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Former FTX Boss Ryan Salame's House Raided by the FBI (Report)

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly searched the home of Ryan Salame – the former CEO of FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary. The raid comes several months after the gigantic collapse of the once-prominent crypto giant. Numerous agencies, prosecutors, and failed investors have claimed the exchange committed fraud against its customers, calling upon severe punishment upon its…

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Terra Classic Recent Efforts Could Benefit LUNC's Growth Potential

Terra Classic has been doing extensive clean-up work following the Terraport hack which shook the foundation of the ecosystem. This even led to the de-peg of the ecosystem’s stablecoin, USTC, leading to another catalyst for the bears to exploit.  Despite this, Terra Classic is putting in the work to re-anchor USTC to the US dollar. Recently, a proposal hit the community which could potentially…

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46% of millennials across major economies own crypto: Bitget research

A new survey suggests that 46% of millennials across major population countries, such as the United States, China, Japan, Germany, Indonesia and Nigeria, own cryptocurrencies. The study, conducted between July 2022 and January 2023 and published on April 28 by cryptocurrency exchange Bitget, featured approximately 255,000 adult respondents from 26 countries, with around 10,000 respondents per…

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Senate investigation into Brett Kavanaugh assault claims contained serious omissions

Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA A 2018 Senate investigation that found there was “no evidence” to substantiate any of the claims of sexual assault against the US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh contained serious omissions, according to new information obtained by the Guardian. The 28-page report was released by the Republican senator Chuck Grassley, the then chairman of the Senate…

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Former FTX exec's house raided by FBI

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied FBI searched the residence of Ryan Salame, who served as the former co-CEO of collapsed FTX. This comes as the executive comes under more investigation for his close advising position to Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). The New York Times reported on April 27 that the FBI searched Salame’s $4 million house in Potomac,…

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The Award for Thirstiest Member of Congress Goes to …

Presenting the first-ever Thirsties, for those who excel in Washington’s signature art form: trying to get on your TV screen tonight. #Award #Thirstiest #Member #Congress https://www.politico.com/interactives/2023/thirsties-awards-congress-10-biggest-attention-seekers/

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Robinhood Adds 'Connect' Feature to Its Native Crypto Wallet

As part of its efforts to drive Web 3.0 adoption, Robinhood also announced some other new features. Robinhood has announced a new feature that permits users of its crypto wallet to access their funds from other decentralized finance (DeFi) apps and protocols. According to the update, users no longer have to open the Robinhood app itself to gain access to the platform’s features. Robinhood…

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KuCoin confirms an exchange user is behind alleged daily rug pulls

Crypto exchange KuCoin confirmed that the address allegedly responsible for launching thousands of memecoin scams belongs to one of its users. However, the exchange will not freeze the user’s assets without any official notice from law enforcement.  On April 26, a Twitter user identified a wallet address that launched two to five memecoins daily for two years. Another community member pointed out…

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CRO, ICP Explode 11%, Bitcoin Maintains $29K: Market Watch

Following the recent massive volatility, bitcoin made another attempt to overcome $30,000 but failed just inches below that level. The altcoins have also calmed today, with ETH maintaining $1,900 and XRP jumping almost 3%. Bitcoin Remains Above $29K The past several days were quite eventful for the primary cryptocurrency. After trading still at around $27,000 during the weekend and until Tuesday,…

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Rep. Lauren Boebert Lists What Patriots Should Be Willing To Do And... It’s Something

Far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) drew criticism for her rallying cry to so-called “patriots” during an event in Texas this week. Donald Trump-loving Boebert called for “boldness” from the audience as she listed what she — and they — would and should be prepared to do in the name of what she claimed was patriotism. “I will do what’s right. I don’t care if it costs me an election,” Boebert…

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My First Experience with GitHub Copilot X: A Programmer’s Perspective | by Ryan Wood | Apr, 2023

Source As a software engineer, I’m always on the lookout for tools and technologies that can help me work more efficiently. Recently, I had the opportunity to try out GitHub Copilot X, an AI-powered coding assistant that uses machine learning to suggest code snippets and autocomplete suggestions as you write code. I was excited to see what this new tool could do, and I was curious to see how it…

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Pope Returns to Hungary, to Delight of Viktor Orban

BUDAPEST — Pope Francis, who has made welcoming migrants, embracing minorities and warning against nationalism central tenets of his pontificate, visited Budapest for the second time in less than two years on Friday. The trip gives Prime Minister Viktor Orban, perhaps Europe’s chief opponent of migrants, closest ally of Russia and most vocal critic of gay rights, a political gift he is sure not…

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BBC chair Richard Sharp will ‘have to go’ if found to have broken appointment rules, says Labour – UK politics live | Politics

Key events BBC chairman faces calls to quit ahead of report Richard Sharp “will have to go” from his role at the BBC if he is found to have broken the code for public appointments by facilitating a loan for Boris Johnson, a senior opposition figure says. The shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh told Sky News: If it is revealed that he has failed to declare the details of this loan…

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‘Suella Braverman won’t stop us’: Just Stop Oil marches in east and west London

J ust Stop Oil protesters have warned the Home Secretary that new legislation to crack down on marches won’t stop them, as the group moved demonstrations to major east and west London thoroughfares. Supporters blocked traffic along Uxbridge Road in Ealing and Putney and Mile End Road, in east London, around 8am on Friday, in a fifth conseuctive day of protests. Metropolitan Police said…

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The Evolution of Serverless Services | by Thodoris Zois | Mar, 2023

Function-as-a-Service About a year ago, I was doing some research on serverless technologies in Cloud environments. The idea that the Cloud provider is able to take care of the infrastructure management and the capacity provisioning according to the demand of the deployed services really sparked my interest. What triggered me the most though, was that the organizations using serverless…

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Sir David Jason ‘delighted’ to meet daughter, 52, he never knew existed

S ir David Jason has said he was “delighted” to discover he has a 52-year-old daughter he never knew existed. Abi Harris was reportedly born in 1970 after her actress mother Jennifer Hill had a brief relationship with The Only Fools And Horses legend. After the revelation, the 83-year-old TV star revealed that he’s building a relationship with actress Harris and her 10-year-old son Charlie – and…

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At the Supreme Court, when is immigration advice a crime? : NPR

The issue before the Supreme Court on Monday: whether a federal law that prohibits inducing unlawful immigration for financial gain violates the First Amendment. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag The issue before the Supreme Court on Monday: whether a federal law that prohibits inducing unlawful…