San Francisco-based cross-border payments company Ripple announced on Friday that it had begun testing its USD-backed stablecoin on its native blockchain, XRP Ledger, and the second largest crypto network, Ethereum (ETH). Ripple revealed earlier this year that it would launch its own stablecoin as it forays into the $160 billion...

XRP Set For $160 Billion Market Shake-up As Ripple Kicks Off Testing Of Its Much-Hyped Stablecoin

Blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger technology that underpins various applications, most notably cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. At its core, Blockchain is a distributed database that maintains a secure and immutable record of transactions across a network of computers. This technology is designed to be transparent, tamper-resistant, and efficient, allowing participants to trust the system without relying on a central authority. By enabling the creation of a chain of blocks, where each block contains a list of transactions and is cryptographically linked to the previous one, Blockchain ensures the integrity and consistency of the data stored within it.

Blockchain- A Must Read Comprehensive Guide

In addition to upending traditional banking, the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies has also given rise to a new type of entrepreneur known as a "Cryptopreneur." These digital pioneers are breaking new ground, developing ground-breaking solutions, and amassing enormous wealth in the process. We'll take you on an exciting tour through the Cryptopreneur Chronicles in this post as we examine the intriguing tales and important lessons from the blockchain entrepreneurial sector.

Cryptopreneur Chronicles: Tales of Entrepreneurship in the Blockchain Era

The centralized state of artificial intelligence offerings can be depicted as a single toll road controlling the traffic flow of a dense city. The road dictates direction, collects fees and monitors all movement, creating critical bottlenecks while limiting privacy for individual drivers. The vast majority of the GPT products available...

Blockchain introduces low-cost, high-performance AI: Interview with DecentralGPT

Ethereum (ETH) whales are making headlines by directing their substantial investments toward Mpeppe (MPEPE), a new token on the Ethereum blockchain that is rapidly gaining traction. Priced at $0.00107, Mpeppe is not only attracting attention but is also poised for significant gains. Here’s why Ethereum (ETH) whales are increasingly bullish on Mpeppe (MPEPE) and how it could potentially offer 100X returns.

Ethereum Whale Pumps Their With Mpeppe Tokens Positioned to 100X

Both Bitcoin and Ethereum hiked by over 3% in the last trading session. Compared to ETH, BTC seemed overvalued at press time. Bitcoin and Ethereum have long been two of the market’s biggest cryptos. However, tribalism within the community has often placed them at opposite ends of any spectrum, which is why comparisons are common.

Bitcoin vs Ethereum – Every $1 invested in either of these cryptos will…

Europe’s boot just put its foot down regarding wealthy migrants. Italy doubled a flat tax on the foreign income of new residents, upping it from €100,000 to €200,000 annually. When in Rome. One way for the rich to lighten their tax bill is by claiming their tax...

Italy Raises Tax on Wealthy Migrants’ Foreign Income by 100%

Denver, CO

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

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

Popular on-chain analyst Willy Woo is predicting that Bitcoin (BTC) will ultimately hit a massive value for one key reason. Woo tells his 1.1 million followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin could capture 3% of the total wealth assets and soar more than 975% from the current value.

Bitcoin To Explode by at Least 975% To Reach Ultimate Price, Says Analyst Willy Woo – Here’s the Timeline

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

A new initiative aims to provide housing for vulnerable Medicaid members, enhancing community wellness and support. MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. - In a significant move to tackle housing instability among Medicaid recipients, New Jersey's Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, along with Community Affairs Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez, today announced the availability of $95 million in funding for developers. This initiative, part of the Healthy Homes program, is designed to create affordable housing opportunities for NJ FamilyCare members who are either homeless, at risk of homelessness, or currently living in institutional settings.

$95 Million for Healthy Homes: Housing for Medicaid Members

Colorado State

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

Chicago, IL

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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?

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

Morristown, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Sixteen individuals have been charged in connection with a widespread "grandparent scam" that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions of dollars. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

16 Charged in Nationwide 'Grandparent Scam'; Millions Stolen

US regulators are accusing big banks of not doing enough to protect consumers from the cyber scammers who are helping themselves to others’ electronic cash. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and other major US banks are being probed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over how they handle fraud on P2P payments app Zelle.

US Regulators Investigate Banks’ Responses to Scams on Zelle

While Bitcoin and top altcoins are stable at press time, the sharp liquidation from the weekend to August 5 led to a major shakeout. Billions of leveraged positions were liquidated, and prices are technically under pressure despite the current stability. Global Liquidity Set To Rapidly Rise: Will Bitcoin Benefit?. Still,...

Bitcoin Attractive, US Fed To Soon Begin Adding $30 Billion Every Month: Will BTC Fly?

Business Insider

Even if such deals as Google's arrangement with Character.AI are widely disliked, they are very much here to stay.

'These are not normal;' A new type of dealmaking for AI startups is rattling Silicon Valley

California State

In the United States, dealing with the Department of Motor Vehicles, or DMV, is no one’s idea of fun, but in California, it just got easier — and safer. In one fell swoop, the Golden State tokenized 42 million car titles and put them on the Avalanche blockchain.

Blockchain gets down and dirty fighting fraud at California’s DMV

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Block Crypto Infrastructure Patent Could Solve Blockchain’s Power Problem

Sign up to uncover the latest in emerging technology. Block may want to make its crypto transactions a little greener. The fintech company filed a patent...

Block Crypto Infrastructure Patent Could Solve Blockchain’s Power Problem

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