Iraqi Banks Use U.S. Federal Reserve To Funnel Funds To Iran

"Further proof that the US dollar and traditional banks are indeed preferred choices for money-laundering", Joker

Ali Ghulam was the undisputed dollar king of Iraq for almost a decade.

His three Baghdad banks wired tens of billions of dollars in that time outside the country, ostensibly for car parts, furniture and other imports. He was one of the biggest operators in an ad hoc banking system set up around two decades ago under the U.S. occupation that gave the Federal Reserve Bank of New York a key role in processing Iraq’s international transactions.

Years later, when the Fed finally began looking closely at where the money was going, it shut him down almost overnight.

U.S. officials suspect his banks were among more than two dozen Iraqi banks involved in funneling dollars to Iran and its militia allies, using front companies and falsified invoices to circumvent sanctions that block Iran from the global financial system.

But the U.S. moves haven’t halted Tehran’s attempts to use Iraq as a source of dollars, Nelson, the now-former Treasury undersecretary, told the Journal: “Iran continues to seek to abuse the international financial system not only in Iraq, but throughout the region, and frankly wherever they have the opportunity to do so.”

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11-7-2023: Congress Must Aid Fight Against Illicit Use of Bitcoin, Treasury Official Says

10-27-2023: Bitcoiners Demanded And Got Wall Street Journal To Correct Article Mis-citing Hamas’ Bitcoin Terrorism Funding Data

10-26-2023: The Hamas Funding Story Is Why Bitcoiners Are Sick of The Mainstream Media

10-25-2023: ‘No Evidence’ Hamas Is Raising Bitcoin Donations By The Millions: Elliptic

10-24-2023: Elizabeth Warren Uses Hamas As Her Newest Scapegoat In War On Bitcoin

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When Is It Safe For Children To Start Strength Training?

A professor of orthopedic surgery and pediatrics explains the risks and benefits for children and adolescents—and when it’s OK to add weights.

Coaches may ask young athletes to train in the off-season.

Teenagers may want to “bulk up” as they enter high school or college. Parents may have their own ideas about their kids going to the gym.

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FOIA Request Reveals (1) US Mint Issuance Of Fake 2021 American Gold Eagle Coins And (2) Exaggerated Use Of Crypto Used By Hamas

Treasury’s inspector general wrapped up an investigation sparked after it learned that a coin dealer may have been selling US Mint “error coins” that weren’t lawfully issued. After the inspector general tracked down the dealer, its investigation probed whether a former senior US Mint official was involved in the scheme.

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The IG wasn’t able to determine if the coins sold were actually stolen error coins. The IG referred the coin dealer to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota for criminal prosecution on Feb. 24, 2022. Prosecutors declined to pursue it and the case was closed.

The IG’s investigation concluded that the coins in question “were struck with a West Point ‘W’ mint mark and distributed in error” by the US Mint.

Exaggerated Use Of Crypto Used By Hamas

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, said that although Hamas and other terror groups still largely prefer “traditional financial products,” he worries that won’t always be the case.

Some Republican members of Congress accused the Biden administration of scapegoating crypto. Representative Tom Emmer, a Republican member of the House Financial Services committee, said there’s no urgent need to grant Treasury any new tools, in part because he believes reports of Hamas using crypto are exaggerated.

For some reason Treasury won’t release the report that allegedly says, according to the Journal, that Treasury is investigating $165 million in crypto transactions directed to Hamas.

The division that prepared the report, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, withheld it in its entirety because it contains information “pertaining to monetary instruments transactions” protected from disclosure under the Bank Secrecy Act.

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Credit-Rating Providers Settle With SEC Over Off-Channel Communication Violations #GotBitcoin #BitcoinFixesThis

"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." Henry Ford

Meanwhile: Regulators have been targeting banks and other financial firms’ use of messaging apps.

* Moody’s And S&P Each Agreed To Pay $20 Million To Penalty

* Fitch Ratings Agreed To Pay An $8 Million Penalty

* A.M. Best Rating Services Agreed To Pay $1 Million Penalty

* HR Ratings De México Agreed To A $250,000 Penalty

* Demotech Agreed To A $250,000 Penalty

Each firm agreed to pay fines according to an SEC statement released Tuesday.

Ultimate Resource For Cloning Humans. Biological, Ethical, And Social Considerations

More than 2,000 human diseases and abnormalities have a genetic causation. Health care and the increasing feasibility of genetic therapy will, although slowly, augment the future incidence of hereditary ailments.

