#Alaska is for #sale. The Department of the #Interior announced a new step to support #American #energy independence and unleash the vast resource potential of Alaska’s National #Petroleum Reserve. Draft analysis released 4 public comment supports selection of new alternative from the 2020 plan that would reopen up to 82% of the 23-million-acre reserve to #oil & #gas #leasing & development, consistent w #Trump commitment to #Energy Dominance and #regulatory reform. https://www.blm.gov/press-release/doi-moves-expand-oil-and-gas-development-alaskas-national-petroleum-reserve

Calling #bitcoin a "crown jewel," #DevinNunes said the move was designed to defend the company against what he described as "discrimination by financial institutions" against *conservative* [fraudulent] businesses. The funds will also support the launch of #Trump-branded exchange-traded funds & other #crypto products later this year, pending #regulatory approval.

#law #fraud #securities #Emoluments

@Nonilex

"“removes #Regulatory #Uncertainty that has hindered #Innovation & #Competitiveness* "

Good Lord almighty

Will the #Republicans **ever** come up with some new cliches?

They've been hitting on that "Innovation and Competitiveness" trope for decades

[#Republicans loosening of #cryptocurrency #regulations] has coincided w/Trump’s family’s rapid expansion into the industry, which has made #Trump into a #crypto dealer who stands to make huge sums of money from it.

In a #policy stmnt released before the final vote, WH ofcls wrote that the bill “removes #regulatory uncertainty that has hindered *innovation & competitiveness* [#fraud & #MoneyLaundering] in the digital assets sector.”

#law #finance #profiteering #USpol

The #Republican controlled #Senate Tuesday passed #legislation to establish a #regulatory framework for #stablecoins, putting the
#cryptocurrency industry, which had long been viewed with suspicion by lawmakers in Washington, on the brink of a major policy breakthrough.

The *GENIUS Act*, followed an aggressive lobbying campaign aimed at transforming cryptocurrency’s image from #scandal-plagued experiment to *legitimate* financial sector.

#law #finance #fraud #Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/us/politics/senate-cryptocurrency-bill.html?smid=url-share

The antitrust agencies have at times advised legislators and regulators to choose among #regulatory approaches that promote the objective without inadvertently creating barriers to #competition.

EU resurrects banking practice that caused the 2008 financial crisis – POLITICO

In the pre-2008 lending boom, American banks sold their dodgiest “subprime” loans to investors around the world. When…
#Economy ##banking #banks #crisis #Culture #debt #duediligence #EconomyofEU #EconomyoftheEU #EUeconomy #Europe #Finance #france #germany #growth #industry #investment #markets #NGOs #regulatory #Securitization #space #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/2170395/

NRC Commissioner Says Trump Illegally Fired Him
Former #US #Nuclear #Regulatory #Commission chairman and current commissioner Christopher Hanson said Monday that President Donald #Trump #illegally #fired him on Friday, becoming the latest member of an independent agency removed by the president. [via Law360]

🚀 "#GenAI is thriving in Europe, with dynamic and contestable markets, and significant untapped potential at the #AI application layer."

@BChampris: "This study shows that #regulatory intervention is not warranted and could slow #innovation".

➡️ https://ccianet.org/news/2025/06/eu-regulators-must-address-dmas-wider-economic-impact-avoid-premature-intervention-in-generative-ai-new-studies-warn/

📢 How can projects maximise the #regulatory impact of their results? Together with the Critical Path Institute, we published a paper in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery that draws on our experience of managing consortia.
The key lessons? Projects need:
📑 A clear regulatory strategy
👩‍💻 A #HealthData management plan aligned with regulatory goals
📗 A sustainability plan to ensure data availability after the project ends
💬 Early engagement with regulators
Find out more 👉 https://europa.eu/!nKyFyQ

"Clarifying the interaction between the #AIact and existing EU laws is crucial for eliminating 🚧 #regulatory barriers that currently hinder AI #innovation in Europe," according to @BChampris.

➡️ https://project-disco.org/european-union/balancing-ai-innovation-and-regulation-a-risk-based-approach/ #AIgovernance #ArtificialIntelligence

German court throws out Peruvian farmer's climate case against RWE: A German court on Wednesday threw out a Peruvian farmer's lawsuit seeking damages from RWE for the German energy utility's alleged role in putting his home at risk through climate change.
👉 OGEL Special Issue on Climate Litigation and the Energy Sector - free excerpt
https://www.ogel.org/journal-browse-issues-toc.asp?key=105
#ClimateLitigation #ClimatePolicy #ClimateChange #Energy #Climate #Regulatory #Policy https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/german-court-throws-out-peruvian-farmers-climate-case-against-rwe-2025-05-28/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#AI sometimes #deceives to survive. Does anybody care?
" #Trump admin scrapped exec order tt pushed #tech cos to #safety test their AI models & hollowed out a #regulatory body tt did tt testing.. #California’s decision to block proposed #AIsafety bill a disturbing wake-up call.. #scientificevidence has mounted of self-preserving behavior, deception, hacking, cheating & lying by AI, #Bengio says.. common mtd of keeping tabs on AI’s internal processes is no longer reliable"
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/ai-sometimes-deceives-to-survive-does-anybody-care-3552774