“Bitcoin’s hash rate, the network’s aggregate computational power, reached a milestone of 1.12 billion TH/s on September 12, according to Bitinfocharts data. The network difficulty, which measures the computational complexity required for miners to discover new blocks on the blockchain, is on track to reach a record peak of 136.04T. … An increasing hash rate shows increased computational resources being allocated to Bitcoin mining. This typically reflects increased miner confidence, as they essentially bet that Bitcoin’s future valuation will warrant their hardware and energy costs …” (09/12/25)
“Nepal’s first female prime minister was sworn in Friday as interim leader, capping a tumultuous week that saw massive and deadly youth-led protests against corruption and nepotism topple the country’s leader and plunge the nation into political turmoil. Former chief justice Sushila Karki, 73, was the unlikely choice of the ‘Gen Z’ protesters behind the movement that started out as a social media demonstration against the lavish lifestyles of ‘Nepo Kids’ but spilled out onto the streets and into the deadliest social unrest Nepal has seen in years. Protesters signaled their support for Karki through an informal vote on the messaging app Discord.” (09/12/25)
“President Trump and the Trump family businesses have been making big waves in the cryptocurrency world since Trump took office this year. He signed the Genius Act, which provides clearer regulation of stablecoins as well as establishing a working group to, as the White House put it, usher in ‘The Golden Age of Crypto.’ The problem is it’s in the interest of the Trump family’s burgeoning crypto business, World Liberty Financial (WLF), to do so. Led at least nominally by Don Jr and Eric Trump, WLF has been making huge deals. Two questions come to mind: * Is Trump using the presidency for personal profit? * Will investors get screwed, like the investors in Trump-branded gimmicks such as Trump University?” (09/12/25)
“Memphis, Tennessee, is the next US city where President Donald Trump is sending National Guard troops as part of his ongoing crackdown on crime in Democrat-led cities. Trump made the announcement during a wide-ranging interview on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends on Friday, and said the city’s mayor, a Democrat, is ‘happy’ about the decision, as is the state’s governor, a Republican. The deployment to Memphis would mark an escalation in the president’s use of troops and comes roughly a month after he sent the National Guard to the streets of Washington DC.” (09/12/25)
“If we are to build an Empire of the Mind, we have to learn more creative wizardry. Here are ten elements of my process I hope you can use.” (09/12/25)
“Economists are fond of talking about how people respond to incentives — and stress how social arrangements can produce suboptimal results when they give people counterproductive incentives. I recently saw a fun video on the history of how mathematicians developed the imaginary number system (hey, I think it’s fun anyway!) that shows an example of this in action.” (09/12/25)
“Homeowner Casey Eagle said 51-year-old Erik Mooney knocked on his door early Sunday morning, saying someone was trying to kill him. So, Eagle told Mooney to stay on the porch, and he would call the cops for him. ‘He asked me to come inside; I told him no,’ Eagle said. ‘But not knowing whether it was true or not, of course I’m not going to turn somebody away if they are in need.’ Eagle said Mooney kept jiggling the door handle, so he grabbed his gun and sat on the couch while waiting for police. Eagle said ten minutes later Mooney came crashing through his door holding a broomstick. ‘I wasn’t expecting it,’ Eagle said. ‘Especially because the police were on the way. He knew this. I knew this.’ Eagle said Mooney immediately hit the ground, so he pointed the gun at him and told him to lie on his stomach with his hands out.” (09/12/25)
