# Issue 102 – The public will pay

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Podcast: [Molly White's Citation Needed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/molly-white-s-citation-needed-6704520)
Published: 2026-03-16T20:31:14+00:00
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## Resource

Justin Sun buys his way out of an SEC fraud case, Iranian transactions on Binance draw DOJ scrutiny as the exchange sues the newspaper that reported on them, and crypto super PACs dump millions into Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois. Originally published on March 16, 2026.

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