Smart Contracts Go Live on Stellar, Kicking Off a “New Era” for the Network
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has announced the successful deployment of smart contracts on the network, a development they believe will revolutionize their tech stack. In a Tuesday blog post, the SDF revealed that the Stellar (XLM) network validators had successfully
Ripple CEO Embraces Prospect of XRP ETF, Predicts Others to Follow
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he’s all for an XRP ETF, indicating that investors will appreciate the diversification it would bring. “I think it only makes sense,” he said in a Bloomberg interview on Tuesday. “There will be other ETFs too.
Supreme Court won’t review admissions at Va.’s Thomas Jefferson school
The Supreme Court will not review a challenge to the admissions system for a prestigious Northern Virginia magnet school, ending a years-long legal battle in the case and signaling a majority of justices may not be ready to quickly revisit
There’s an obvious reason Biden isn’t dropping out of a tied race
Politicians are unquestionably risk-averse. Throughout their careers, they learn certain lessons about electoral politics that are hard to unlearn. This is enormously useful to campaign consultants who can sell candidates on pricey, not-terribly-useful plans of action if similar plans of
11-nation operation takes down world’s ‘most harmful’ cybercriminal group
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies in 11 countries announced Tuesday that it had taken control of computers and software at the heart of the world’s most prolific ransomware group, giving victims hope that they won’t be forced to
Trump compares death of Putin critic Navalny to his legal troubles
Donald Trump and some of his allies continue to compare his legal problems to the plight of Alexei Navalny, while the former president has yet to condemn the Friday death of the imprisoned Russian dissident who was President Vladimir Putin’s
The GOP’s big gamble on ending Ukraine aid: What comes next
Republican critics of Ukraine funding appear to be on the verge of finally succeeding in their long-sought goal of cutting off the aid. But as they approach that goal, some in their party are warning of potential buyer’s remorse and how
Ex-Trump aide Navarro faces contempt in White House email records fight
A federal judge Tuesday threatened to hold former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro in contempt of court for failing to return dozens if not hundreds of presidential records to the National Archives, giving him one month to turn
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children, imperiling IVF
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that frozen embryos are people and someone can be held liable for destroying them, a decision that reproductive rights advocates say could imperil in vitro fertilization (IVF) and affect the hundreds of thousands of
Trump’s opponents view him (slightly) less negatively than they used to
It is very easy to over-interpret political events. At the risk of going too far in the other direction, we can summarize the 2020 presidential election succinctly: It was a measure of how Americans felt about Donald Trump. Many Republicans