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NEW APPEAL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THOUSANDS OF ISRAELI CITIZENS FOLLOWING HAMAS ASSAULT

  Tel Aviv, New York & London; October 19, 2023: In the wake of the recent catastrophic and unprecedented attack that was launched at Israel by Hamas on and beyond October 7, Ahavat Yisroel Humanity Inc. has launched an urgent fundraising appeal in order to provide much-needed support and supplies to the thousands of Israeli citizens affected. The Israel Now, Israel Forever appeal is seeking donations to provide the many affected citizens with food, shelter, and urgent suppliers. The donations will be shared among four established and experienced relief organisations

Paribus. Seeking a Safe Haven.

In recent weeks, there have been systemic failures in the global financial system, particularly in the banking sector, causing people to question the legitimacy of information provided by regulators. Despite repeated assurances of robustness and security, people continued to withdraw their money from banks and invest in assets they could hold. Many of our community are familiar with the idea of “not your keys, not your crypto” after the failure of several protocols and investment funds. Just as these failures caused people to withdraw their crypto from exchanges and opt

Paribus: Next Steps

Now that our Mainnet V1 is live some people may be thinking that it’s time for the team to put their feet up and enjoy a well earned rest. They couldn’t be further from the truth. Rather than this huge milestone signifying the end, it marks the beginning of our main work. Over the coming weeks we’ll be continuing our marketing and development at pace. As we progress we’ll be sharing more details of the next features and iterations we’ll be adding to the protocol. When we launched on mainnet

Paribus. The Fragility of Finance.

Despite a lot of turbulence in the markets this week the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) did exactly what was predicted. Jerome Powell carefully adjusted his language and reframed the narrative around his 25 basis point rate hike to try and calm the markets he had helped to damage. His forward guidance was only to expect further rate increases if inflation spirals out of control. He avoided taking any responsibility for the recent bank failures, claiming instead that the sector was stable and robust. In reality, the global financial system

New Twitch extensions shows streamers’ revenue ranking after leak

Only days ago on Oct. 8, Twitch suffered its most significant data breach to date. In the mass of information released to the public were the alleged payouts of countless, notable streamers on the platforms. Though the gravity of the situation is clear, Twitch streamers and viewers alike have been quick to make light of the crisis. Ottomated, a professional developer and content creator, released a Twitch extension that allows you to view every streamer’s ranking on your Twitch dashboard. After the information breach spread online, a chart listing the

Cardano Partners With Chainlink for DeFi Smart Contracts Development

During a period of major corporate and institutional interest in the crypto industry, nearly 5,000 new tokens have emerged in the last 12 months, averaging over 10 new coins per day, new data shows. Cryptocurrency Boom of 2021 As can be observed on CoinMarketCap’s homepage, the number of existing cryptocurrencies has recently surpassed 12,000. This is well over the approximately 7,100 coins recorded by the site in September of last year, meaning that at least 4,900 new digital assets have been created in the last 12 months alone. This represents

Activision Blizzard Hit with Federal Labor Board Complaint

Top GamesThe Communications Workers of America has filed a labor complaint against Activision Blizzard . / Photo courtesy of Activision BlizzardA union has filed a federal labor board complaint against Activision Blizzard, accusing the company of violating federal labor law through coercive rules, actions, and statements.The complaint, lodged with the US National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 10 by the Communications Workers of America, alleges that Activision Blizzard "threatened employees that they cannot talk about or communicate about wages, hours and working conditions," per Bloomberg. It also says Activision told

Pokemon GO Task Force Issues Full Update on Game Findings

PokémonSteve Wang, executive producer, and the Pokemon GO team authored a blog post updating trainers on the findings of the task force—as promised. / Niantic LabsSteve Wang, executive producer, and the Pokemon GO team authored a blog post updating trainers on the findings of the task force—as promised.Originally, when Niantic Labs, developer of the augmented reality (AR) mobile title, stated it would reinstate the increased interaction radius in-game, it promised an update from the task force on Sept. 1. Now, that date has arrived, and the company has remained true

When is the next CS:GO Major?

After an explosive fourth Major title win for Denmark’s Astralis in September 2019, CS:GO fans have been waiting and wondering when the next Major will be. They usually wouldn’t have to wait long, but due to Valve’s newly adopted schedule, along with complications with the COVID-19 pandemic, the next Major won’t be until later this year. The next Major tournament was meant to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in May 2020 but was postponed and later canceled. “We’re not going to ask players and fans to risk their

Genshin Impact Dainsleif Questions: What to Say

Top Games"Dainsleif is a man of mysterious origins but claims to have knowledge of fate itself." / Photo courtesy of miHoYoThe Genshin Impact Dainsleif questions moment is one of the few moments in the action RPG that allows travelers to roleplay their characters to their liking.This encounter takes place during one of the first new quests added in Genshin Impact 1.3 called Bough Keeper: Dainsleif. This quest is impossible to fail and simply asks travelers to answer the upcoming playable character's questions. While this may seem like it should be