How to Help: Tampa Bay Groups Sending Aid to Southwest Florida
FOX13 News
Volunteers and organizations across the Bay Area are stepping up to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian.
In Hillsborough County, Feeding Tampa Bay held a "mega" food pantry, with enough to serve 700 families. Hundreds of cars piled into the parking lot at Hillsborough Community College, each with someone inside who has a story of need. Each gathered 30 lbs. of ready-to-eat meals.
Priscilla Scurry lost power and saw money for food dry up as costs for home repairs rose.
Big Storm Brewing in Clearwater put out a call on social media for donations and Susan Williams answered. She arrived with food and numerous supplies.
"They don't even have a home," Williams said of the victims in Fort Myers. "They don't have anything they can cook. I am trying to bring things that are at least healthy, that are in boxes that are ready for them to eat." Read More
The Digital Dollar Will Not Be ‘Anonymous,’ Says Fed Chair Powell
The central bank digital currency (CBDC), or digital dollar, would not be anonymous, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, thereby eliminating one of the main advantages of using cryptocurrencies.
If the Fed were to pursue such an option, said Powell, there would be four minimum CBDC characteristics. The first would be intermediaries—it wouldn’t be based on a peer-to-peer distribution network like Bitcoin. The second would be privacy protections. The third would be identity verification, which means the digital dollar “would not be anonymous.” And the fourth characteristic would be that CBDC would be “transferable or interoperable.” Read More
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Fixes Technical Problem That Temporarily Halted Payments and Withdrawals From US Bank Accounts
Reuters
The exchange says the issue was identified and a solution implemented.
We’ve fully resolved this issue and ACH transfers are now processing. We apologize for the inconvenience.— Coinbase Support (@CoinbaseSupport) 4:30 PM • Oct 2, 2022
Coinbase has fixed a technical problem that caused it to temporarily halt payments and withdrawals involving U.S. bank accounts. Read More
Deglobalization Is Happening. Crypto Is Part of the Answer
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Moscow-appointed heads of four Ukrainian regions partially occupied by Russia at the Grand Kremlin Palace on Sept. 30, 2022, in Moscow. (Contributor#8523328/Getty Images)
The rise of a common global financial infrastructure will continue as the international landscape becomes even more fragmented by war and disaster.
We woke up this morning to two very different yet deeply related pieces of news. In the Baltics, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, signaling the continued intensity of the war there. And in Florida, hurricane Ian has inflicted catastrophic damage, unprecedented even for that perennially hurricane-prone state.
In different ways both events highlight the need to reshape the fundamental infrastructure of human society into something more robust, transnational, individualized and fluid. That includes the need for financial networks that can’t be cut off by autocratic leaders or destroyed by natural disasters. Read More
Ethereum’s Merge Was a Public Policy Miracle, so When Is the Congressional Hearing?
(Elijah Mears/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
The Merge is a great example of the benefits of blockchain technology and it deserves attention from Congress.
A public policy miracle happened two weeks ago and we should not let it pass quietly just because it went smoothly.
Ethereum, one of the most popular blockchains on the planet, reduced its energy consumption by about 99% and increased its cyber resilience by overhauling the way network participants validate transactions – a milestone called “The Merge.”
Now, instead of using about as much energy as all the televisions and computers in America combined annually (100 billion kilowatt hours, according to the Biden administration), Ethereum will use as much energy on an annual basis as Gibraltar, which has just 30,000 residents, all while supporting billions of dollars worth of transactions daily. Read More
Analytical Data
📉 Small traders just keep loading up on puts. We’ve now seen record put buying since 2000.
Ethereum censorship: 24% of blocks reject transactions .
Currently, Labrys (https://www.mevwatch.info/) data suggests that approximately 24% of all blocks are currently relying on a relayer that is choosing to censor transactions. The data also suggests that among validators who have chosen to use a MEV-Boost relay, approximately 86% of blocks are being censored.
SpaceX Donation will Boost Connectivity of Hurricane-Affectd Floridians
CNBC
Donation will help places feeling cell services outages.
Being able to get online has become almost as important as having power, so Elon Musk got a shout-out Saturday from Gov. Ron DeSantis for helping Hurricane Ian victims feel less disconnected.
Some companies, such as Xfinity-Comcast and Charter Communications , made their hotspots free to people in the hurricane-ravaged areas, according to a Saturday news release. But the Tesla and SpaceX founder’s effort was mentioned at both DeSantis’ Saturday news conferences, one in Fort Myers and the other in Wauchula, Hardee County. Read More
Hurricane Ian Bears Down on Florida Election Deadline
AP
‘The only worse possible time this could come is right before an election.’
Election Day is still six weeks away, but the downwind effects of Hurricane Ian are already looming over this year’s Midterms.
County elections officials are required to send vote-by-mail ballots to voters between 40 days and 33 days before an election. This year, that window falls between this Thursday and the following Thursday and coincides with the estimated landfall of Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida late Wednesday.
In an email to the Department of State and the Division of Elections sent Tuesday afternoon, Leon County Supervisor of Elections and Florida Supervisors of Elections President Mark Earley asked if the state had any plans to provide flexibility to counties impacted by Ian. Earley told Florida Politics he sent the correspondence because, as the association head representing the state’s 67 county election officials, he had not heard any update from state election officials. Read More
Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida Politics Week
Florida Politics
After the catastrophe of Hurricane Ian, leaders came together for the common good.
Often when calamity strikes, we look for someone to blame. This time it’s different though. After Hurricane Ian, everyone just wants to help.
That starts with the détente between President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis, and it was so good to see these men put people ahead of politics. There’s no need to repeat all the insults DeSantis hurled at the President because what was past doesn’t have to remain the prologue for what Florida needs now. Read More
Events
Click below for events & meetups in October 2022
Florida Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit (Tampa) November 3-4
Florida Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit (Tampa) November 3rd & 4th
Crypto News Heard Around the State
Central Florida News
Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky Resigns
Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky has submitted his letter of resignation from the company, effective immediately.
watcher.guru
South West Florida
How to help victims of Hurricane Ian
It's a critical time for residents of southwest Florida and other parts of the state affected by Ian. Here's how you can help.
local10.com
Miami News
Crypto Exchange FTX Is Moving Its US Headquarters From Chicago to Miami
The exchange has been steadily building up its presence in southern Florida, including purchasing the naming rights to the NBA’s Miami Heat arena in 2021 for $135 million.
coindesk.com
Jacksonville
Everything Blockchain Inc. Partners with NSION to Provide Data Security Solution
EBI's proprietary, zero-trust data access technology EB Control will provide NSION customers additional options to secure, manage and control files.
businesswire.com
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