Germ-line gene therapy could halt this increase. The efforts to enhance the human genetic endowment by genetic cloning of eminent individuals is indeed attractive to both the scientific community and investors.

Scientists around the world are editing the genes of livestock to create meatier pigs, cashmere goats with longer hair and cold-weather cows that can thrive in the tropics.

The goals are to improve agricultural productivity, produce hardier beasts and reduce practices that are costly or considered inhumane. But amid some successes, disturbing outcomes are surfacing.

* Scientists Move Closer To Unlocking The Secrets Of The Immortal Jellyfish, And Possibly Human Aging

* The Raelian Movement: Thousands of years ago, human scientists from another planet came to Earth and used DNA and genetic engineering to create all forms of life, including human beings, whom they created in their own image.

* The Anunnaki Genetic Manipulation of Man: Since they are of a different origin, which is more advanced and they live for thousands of our years; they have manipulated us by genetic experiments and consider us like guinea pigs, or as slaves.

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* Chinese Scientist Claims World’s First Genetically Modified Babies

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FOIA Reveals Aurora Borealis Imperiled US Infrastructure From Power Grids To Satellites (5-10-2024)

I filed a Freedom of Information Act request with NOAA (six days after the northern lights appeared). I was curious how the agency reacted to the atmospheric event and whether the public deserved to be concerned.

Really big solar action can interfere with GPS systems and power grids.

That’s exactly what happened May 10, 2024 when there were three “coronal mass ejections” (my future metal band name) that produced one of the most powerful solar storms in 500 years, hence the dazzling, polychromatic sky visible even from South America. Turns out, the extreme space weather also disrupted life on Earth.

The northern lights that were visible in cities throughout the US in May were epic if you were lucky enough to catch them.

But, according to a handful of documents I just obtained, space weather scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the celestial event also wreaked a bit of havoc.

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Bitcoin Millionaires Surge 111% In A Year Amid Latest Rally

There are now 85,400 Bitcoin millionaires, more than double the amount from 2023.

Six new crypto billionaires were also minted in the last year, bringing the total number of nine-figure crypto holders to 28.

The number of Bitcoin millionaires around the world soared by 111% in the last year, with 85,000 people now holding over $1 million in BTC, according to a new wealth survey.

According to the Crypto Wealth Report 2024 from Henley and Partners, the number of people holding more than $1 million in Bitcoin more than doubled to 85,400 by July 30.

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* “Lettuce Hands” Refers To Investors Who Can’t Deal With The Volatility Of Bitcoin

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* Central Banks Going Bankrupt!! #GotBitcoin #BitcoinFixesThis

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With Bitcoin’s price surging to all-time highs, the number of Bitcoin millionaires is growing bigger every day. According to data from the Bitcoin analytics firm Kaiko Research, around 1,500 new “millionaire wallets” are minted daily.

So, what happens when you strike it rich, and what’s the psychological impact of becoming a millionaire? We asked some Bitcoin millionaires to find out.

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Project To Clean Worlds Ocean Of Plastic Officially Launches

OVER 5 TRILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC CURRENTLY LITTER THE OCEAN!!

Trash accumulates in 5 ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California.

If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems, health and economies. Solving it requires a combination of closing the source, and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean.

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Big (4) Accounting Firm Ernst & Young Sheds (84) U.S. Audit Clients In Response To PCAOB Demands

"Who's Tending To The Books?", Joker

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board found the rate of EY’s auditing deficiencies, based on a sampling of audits of 2021 financial statements, surged to 46% from 21% in the previous year. It was the highest deficiency rate among the Big Four in the U.S.

Eighty-four public companies exited EY as audit clients between Jan. 1, 2023, and Aug. 15 of this year, according to data from research firm Ideagen Audit Analytics. The reduced roster of clients and loss of roughly $215 million in fees could threaten EY’s status as the largest auditor of U.S. public companies by market share.

Eighty-four (84) companies departed since the start of 2023, at least 50 more than at each of its Big Four peers.

EY’s lost audit fees are at least $130 million greater than at each of its Big Four peers. Deloitte’s lost fees totaled $70.5 million, while lost fees were $61.4 million at KPMG and $80.5 million at PwC, data showed.

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* Ernst & Young Introduces Tax Tool For Reporting Bitcoin

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Ultimate Resource Covering How “Silent Payments” Are Bringing New Privacy Protections To Bitcoin

One of the big problems that we’ve faced with Bitcoin is that if you use the same address and send it out to different people - then all those people can see your business on the Blockchain and what you've been doing - which is obviously a big privacy concern.

