🇧🇷⁉️🇻🇪🇻🇪 — Brazil would not accept the ruling of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in the litigation over allegations of fraud in the Venezuelan presidential elections of July 28, according to government sources from that country.

❗️ They stated that the National Electoral Council (CNE) should be the body to determine the winner of the July 28 presidential election based on the data and not the Court.

“We continue to demand that the electoral records be presented, table by table and ballot box by ballot box, and that the definitive word comes from the CNE, not the TSJ. They said that Elvis Amoroso (the head of the CNE) brought the records, but it clearly seems that didn't happen. He arrived with a small folder with three papers, nothing more!"

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🇹🇭🫰💳 Thailand may tell us a great deal about the future of money

Country’s digital wallet programme will distribute $12.5bn to households, providing valuable lessons on the risks and rewards

An intriguing window into the future of money and how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) might be used has opened up in Thailand. This future holds promise but has many hazards as well. Countries barrelling towards it, and especially their citizens, should give it careful thought.

Fulfilling an election promise, the Thai government has initiated a programme to distribute money to low-income households through digital wallets. About 50mn Thais who fall below certain income and savings thresholds will get about $280 each, roughly half of monthly per capita income. This will temporarily boost household consumption and GDP but at a significant fiscal cost and without doing much to tackle deep-rooted problems, including low investment which is holding back growth.

https://www.ft.com/content/9194ca11-7788-4a1d-a6cc-cffea18d0c9d

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🦅 💰 📜New York Federal Reserve Staff Paper on Tornado Cash Concludes Ethereum Is ‘Not Immune to Censorship and Cooperation’

A staff report published by several New York Federal Reserve employees found that Ethereum “is not immune to censorship and cooperation,” which depends on the roles of several actors across the network. The paper examined how the network performed after Tornado Cash, one of the main mixers in the blockchain, was sanctioned by the OFAC.

While network proponents have highlighted the censorship resistance of Ethereum as a key element for its adoption, this is being contested. A New York Federal Reserve staff report noscriptd “Regulating Decentralized Systems: Evidence from Sanctions on Tornado Cash” indicates this depends on many factors and network actors.

https://news.bitcoin.com/new-york-federal-reserve-staff-paper-on-tornado-cash-concludes-ethereum-is-not-immune-to-censorship-and-cooperation/

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 RIA Novosti: Putin called the main thing now the solution of urgent problems in the Kursk region: the Ministry of Defense must drive the enemy out of the region's territory

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 Russian State Media, RIA Novosti on Telegram:

Kiev, through its actions in the Kursk region, is trying to improve its negotiating positions in the future, Putin said.

The situation in the region shows why the Kiev regime rejected the peace proposals of Moscow and the mediators, the president noted.

https://news.1rj.ru/str/rian_ru/257011

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 Russian State Media, RIA Novosti on Telegram:

Kiev's action in the Kursk region pursues the military goal of stopping the advance of Russian troops , Putin emphasized.

The President also promised that an assessment of the events taking place in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions would be given.

https://news.1rj.ru/str/rian_ru/257012

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 Russian State Media, RIA Novosti on Telegram:

Russian troops are advancing along the entire line of combat contact, despite Kyiv's provocations, Putin said.

According to the president, the pace of the offensive along the entire line of contact after the events in the Kursk region not only did not decrease, but increased by 1.5 times.

https://news.1rj.ru/str/rian_ru/257013

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 Russian State Media, RIA Novosti on Telegram:

The enemy will receive a worthy response, all goals facing Russia will be achieved, Putin said

https://news.1rj.ru/str/rian_ru/257014

🇷🇺📞🇵🇸 — 🇷🇺 Russian State Media, RIA Novosti on Telegram:

Putin will hold talks with Palestinian President Abbas on August 13, who will arrive on an official visit, the Kremlin said.

🇺🇸❌📰🇻🇪 — The United States denied offering amnesty to Nicolás Maduro to step down after the electoral authority proclaimed his re-election in the July 28th elections, results that have been questioned by the opposition and part of the international community

"This is not true. We have not made any offer of amnesty to Maduro or others since this election. As Secretary (Antony) Blinken said, now is the time for the Venezuelan parties to begin discussions on a respectful and peaceful transition, in accordance with Venezuelan electoral law and the wishes of the Venezuelan people.

The United States is considering options to pressure Maduro to return Venezuela to a democratic path and will continue to do so. But the responsibility for clarifying the election results lies with Maduro and the Venezuelan electoral authorities!"

🇺🇸❌📰🇻🇪 — The White House has strongly denied any offer of amnesty to Nicolás Maduro and has reiterated that "Edmundo González received the most votes" in the July 28th elections

💬 According to the press secretary, it was emphasized that "more than 80% of the published tallies have been corroborated by independent observers," and Maduro is urged to acknowledge the results and the will of the Venezuelan people.

📱🚫🇻🇪🇻🇪 — TIKTOK SUSPENDS MADURO UNTIL AUGUST 19: Nicolás Maduro claimed that the social network TikTok suspended his live broadcasts and accused them of being immoral and seeking a civil war in Venezuela.

🇺🇸📞🇷🇺 — Republican Candidate Donald Trump on Russian-American relations on his Government

"Putin said to me 'if you're my friend, I'd hate to see you as my enemy.'"