That telegraphed Executive Order for Crypto is being signed, probably as we speak. Is Congress pressing criminal charges against Amazon? LimeWire is back, but for the NFT era. And a deep dive look at that mind boggling new M1 Ultra chip that Apple announced yesterday.

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Links:

• Biden Orders Study of Cryptocurrency Risk, Creation of U.S. Digital Currency (WSJ)
• Amazon Flagged to Justice Department for Possible Criminal Obstruction of Congress (WSJ)
• Twitter Launches Tor Onion Service Making Site Easier to Access in Russia (Motherboard)
• Lumen, a second major American Internet carrier, pulling out of Russia (Washington Post)
• EU Says Russia, Belarus Sanctions Extend to Crypto (CoinDesk)
• LimeWire Is Making a Comeback, But Not As You Know It (Bloomberg)
• Apple Announces M1 Ultra (AnandTech)

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