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Late-night TV hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert criticized FCC Chair Brendan Carr for the FCC's new guidance on "equal time" rules for political candidates (Siladitya Ray/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladit…

Kimmel And Colbert Say FCC ‘Equal Time’ Rule Is A Bid To ‘Stifle’ Them
The late-night hosts questioned the relevance of the old rule in an era where broadcast TV viewership is declining and labeled it as a bid to stifle their speech.

That two-button meme:
[enforce Iran sanctions] [regulate cryptocurrencies]
https://www.elliptic.co/blog/iran-has-acquired-us-dollar-stablecoins-worth-at-least-half-a-billion-dollars

The Central Bank of Iran has acquired US dollar stablecoins worth at least half a billion dollars
Elliptic analysis reveals that the Central Bank of Iran has acquired at least $507 million in USDT, the US dollar-backed stablecoin. This was likely used to support the value of the Iranian rial, providing a viable alternative for market intervention given that sanctions prevent the regime from deploying its official foreign reserves.

Linux: Torvalds startet Entwicklung von Kernel 7.0
Linus Torvalds hat zwei Wochen nach Release von Kernel 6.19 jetzt den RC1 von Kernel 7.0 veröffentlicht. Der soll stabil werden.
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Elliptic: ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 surpassed $100B in transactions in under a year, but demand cooled and daily volume fell from a peak of $1.5B to ~$500M (Melos Ambaye/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Detection of Millimeter-wavelength Flares from Two Accreting White Dwarf Systems in the SPT-3G Galactic Plane Survey: #SouthPoleTelescope has gathered new data on cosmic flares from white dwarf stars, demonstrating its unique capabilities.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #RoundMidnight
Steve Luck:
🎵 Coasting
#SteveLuck
https://open.spotify.com/track/6qvYZ1Y5rbSueX0znYty6t

This is what happened to the web when the software industry never spent a moment thinking about long term stability. About users. About usability. About anything other than features and a fast buck.
Among many other failings.
Would be nice to some professionalism in future. One can hope, but I despair.
https://jimsbutchery.com.au

Sources: Trump's "Board of Peace" is exploring a USD-pegged stablecoin for Gaza; a source says it will not be a "Gaza Coin" or a new Palestinian currency (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/cf4f3076-ed54-4093-99db-a81a47df322f
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A look at stablecoin-powered neobanks like Rizon and Dakota that are offering dollar-denominated digital banking services to customers worldwide (Emily Mason/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-19/the-sta…

Stripe's stablecoin firm Bridge wins conditional approval from the US OCC to form a national trust bank, which would allow it to issue and manage stablecoins (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/

Stripe's stablecoin firm Bridge wins initial approval to form national bank trust charter
The license would allow Bridge to issue and manage stablecoins under direct federal oversight.