being raised amid reports that President Donald Trump is stacking a key regulatory committee with CEOs of online prediction markets, cryptocurrency firms and sports betting apps. As reported on Thursday by the Daily Wire, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is launching a new initiative called the Innovation Advisory Committee, which CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said would be The post Trump stacks key regulatory body panel with crypto, gambling CEOs appeared first on Asia Times.

Yuliia Didenko did not grow up planning a military career. But after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she says, the choice eventually became unavoidable. “I had no fear,” she said. “What could be more frightening than realizing that, while Russians are killing and torturing Ukrainians, I am resting at home?” Didenko, 21, who The post New-generation Ukraine woman warriors avenge losses of loved ones  appeared first on Asia Times.

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Europe at the castle: Defense shift forces a fiscal reckoning Diego Faßnacht reports that Europe’s accelerating rearmament drive is forcing a decisive shift toward fiscal integration, as large-scale defense spending cannot be financed without joint The post Toward a United States of Europe? appeared first on Asia Times.

The decisive mandate secured by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the country’s 13th parliamentary election marks an inflection point for a nation emerging from institutional exhaustion. After years of concentrated authority under Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League, Bangladesh confronts the dual challenge of restoring democratic credibility and repairing economic drift. A fragmented parliament might The post A decisive mandate and defining moment for Bangladesh appeared first on Asia Times.