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Threshold Network has proposed to acquire BitGo’s Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) product, offering $36.4 million worth of native T tokens.The move is aimed at transitioning WBTC from a centralized to Threshold’s decentralized model and integrating it with the tBTC Bitcoin (BTC) bridge.The proposal, put forward by NuCypher co-founder and Threshold contributor MacLane Wilkison, involves issuing additional T tokens equivalent to 15% of the current fully diluted supply as a subsidy to BitGo.This makes BitGo the largest stakeholder in the Threshold Network while maintaining the decentralized nature of the bridge.Additionally, the proposed acquisition would combine WBTC’s $9 billion market cap and widespread…

AP Image Glenn Greenwald Just as they did in the 2020 election, the neocon dissidents who once led the Republican Party are backing Democrat Kamala Harris for president.The latest wave of the left-wing movement that took control of the Republican Party during the Reagan administration and reached the height of its power during the administration of President George W. Bush comes from about 200 Republicans you've never heard of.They worked for President Bush 43 and on the legislative and failed campaigns of Sens. Mitt Romney and the late Sen. John McCain. Open LetterThe open letter from Trump's opponents lists some…

The congressional committee that oversees most securities and financial products in the U.S. plans to set a September hearing slate full of crypto-related topics, people familiar with the matter said. The committee's chairman, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), plans to retire at the end of the year and has said one of his top remaining priorities is to complete one of the bills that would begin writing federal rules specific to cryptocurrencies.

PhotoEvent/iStock/Getty Images Plus Hundreds of UK doctors are protesting after the British Medical Association (BMA) rejected the recommendation of the Cass review to ban the prescribing of puberty-suppressing drugs to minors, with some leaving the BMA after decades of membership.Pediatrician Hilary Cass led a systematic review of the existing literature on treating children with gender confusion. The final peer-reviewed report concluded that “unproven” treatments such as puberty suppressors and cross-sex hormones are “not the best way” to treat children and adolescents with “gender-related distress” and recommended an end to such treatments.”The rest of the medical community and the NHS fully…

TikTok/X Library Member of Tren de Aragua in the Aurora Housing Complex Violent gang members from Venezuelan prisons have emigrated to the United States and are causing trouble in Aurora, Colorado. A video widely shared on social media purportedly shows members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang roaming the hallways of an Aurora apartment building, brandishing guns.Aurora TdAThe city of Aurora moved to shut down the complex, at 1568 Nome St. near Colfax and Peoria, citing several code violations. CBZ Management, which operates several apartment complexes in the area in addition to The Edge in Aurora, has complained that…

Sangliana/iStock/Getty Images Plus A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled unanimously on Wednesday to dismiss federal prosecutions against gun owners who occasionally use marijuana. The panel went further, saying the law itself is unconstitutional.overviewThe panel, made up of two appointees from President Trump and one from President Biden, agreed that charges against Paola Connelly, a Texas gun owner and occasional marijuana user, should be dismissed.Paola Connelly is a non-violent, marijuana-smoking, gun owner. El Paso police responded to her home after receiving a report of “shots fired” and, upon arrival, found Paola's husband, John,…

This is where SanR comes in. Traders can use the platform to indicate whether a particular token will rise or fall at a particular price. These predictions are recorded on-chain as NFTs, so they cannot be tampered with at a later date, even if the prediction turns out to be inaccurate. As traders make predictions, the number of accurate and inaccurate predictions is accumulated and the percentage of each is revealed. Other users can review this data to assess each trader's predictive power, but cannot be confident that the data has not been tampered with. If you are a trader…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently said that Texas has solved its border crisis, but the border is broken elsewhere — and the U.S. government still has to do its part, he warned. Meanwhile, the California Senate just approved a bill that would further encourage illegal immigrants to cross the border. Also featured in this episode: The World Health Organization is rolling out a global vaccination program under the guise of an effort to stop the spread of monkeypox. Carbon capture programs have taken a big hit. Additionally, the John Birch Society will be releasing a new documentary called “Unearthing the…

Sony's Soneium has partnered with Transak for a fiat on-ramp to Ethereum Layer 2. Gamers can buy and trade NFTs with traditional payment methods on Soneium. The partnership aims to accelerate blockchain adoption in the gaming and entertainment sector. Sony Block Solutions Labs, the innovation arm of the recently launched Soneium blockchain, has announced a strategic partnership with Transak, a leading Web3 payments infrastructure provider. The collaboration aims to simplify the onboarding process for mainstream users onto the Soneium blockchain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, by enabling the use of traditional payment methods. Empowering gamers and developers The partnership will…

saruservice/iStock/Getty Images Plus Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris' team says she “does not support” an electric vehicle (EV) mandate, despite Harris' past support for legislation that would effectively mandate the adoption of EVs.rejectionThe controversy over Harris' stance on electric vehicles began when Amar Moosa, emergency manager for Harris' campaign, accused Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Donald Trump's running mate, of “lying and gaslighting” Harris' stance. In a campaign email, Moosa “fact-checked” the claim that “VP Harris wants to force all Americans to own electric vehicles” and clarified that “VP Harris does not support an electric vehicle mandate.” He argued…