~Bitcoin News of the Day

• Bitcoin operates using the unspent transaction output (UTXO) model, where every transaction comprises discrete units of value that can be tracked and verified. This mechanism mirrors the concept of bits in digital systems—small, individual packets of information that come together to create a larger whole. Naming the protocol “Bitcoin” wasn’t just a linguistic choice but a thematic one, encapsulating the decentralized, immutable, and transparent nature of the system.

Global Trade & ~Econ

• The US has introduced new export controls in an effort to curtail China’s ability to create an advanced semiconductor industry and to slow its development of artificial intelligence with military applications. The restrictions on the export of key manufacturing tools will affect both US companies and foreign firms that use American technology in their chipmaking equipment.

~Politics_and_Law

• Should regulations on transgender issues be regarded as a type of sex discrimination warranting “heightened scrutiny” and an important governmental interest to justify them, as the Biden administration and transgender advocates argue? That’s how some federal judges have seen it as they’ve struck down anti-trans policies, including those preventing minors from obtaining gender-affirming care.

~Stacker_Sports News

• On Sunday, the Big Ten Conference fined Michigan and Ohio State $100,000 each for violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy for the on-field melee at the end of the Wolverines’ win in Columbus, Ohio.

~Tech & ~Science

• The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will hear testimony from nearly 100 countries including Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation that initiated the effort to get a legal opinion. The hearing will attempt to answer key questions as to what countries should do to fight climate change and, critically, what should they do to repair damages linked to rising temperatures. While the outcome is not legally binding, it could give extra weight to climate change lawsuits all over the world.

~History with Mystery

• In the early years, the small but cohesive Jewish population mostly conducted its worship in private homes. After a century in Newport, though, the congregation had grown large enough to warrant a synagogue. Construction began in 1759, with funding from other congregations in New York, wealthy Sephardic Jewish merchants from the Iberian Peninsula and Jewish communities in the West Indies.
• The opening ceremony on the night of December 2, 1763, was a large affair. Jewish and non-Jewish religious leaders from across New England gathered, including Ezra Stiles, a Congregationalist minister who later became president of Yale College.

~Entertainment World

• Miami — born Caresha Brownlee — was photographed exiting the celebrity hotspot with a drink in her hand, while the paparazzi caught Diggs attempting to keep a low profile outside the restaurant.
• The Shade Room also obtained a screenshot of the “Act Bad” rapper’s now-deleted Instagram Story, which featured the number “31,” metallic foil fringe and a neon sign that read, “Happy Birthday".

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