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Voter turnout reaches 48.90% in France’s first round of local elections
Voters are going to the polls Sunday in the first round of municipal elections to choose leadership teams across France, from small villages to the biggest cities — a test for political parties' electoral machines before next year's presidential election for the successor to President Emmanuel Macron...
Turnout low as Mexico votes in controversial judicial election
President Sheinbaum labels vote a ‘success’, but experts warn criminals could use it to infiltrate judiciary. A landmark vote to select judges in Mexico has been labelled a “success” by the president despite a sparse turnout and widespread confusion. Just 13 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in Sunday’s vote to overhaul the court system.
The 2022 Turnout Puzzle
Was Democrats’ central strategy of running against ‘ultra-MAGA’ the key to electoral success? Yes and no — and the results carry warnings for both parties...
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Iran wants Bitcoin as payment to guarantee ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz – FT
Iran’s reported Bitcoin tolls at Hormuz point to a new use case for crypto, sanctions-resistant trade infrastructure Iran is reportedly planning to charge oil tankers a Bitcoin-denominated toll for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The move would be significant as it extends beyond price action, ideology, or adoption rhetoric. The development places Bitcoin inside
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NYT Names Adam Back as Bitcoin’s Creator, but Back Says No
The New York Times published an investigation Tuesday arguing that Adam Back, a British cryptographer and longtime figure in the Bitcoin community, is the most credible candidate yet for Satoshi Nakamoto — the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin. Back denied the claim before the story ran, denied it inside the story, and denied it again in
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The New York Times says it’s identified bitcoin’s inventor. The crypto industry doesn’t seem to care.
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