~Bitcoin News of the Day

• For centuries, self-custody has symbolized financial autonomy, enabling individuals to secure their wealth—from gold to cash—without intermediaries. Bitcoin extends this principle into the digital realm, offering a censorship-resistant, decentralized way to hold assets. Yet, upcoming European regulations under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) threaten to complicate self-custody for Bitcoin users.

Global Trade & ~Econ

• The IPC is meant to head off famine by sounding alarms that direct food aid to brewing crises. But the tiny watchdog is struggling to operate in areas ridden with conflict – the main driver of hunger today.

~Politics_and_Law

• Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz joined a Republican-led congressional caucus supporting President-elect Donald Trump’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, co-led by Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna has said he will work with Musk on certain issues, and Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders recently posted on X that “Elon Musk is right.”.

~Stacker_Sports News

• A transgender athlete should be allowed to compete in the women's division at powerlifting events because she's protected against discrimination by the Minnesota Human Rights Act, her attorneys urged the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. USA Powerlifting rejected JayCee Cooper's application in 2018 to compete in the women's division of its events on the ground that she enjoys strength advantages over other women. Cooper sued in 2021, and the trial court sided with her.

~Tech & ~Science

• The worm is the larva of a metallic blue-green fly that spends the early part of its life cycle devouring the living flesh of mammals. Infestations can be fatal. Cows are the screwworm’s favorite feast, but the maggots can also feed on other livestock as well as wildlife and pets. Flies often lay their eggs near open wounds, and if the larvae can find a hole in the skin to deploy their sharp mouth hooks, they will then bury themselves in the animal’s flesh and gorge.

~History with Mystery

• Yacht rock is a 21st-century concept popularized by a group of music-obsessed friends—JD Ryznar, Hunter Stair, Dave Lyons, Lane Farnham, and Steve Huey—for the online comedy series Yacht Rock on Channel 101 in 2005, which coincidentally was the same year YouTube launched, helping it become a viral sensation.

~Entertainment World

• It’s no coincidence that less than a month after Amazon Prime Video made its advertising tier the default for its subscribers in January, its major retail rival Walmart unveiled a deal to buy television maker Vizio to help power its own foray into raking in connected TV ad dollars. Now, following a monthslong regulatory waiting period, that $2.3 billion-dollar buy closed on Tuesday.

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