Treasury

‘always money to destroy lives and never to build them’: Treasury Secretary ripped for saying America can afford to support war in Israel and Ukraine

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview with Sky News on Monday that America can “certainly” afford to “support Israel’s military needs” as well as “support Ukraine in its struggle against Russia.” The remark went viral on X, with some users commenting sarcastically that that was the reason why America couldn’t afford a … Read more

Why the U.K. Treasury is being bombarded with trans flag emojis

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Britons angry with the purported anti-trans stance of their government have been showing their unhappiness in one of the only ways possible online: by bombarding any post on the U.K. Treasury’s Discord with a wave of pro-trans emoji. The unusual protest, which sees every missive sent by His Majesty’s Treasury responded to with the trans … Read more

A congressman is pushing the Treasury Department to let law-abiding crypto users get their money from Tornado Cash

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A congressman is calling out the Treasury Department over its decision to ban an Ethereum mixing tool. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) published a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, saying the sanctions against Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash might go against previous Treasury Department definitions of what constitutes an illegal currency mixer. The Treasury banned Tornado … Read more