— “Those are among the more visible recent fruits of a well-funded campaign by Mr. Orban in the United States that stretches back a decade and now stands as a case study in how governments around the world seek to shape policies and debates in Washington, sometimes raising concerns about improper foreign influence in U.S. politics.”
DLA PIPER REGISTERS TO REPRESENT KING OF JORDAN: In the days before Jordan’s King Abdullah was alleged in a report from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to have funneled $100 million through offshore companies to buy more than a dozen luxury homes in the U.S. and U.K., the monarch, a close U.S. ally, was in the midst of hiring the law firm DLA Piper to provide “legal advice related to potential defamation and other legal remedies associated with inquiries” or reports involving the king, according to documents filed with the Justice Department last week.

Once they have a key, they can obtain and spend cryptocurrency. Without the key, the holder can’t spend or convert their cryptocurrency — rendering their holdings worthless unless and until the key is recovered.
Brooks led the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) before joining Binance.US. At the time, his move to Binance.US raised some eyebrows because Binance is not seen as the poster child of compliance, particularly compared to Coinbase where Brooks worked before joining the OCC.