Core Insights - LayerZero Labs has launched a new Layer 1 blockchain named Zero, which aims for a transaction capacity of 2 million transactions per second (TPS) per Zone, significantly surpassing Ethereum and Solana [3] - The blockchain is set to launch in fall 2026 with three initial zones: a general-purpose EVM environment, a privacy-focused payments system, and a dedicated trading venue [3] - Zero's architecture differentiates it from previous institutional blockchain projects by utilizing ZK proofs, allowing for a heterogeneous model where Block Producers execute transactions and Block Validators verify proofs, making it cost-effective for consumer hardware [4][7] Industry Impact - Major financial players are backing Zero, including Citadel Securities, ARK Invest, DTCC, ICE, Google Cloud, and Tether, indicating strong institutional interest and potential for widespread adoption [6] - LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino stated that Zero's architecture could advance the industry's roadmap by a decade and aims to bring the global economy on-chain [8]

from anoer partial government shutdown. This time it's just funding for the Department of Homeland Security, and that's set to expire on Friday at this point. The deadline's approaching after Democrats recently unveiled 10 demands for guardrails on the Trump administration's nationwide immigration crackdown.They include requirements that DHS officers wear body cameras and obtain judicial warrants before entering private property. These are pretty baseline things. But Politico reports that a partial shutdown ...

The federal government ordered federal prosecutors to halt a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal agent in Minneapolis, according to NYT reporting. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., joins Morning Joe to discuss the halt into the investigation and the nearing deadline to fund DHS. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Same mission. New name. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and internation ...

But first, yesterday marked a month since the killing of 37-year-old Renee Goode by an immigration agent. In Minneapolis, the protests that followed her death have not let up, continuing to reverberate throughout the city and beyond. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says more than 40 people were arrested outside the Whipple Federal Building in St.Paul yesterday after demonstrators remained past an order to disperse. While hundreds gathered at a memorial service yesterday in honor of two slain Minnesota ...

We have new developments in the ca of five year old Liam Ramo the boy with the bunny ears detained by ICE last month. At an asylum hearing Friday, a judge denied the Trump administration's bid to expedite the deportation of Liam and his family, at least for now. The family was granted what's called a continuance, which postpones the case to a later date.That's according to a statement from Liam's school superintendent, and it's unclear when they're due in court next. But DHS denies that their removal was be ...

Just days after President Trump vowed a, quote, softer touch immigration, on Friday he expanded who he wants to see removed from the country. Would you support mass deportations of people who are otherwise law-abiding. I want to see everybody, but we focus.We're focusing on the criminals. We're WE'RE FOCUSING ON KILLERS. WE'RE FOCUSING ON KILLERS.BUT ULTIMATELY THEY ALL BROKE THE LAW. SOME CAN, IF THEY DO IT IN A CERTAIN WAY, THEY CAN GO OUT They can come back if they do it properly. Quote, we want to see e ...

Civil liberty advocates and some lawmakers are sounding the alarm on the privacy risks of federal agents using surveillance toolkits during immigration enforcement operations. >> Yeah. Armed with facial recognition on their smartphones and professional camera gear, ICE agents are actually photographing the faces of the people they encounter during their daily operations.So, it's all setting a new precedent for street level surveillance and raising a lot of new privacy concerns. >> NBC News AI fellow Jared P ...

Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington where we're following multiple developments surrounding the nationwide backlash over the Trump administration's deadly immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, including from lawmakers on Capitol Hill, where a dispute over ICE funding could lead to a government shutdown tomorrow. That comes as White House borders Tom Hman, who is now in charge of ICE operations in Minneapolis, is trying to turn down the temperature, acknowledging there ...

PRO-DEMOCRACY FORCES NOW WIDE AWAKE AND SURGING IN TERMS OF THEIR NUMBERS AND COURAGE. DOUG IN ON ONE SIDE AND DONALD TRUMP WITH HIS BAND OF AUTOCRATIC ENABLERS ON THE OTHER. THE COUNTRY IN SOME WAYS FEELS LIKE IT'S engaged in a game of chicken, waiting to see which side is going to blink first.A stare down, if you will, where the stakes are nothing less than the future of American democracy. Today, though, following the fatal shootings of two people in MINNEAPOLIS AT THE HANDS OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICE ...

Welcome back. Joining me now is Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. Thank you so much for joining me, Senator.I really appreciate it. >> Thanks for having me on. >> Before we dive into everything and the potential government shutdown, I just want to give you a chance to talk a little bit about Alex Prey.He grew up in Wisconsin in your state. You're hearing from your constituents about him, Senator. >> Absolutely.He was a graduate of Prebble High School in Green Bay. And I've heard from classmates ...