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Bitcoin a shadowy new realm as US weighs security clearances

Bloomberg As the Pentagon struggles to recruit a more tech-savvy workforce, it’s facing the confusion of many an old-timer: What to make of people who invest or trade in Bitcoin. The question is whether owning Bitcoins or lesser-known cryptocurrencies such as Ripple and Ethereum is an indicator of risky personal behaviour — one that should flag extra scrutiny in security ...

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Trump set to meet Moon as doubts shroud Kim summit

Bloomberg South Korean President Moon Jae-in, a champion of talks between the US and North Korea, will look to restore momentum for an unprecedented summit between the foes in a White House visit on Tuesday. Optimism for next month’s meeting in Singapore between President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong-un was punctured last week by a North Korean threat to ...

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Paul Manafort accuses Mueller prosecutors of smearing him with leaks

Bloomberg Lawyers for Paul Manafort accused prosecutors working with Special Counsel Robert Mueller of smearing their client through unflattering media accounts that originated with illegal grand jury leaks. The lawyers urged US District Judge TS Ellis III to hold a hearing focusing in particular on communications involving Andrew Weissmann, one of the Mueller prosecutors, with the Associated Press. Manafort, a ...

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