Riot Platforms has been steadily buying up shares in Bitfarms since April. Riot now owns 85.29 million shares, representing approximately 18.9% of the issued and outstanding common shares. Riot Platforms, one of the largest U.S.-traded bitcoin miners, has purchased an additional 1 million shares of Bitfarms, advancing its bid to...

Riot Platforms buys another 1 million Bitfarms shares, increasing ownership stake to 18.9%

Core Scientific announced plans to offer up to $350 million in convertible senior notes that would expire in 2029. The firm’s stock, which trades under the ticker CORZ, is down over 10% on the day after the potential debt raise was floated. Core Scientific intends to use the net...

Core Scientific’s stock drops 10% following plan to issue $350 million in debt

Crypto exchange and web3 company Bitget has appointed Hon Ng as its CLO. Hon previously served as General Counsel and Head of Government Affairs and Policy at Binance. Cryptocurrency exchange and web3 company Bitget has appointed Hon Ng as its Chief Legal Officer. Ng's responsibilities will include overseeing the company's...

Bitget hires former Binance policy head Hon Ng as Chief Legal Officer

Parfin, a crypto infrastructure company building a permissioned Ethereum Layer 2, raised $10 million in the first round of its Series A. Its Rayls network is geared towards enterprise use cases like tokenization, CBDCs and intra-institution transactions. Parfin, the crypto infrastructure company building an enterprise-grade blockchain, raised $10 million in...

ParaFi Capital leads $10 million Series A into permissioned Ethereum Layer 2 developer Parfin

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The following is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons. Happy Tuesday! In today's Daily, we look at Grayscale's MKR fund, Coinbase re entering Hawaii, Bitfarms's co-founder stepping down from its board and more. Grayscale is launching a closed-end MakerDAO Trust, its third...

The Daily: Grayscale's MKR fund, Coinbase in Hawaii, Bitfarms co-founder leaves board and more

Thousands of Cisco employees will be affected by a new layoff round, which could be announced next week, according to a Reuters report. Cisco will reportedly lay off around 4,000 employees in its second round of job cuts this year as the world’s largest networking company doubles down on artificial intelligence.

Cisco To Lay Off Around 4,000 Employees: Report

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

The company is also combining three of its major units under one leader, Jeetu Patel. Former Networking EVP and GM Jonathan Davidson is stepping down and assuming an advisory role. Changes are afoot at Cisco. The company is combining its Networking, Security and Collaboration teams into one unit, and laying...

Cisco's reorg of networking division is 'long overdue'

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Herbie J Pilato

He was born on April 2, 1949, in New Haven, Connecticut, and died of a heart attack at only 63 on August 14, 2012, in Palm Beach Gardens. His birth name was Ronald Gabriel Paolillo, but his stage name was Ron Palillo who was best known as Arnold Dingfelder Horshack on TV's hit 1970s sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter.

The Tragic Death of 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Actor Ron Palillo: A Look Back

The Swedish buy now, pay later giant Klarna said it has begun offering savings accounts to its customers in the U.S. and 12 European countries, according to a Thursday post on the company’s website. Customers can use money from the accounts to pay for items using Klarna’s trademark installment payment app.

Klarna jumps into banking business

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Great Britain’s payments regulator has taken another step in its variable recurring payments (VRP) project. In December, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) put forth a “call for views,” which included proposals for how it could support an expansion of VRPs. On Thursday (Aug. 15), the PSR published its response to the call.

PSR Explores Expanding Variable Recurring Payments in UK

MetaMask announced the pilot launch of its self-titled MetaMask Card. The card is powered by Mastercard and the fintech platform Baanx. MetaMask announced the pilot launch of its self-titled MetaMask Card — powered by Mastercard and fintech platform Baanx — that allows the crypto wallet's users to spend cryptocurrency for everyday purchases.

MetaMask announces Baanx, Mastercard-powered crypto debit card

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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

Cisco announced a restructuring plan which involves cutting its global staff of 90,400 by 7 per cent, a loss of more than 6,300 jobs, while CEO Chuck Robbins (pictured) explained a move to bring its networking, security and collaboration teams under one umbrella. The company stated in a US Securities...

Cisco cuts 7% of staff, realigns portfolio

We're coming to you from Baden-Württemberg, Germany for the 20th edition of the Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition. Supported by the Hohenlohe Cultural Foundation, this year’s edition will be held from August 22 to September 1, 2024, at the Schöntal Monastery. First held in 1989, the...

VC LIVE | Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition 2024

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Major changes to how real estate transactions are conducted are set to take affect this month that will effect how both sellers, and buyers, compensate their agents. On March 15, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a lawsuit brought by home sellers regarding how broker commissions were handled. As a result of that settlement, the NAR will remove agent compensation amounts from Multiple Listing Services, provide detailed compensation information to buyers and sellers and attain a written agreement outlining that compensation structure.

Broker commissions on real estate transactions will look a lot different starting August 17

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Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

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America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, is supporting research to revolutionize the additive manufacturing (AM) industry by significantly reducing operational qualification time and cost. The $2 million project, titled ACCELERATE, is led by Dr. Mohsen Taheri-Andani, an assistant professor in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical...

Reducing Operation Qualification Time and Cost in Additive Manufacturing

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J. Souza

According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

The speculative nature of Bitcoin won’t catapult digital assets into the mainstream, according to Kevin O’Leary. Rather, the ascension of crypto tech will be driven by the disruptive potential of stablecoins tied to real-world currencies, the Canadian investor and “Shark Tank” star believes. “We should expand...

Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary Lays the Blueprint for Crypto Mass Adoption

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Bitfarms co-founder Nicolas Bonta steps down from board

CEO Ben Gagnon has been appointed to the company’s board of directors as co-founder Nicolas Bonta steps down from the board. Bonta has been at the...

Bitfarms co-founder Nicolas Bonta steps down from board

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