Let’s take the “Freedom Convoy” trucker protest scenario that happened in Canada back in early January 2022 as an example. If those who had collected and distributed bitcoin donations for the protesters had used Silent Payments the Canadian government would not have been able to seize or stop the BTC payments!!!

Silent Payments is the latest privacy feature to be developed for Bitcoin and in this blog we'll walk through everything you need to know and how to get started! At some point all of the customers purchasing Bitcoin ETF's will be able to take advantage of this privacy benefit in addition to self-custody!!

Silent Payments Will Become A Standard Feature Of All Bitcoin Wallets!!

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Why isn't there a direct link to Nostr apps. (e.g. app. store) on the client homepage?

Harris Hits Half-Billion-Dollar Record To Trounce Trump Fundraising!!!

Harris Is Literally Making Trumpers Heads Explode!!

Kamala Harris raised an unprecedented haul of about $500 million in the first month of her candidacy.

A third of those who contributed during the convention were first-time donors, and two-thirds were women.

The colossal amount had come in just four weeks since she replaced President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket on July 21.

In that time, the vice president has already smashed fundraising records as donors have sought to give her campaign more firepower in a tight race against Donald Trump.

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"great! it's now time to go deep and focus on quality"

If bots and AI agents come into the mix you'll probably lose a lot of the quality you just mentioned.

Things That Will Provide Rocket-Fuel For Bitcoin Over The Medium To Long-Term

A Weak Dollar, Global Liquidity And Mistrust In Government(s) Will Propel Bitcoin To All-time Highs!!

* Dollar (DXY) Takes A Dump!!

* How The Treasury Is More Powerful Than The Fed (Yellen Is Jerome's Boss)

* Latest US Jobs Revision, The Largest In 15 Years Sees A Decline By As Much As A Million!!! (BLS Rug-Pull BigTime)

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* How Will Bitcoin Behave During A Recession?

(1). Light To Moderate Recession (Liquidity Crisis)

(2). Sovereign Debt Crisis / Currency Crisis

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Re-Charging Our Crystals And Other Gemstones During The Rare August 2024 Super Blue Moon

Are you wondering how to cleanse & charge your crystals and gemstones properly? When it comes to cleansing and charging there are a few methods I love to practice to keep my energy at the highest vibrational level.

In this article we give you a brief explanation about crystal energy, the importance of cleansing & charging regularly, and some basic methods on how to cleanse & charge your crystals! I hope you find this video helpful along your crystal/gemstone care journey!

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America Should Learn From The Optimism Of (Bitcoin) HODLing

It's time to take that embrace of Bitcoin culture a step further. We should make HODLing the default American position on all technology.

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History is littered with failed predictions about the future of technology. Have we learned anything along the way?

HODLing — an acronym that means "hold on for dear life" — is built on the long-term optimism that has been the driving force behind technological advancements that have forced us into modernity.

Apple, too, encountered skepticism. Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and one of Apple’s own founders, Steve Wozniak, questioned the impact of the iPhone and Macintosh. However, Steve Jobs remained unyielding in his vision, transforming seemingly flawed prototypes into iconic innovations.

USA Today predicted Amazon would "never again approach its early 2000 share price of nearly $600." Source: USA Today

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What Is BitCoin And How Does It Work?

“As A Geek, I Embrace Bitcoin Because Of Its Elegance.

As A Libertarian, I Like Bitcoin For Its Privacy And Decentralization.

As A Merchant I Embrace Bitcoin For Its Freedom.

I Am Free To Sell Products That Other Monopolized Payment Systems Do Not Allow.

As A Consumer I Love That I Can Send Money To Anyone In The World Instantly With No Middleman Taking Fees.

As A Human I Love Bitcoin For Its Empowering Of The Individual To Truly Control His Or Her Own Money.”

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Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) Introduces Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act To “End The Fed” H.R. 8421 #GotBitcoin #bitcoinfixesthis

“Americans are suffering under crippling inflation, and the Federal Reserve is to blame,” said Rep. Massie. “During COVID, the Federal Reserve created trillions of dollars out of thin air and loaned it to the Treasury Department to enable unprecedented deficit spending. By monetizing the debt, the Federal Reserve devalued the dollar and enabled free money policies that caused the high inflation we see today.”

Rep. Massie’s legislation abolishes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve banks. It also repeals the Federal Reserve Act, the 1913 law that created the Federal Reserve System.

Contact: massie.press@mail.house.gov

Contact #: 202-225-3465

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