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Bitcoin’s surge little comfort for burned Mt. Gox clients in international legal limbo - Japan Times
When Mt. Gox, the world’s largest bitcoin trading exchange, collapsed in early 2014, more than 24,000 customers around the world lost access to hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency and cash.
More than three years later, with the price of bitcoin skyrocketing to more than $10,000 in some markets, not a single customer has recouped a single cent, crypto or otherwise. It’s not clear when they will. The failed exchange has become stuck in a morass of litigation — a Russian doll of bankruptcies in Japan and New Zealand, four in all, plus lawsuits in the United States and competing claims from creditors.
And although the Mt. Gox bankruptcy trustee recovered digital currency now worth more than $1.6 billion, under Japanese law the exchange’s customers likely will recover only a fraction of that.
Potential Catastrophe: How the Irish Border Became Brexit's Biggest Hurdle - Der Spiegel
A new "hard" border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland could have dire economic consequences for both sides -- and reignite old feuds. Now Dublin is playing hardball with British negotiators.
How to Tame Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple - Bloomberg
There hasn’t been a concerted effort to stop the runaway tech giants—yet. Would today’s laws even be up to the challenge?
Here's what makes a successful public-private partnership - In the Black
Public-private partnerships are a common way of getting major infrastructure projects across the line, but some failed deals have left governments and investors with burnt fingers.
Sex and Power in Washington - New Republic
Why the capital is ripe for sexual abuse—and why that’s unlikely to change

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