Columbus, OH

The founder of privacy coin Zcash, Zooko Wilcox, is looking to accelerate the protocol’s upgrade to a hybrid proof-of-stake (PoS) system after joining Shielded Labs. In a blog post on Aug. 10, Wilcox, Zcash founder and now new head of product at Shielded Labs, said that after eight years of using proof-of-work (PoW) mining, the privacy currency needs to be upgraded to a hybrid PoS system.

Zcash founder joins Shielded Labs, pushes for hybrid PoS upgrade

Layer-1 blockchain Canto appears to have halted block production again after briefly coming back online, with the team flagging “unforeseen secondary effects” as a fresh problem. According to Canto Explorer, the Cosmos-based layer-1 blockchain began block production again at about 12:35 pm UTC on Aug. 12 after applying...

Canto blames ‘secondary effects’ as chain halts again 90 mins after restart

U.Today has prepared a summary of the top three news stories over the weekend. XRP gears up for biggest breakout in price history. In the light of recent favorable legal developments, all eyes are again on XRP, the Ripple-affiliated token. Over the last seven days, the price of XRP has seen 17.26% growth, while its daily trading volume is standing at over a billion dollars. What makes investors even more excited about the token is a bullish triangle pattern that is starting to form on its monthly chart. This technical pattern, which is characterized by trendlines converging within an ongoing uptrend, often indicates significant price changes. The pattern shows buyers are becoming more numerous, and there is a considerable likelihood that XRP will break above the upper trend line, possibly resulting in a major rise in price. However, investors should still exercise caution as the crypto market is still volatile.

XRP Gears up for Biggest Breakout in Price History, Crucial Bitcoin Security Warning Issued by Samson Mow, Coinbase Announces Two New Listings: Crypto News Digest by U.Today

Indian crypto exchange WazirX is reversing all trades and restoring customer balances after the platform was hacked to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in July. In a new thread on the social media platform X, WazirX says that after listening to the community, it has decided to roll back all trades made after the stoppage of withdrawals last month and restore all associated account balances.

Indian Crypto Exchange WazirX To Roll Back All Trades and Restore Balances Following $230,000,000 Hack in July

Aleph Zero, a blockchain ecosystem geared toward privacy and efficiency, has launched its new Ethereum-compatible layer-2 solution on its mainnet. The development aims to utilize the blockchain’s Substrate-based WASM layer 1 as its Data Availability Layer and to integrate with zero-knowledge operating system (zkOS) privacy tools. A press release...

Aleph Zero launches zkOS-powered Ethereum layer 2 mainnet

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NewsNinja

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

The market for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will expand to encompass new types of digital assets as well as diversified crypto indexes, according to an executive at asset manager Grayscale Investments. “We're going to see a number of more single asset products, and then also certainly some index based and...

Crypto ETFs will expand to new asset types, indexes — Grayscale executive

South Carolina State

Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

Fountain Valley, CA

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NewSantaAna

On Sunday, 07/21/24, police officers responded to a call of a suspicious subject who met with a decoy pretending to be a 15-year-old, according to the Fountain Valley Police Department .

Man arrested for trying to hook up with a 15-year-old in Fountain Valley

One Walmart shopper is issuing a warning against buying meat at the massive retail chain—but the reason why isn’t strictly tied to Walmart. It seems that customers at stores such as Walmart believe it's acceptable to grab perishable items, such as meat or dairy, and then place them on any available shelf if they decide they no longer want them.

Walmart customer shares why they will never shop for meat at the store leaving viewers torn

Pompano Beach, FL

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Akeena

In a shocking revelation, Kings Mart, a grocery store in Pompano Beach, has been slapped with a series of severe health violations by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The inspection, carried out by Francis Odio, uncovered a disturbing range of problems that have led to the immediate closure of several sections of the store.

An inspection found bugs in the food and rodent poop on the shelves at a Florida grocery store

J. Souza

A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The Motley Fool

Year to date, both Solana and Toncoin have outperformed Bitcoin. Could the best be yet to come?

Forget Bitcoin: 2 Cryptos I've Got My Eye On In the Second Half of 2024

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Denver, CO

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Newark, NJ

Paterson, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Canto chain targets fix amid 33-hour outage caused by consensus issue

Cosmos-based layer-1 blockchain Canto says it is planning to implement an upgrade on Aug. 12 to address its ongoing 33-hour outage, which it says was caused...

Canto chain targets fix amid 33-hour outage caused by consensus issue

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