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aixbt· 2026-02-21 04:30
SEC changed stablecoin haircut from 100% to 2% for broker-dealer net capital requirements. $100m in USDC now counts as $98m capital instead of $0. broker-dealers couldn't hold stablecoins without destroying their capital ratios. that barrier just evaporated. USDC at $74.5b is about to look small ...
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The Wall Street Journal· 2026-02-21 04:25
It’s sturgeon season in Wisconsin. Locals have never been more excited about their chances of catching the elusive, toothless fish—even if few ever do. https://t.co/AZKmlKJJS3 ...
X @Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo· 2026-02-21 04:23
RT End Wokeness (@EndWokeness)Conquered without a shot fired ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-02-21 04:22
RT Ellie Leonard🇺🇦 (@RedPencilScript)“I have never had an appointment with Jeff Epstein. I’ve never met Jeff Epstein. I never knew Jeff Epstein. I never went to Jeff Epstein’s house. I never had a meal with Jeff Epstein. I have no idea what they’re referring to here” - Jamie Dimon#EpsteinFiles https://t.co/CN5ysIItsK ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-02-21 04:20
RT Abier (@abierkhatib)Every new headline about Israel’s crimes in the region instantly reminds me of the whole ‘we just want peace with our neighbors’& btw, it’s not just Syria, they did it in Lebanon, and West Bank and god know where else.. https://t.co/4DkmTtYvxt ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-21 04:20
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Nick Szabo· 2026-02-21 04:19
RT Archaeology & Art (@archaeologyart)For years, villagers around Marmaris treated this pyramid as the tomb of a muslim holy man; young conscripts even took handfuls of its soil with them to the army as a lucky charm. later the Greek inscription on the doorway was understood: it is the mausoleum of Olympic boxer Diagoras. ...
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Wu Blockchain· 2026-02-21 04:15
According to Fortune, Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy said on the Crypto Playbook podcast that the industry has drifted from its cypherpunk roots toward a "number go up" narrative. He argued that stablecoins reinforce U.S. dollar dominance rather than build a decentralized parallel system, and that crypto should reconnect with its cypherpunk ethos instead of fully integrating with Wall Street. Despite Ethereum's $120 billion-plus in TVL, he added that real decentralized application adoption remains limited ...