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news

Mexico weighs stopping oil shipments to Cuba amid concerns of Trump retaliation

Wumbo

Politics_And_Law

econ

> On Dec. 30, 2025, the Danish postal service delivered its final letter, bringing an end to a tradition that had lasted for more than four centuries.
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> The decision, announced earlier in the year by PostNord — the company created through the 2009 merger of Sweden’s and Denmark’s postal services — reflected the country’s rapid shift toward digital communication. As part of the wind-down of physical delivery in Denmark, PostNord eliminated some 1,500 jobs and began removing around 1,500 of the country’s iconic red mailboxes.
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> Though some may mourn the institution’s passing, the Danish government’s response is basic economics. The vast majority of communications in Denmark, as in most modern nations, are digital. The convenient, instant replacement caused demand for letter delivery to plummet 94% since 2000. 
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Denmark offers US a road map for quitting the post office

bitcoin

lightning

Pierre Rochard: BTC Payments Face Tax Hurdle, Not Scaling Limits

> - Pierre Rochard said US tax policy is the main barrier to bitcoin payments, not scaling technology.
> - Sen. Cynthia Lummis proposed a $300 de minimis exemption with a $5,000 annual cap.
> - Jack Dorsey urged a tax break for small bitcoin payments as bitcoiners criticized stablecoin-only carveouts.

Can you guess @denlillaapan’s favorite economist for 15k sats?

BlokchainB

events

> Dear readers,
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> I am pleased to announce the return of a great tradition that originally began in 2018. The Satoshi Nakamoto Institute Annual Dinner is back, and we hope you’ll join us for a memorable evening on Thursday, March 12th, 2026, in Austin, TX.
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> Seating is limited to 100 guests at $350 per ticket, with proceeds supporting SNI’s mission.
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> The dinner will be held at a premier steakhouse in downtown Austin, coinciding with Bitcoin Takeover week, presented by Bitcoin Park during SXSW. The full week includes a payments summit on Thursday, March 12th, and the main event on Friday, March 13th.
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> At the dinner, I’ll share our vision for building the SNI Library of Bitcoin, a permanent institution dedicated to preserving and advancing bitcoin knowledge, and how we’re moving forward to make it a reality.
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> I hope to see you in Austin. Beyond the great food, there will be even better company, and you will be part of a tradition in service of a shared vision, building the future together.
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> Sincerely,
> Michael Goldstein
> President, Satoshi Nakamoto Institute

Join Us for the SNI Annual Dinner

charts_and_maps

North American Climate Zones Compared With Eurasian Regions

> by Tyler Cowen 
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> Though Donald Trump seems to be calling off his latest trade war, the United States has indeed retreated from free trade with a new era of tariffs. It’s a development I rue. But Canada just opened its market to Chinese cars. So Trump did in fact find the recipe to nudge an oft-protectionist Canada toward freer trade, though it is the opposite of what he might have been wishing for. Soon, Canada will have access to better and cheaper electric cars than what we can get in the United States. And even if you think that spyware could make those cars a security risk in Washington, D.C., due to spying possibilities, I am less worried about their proliferation in Quebec and Nova Scotia. Keep them out of Ottawa if need be.
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> The European Union just worked out a free trade agreement, pending final approval, with Mercosur, a trade bloc encompassing hundreds of millions of people in South America, a region that is likely to be more economically important in the future. The EU also announced it is likely to strike a free trade agreement with India, the most populous nation in the world and one of its fastest-growing economies. However imperfect these agreements may turn out to be, has there been any recent short period with so much progress in free trade?
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> ### And this on Mark Carney:
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> Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s speech on Tuesday garnered a lot of attention, but I think for the wrong reasons. He proclaimed the ability of “middle powers”—that is, Europe and countries like his own—to stand their ground against America and China, but he mentioned AI only in passing. He had no solution to an immediately pending world where Canada is quite dependent on advanced AI systems from American companies (often, incidentally, developed by Canadian researchers in the U.S.). That is likely to be the next major development in this North American relationship, and it will not increase the relative autonomy of Canada or of any other middle powers.
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> Carney has garnered praise for staking out such bold ground and standing up to Trump. The deeper reality is that Carney can “talk back” in the North American partnership because he knows America will defend Canada, including against Russia, no matter what. Most European countries cannot relax in the same manner, and thus they are often more deferential. What the reactions from Carney and the Europeans show is not any kind of growing independence for the middle powers, but rather a reality where you are either quite tethered to a major power—as Canada is to America—or you live in fear of being abandoned, which is the current status of much of Europe.
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> https://archive.is/iGy5s

What Davos (and Mark Carney) get wrong

Public social spending as share of GDP

Upward momentum is chilling out. I think!

> SEC drops lawsuit against Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange.
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> The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its lawsuit against Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
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> The Winklevoss twins were donors to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and also backed his family’s business ventures.
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> In a joint filing on Friday, the SEC and Gemini asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, which centered on the collapse of an investment product called Gemini Earn, with some investors losing access to their money for 18 months.
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SEC drops lawsuit against Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange

> - BlackRock fixed-income CIO Rick Rieder has emerged as a serious contender to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair, per Bloomberg.
> - Polymarket odds for Rieder rose to 35% from 6% earlier this week, while Kevin Warsh fell to 41% from nearly 60%.
> - Rieder is on a four-person shortlist that also includes Kevin Hassett, Chris Waller, and Kevin Warsh.
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> https://bitbo.io/news/rieder-gains-ground-fed-chair/

BlackRock's Pro-BTC Rick Rieder Gains Ground For Fed Chair | poll ->

Animal_World

> From chickadees to catbirds, these expert tips will help you turn your backyard into a wild bird haven. 
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> Bird watching is something of a national pastime. Ninety-six million Americans are birding these days, but 91 million of them are doing so from home, according to a 2022 U.S. Fish and Wildlife survey. Together they spend an estimated $4 billion annually on feeding birds, from seed to sugar water.
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> Watching wild birds from your home can be both thrilling and relaxing, but it can also come with a scientific reward. For instance, researchers use the backyard sightings that users submit to Project FeederWatch—a joint program run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada—to track long-term changes in bird populations.
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> There are many decisions that go into bringing birds to your yard, and they all depend on the kinds of species you want to attract, says Matt Young, an expert birder, author, and founder of the Finch Research Network.
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