Crypto News Roundup: Jack Dorsey Announces Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund, US Banks Offer USDF Stablecoin and More – Yahoo Finance

CoinDesk

Indian Crypto Scam Investigated, Kakao’s Webtoon NFTs Sell Out

State-owned China Unicom accepts e-CNY. Indian authorities seize assets in alleged US$162 million scam. Kakao Entertainment’s webtoon NFT collection sells out. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Entertainment Tonight Videos

Ben Affleck Says He Has No Regrets Making ‘Gigli’ With Jennifer Lopez

Ben Affleck opens up in the February issue of ‘Entertainment Weekly’ about his 2003 flick, ‘Gigli,’ which was widely panned by fans and critics. In the interview, conducted by his longtime friend, Matt Damon, the Oscar winner says he has no regrets about signing up for the project because he learned a lot about directing and met his then-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, whom he dated at the time and romantically reconnected with last year. The February issue of Entertainment Weekly is on newsstands nationwide Jan. 21.

The Daily Beast

Mo Brooks Is the Jan. 6 Congressman Who Can’t Keep His Mouth Shut

Tom Williams/GettySomeone may need to tell Rep. Mo Brooks to stop talking.The Republican congressman from Alabama keeps defending himself in court against accusations that he helped incite the Jan. 6, 2021 riot—and it’s not helping the former prosecutor in the slightest.The particular defense Brooks has chosen seems aimed at having Justice Department lawyers mount a legal defense for him. He is arguing that his incendiary speech on Jan. 6 was part of his official duties as a congressman, a crusa

Reuters

Biden says U.S. is on the right track in fight against COVID-19

President Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed confidence the United States was on the right track in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the country grapples with a surge in infections sparked by the fast-spreading Omicron variant. White House officials have said the situation is different from previous stages of the pandemic because more people are getting protection from vaccinations and booster shots. “I’m confident we are on the right track,” Biden told reporters on Tuesday.

Insider Monkey

Nancy Pelosi Latest Portfolio: 5 Stocks to Watch

In this article, we discuss the 5 stocks to consider in the latest portfolio of that Nancy Pelosi. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of these stocks, go directly to Nancy Pelosi Latest Portfolio: 2 Stocks to Watch. The stock trading activities of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have come under […]

Motley Fool

Why Alibaba Stock Keeps Going Up

It’s Wednesday morning, and Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE: BABA) stock is still going up. Do you remember what I said about Alibaba yesterday? Well, this morning, the chorus singing Alibaba’s praises got even bigger.

TipRanks

Block Stock Gets a Price Target Cut. But There Are Reasons to Be Bullish.

The market is currently littered with the debris of once high-flying growth stocks. There have been savage pullbacks for many over the past year. Block (SQ) is one such name to have suffered at the hands of rotation, while also being hampered with some very tough comps due to the elevated success the company saw at the height of the pandemic. Since the reopening, however, it has been a different story, and now RBC’s Daniel Perlin thinks it’s time to make some adjustments to his SQ model. “We are