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11.6k sats \ 27 comments \ @Coinsreporter 19 Sep alter_native

Howdy Stackers

Welcome to the eighth edition of The Daily Zap — A Daily Newspaper (Kind of 🙏). Here, you'll get links to all of the latest news and updates mostly from the last 24 hours, divided in Sections (much similar to pages on a newspaper).

Let's unfold!

~Bitcoin News of the Day

Hackers get $75M in Bitcoin ransom from drug distributor Cencora

A group of hackers called the Dark Angels made off with $75 million in BTC after hacking into the systems of drug distributor Cencora. These criminals demanded $150 million at first, but Cencora negotiated for a cut by 50%.

Global Trade & ~Econ

European markets open higher following Fed cut; Bank of England rate decision in focus

European markets were higher Thursday as investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut in four years and looked ahead to the Bank of England’s rate decision later in the session.

~Politics_and_Law

As Iran ramps up 2024 election meddling campaign, FBI reveals details of Trump hack

Iranian hackers sent people associated with President Joe Biden’s campaign unsolicited information that was stolen from former President Donald Trump’s campaign, but the overture was ignored, the FBI and other federal agencies said Wednesday.

~Stacker_Sports News

#NFL NFL’s Highest-Paid Players 2024: Top 20 Make $1.1 Billion

The 20 highest-paid players will earn an estimated $1.1 billion this year, on and off the field, up 29% from the top paid in 2023. Dak Prescott is the first NFL player to make $100 million in a calendar year with $86.25 million from the Dallas Cowboys in 2024 and an estimated $14 million from endorsements, memorabilia and licensing.

~Tech & ~Science

Microsoft, BlackRock, and partners unveil $30bn fund for AI infrastructure expansion

The partnership aims to mobilise up to $100bn in total investments, focusing primarily on data centre development in the US.

~History with Mystery

When President Ford Faced Two Assassination Attempts in One Month

While unsuccessful, the shootings highlighted the social and political tensions in a country still reeling from the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. The year before, Ford had unexpectedly become president when Richard Nixon resigned. Before that he had been appointed to the vice presidency when Spiro Agnew had resigned.

~Entertainment World

YouTuber MrBeast, Amazon sued over ‘hostile work environment’ on ‘Beast Games’

Contestants on MrBeast’s upcoming competition series have sued the popular YouTube star’s production company and Amazon for sexual harassment, failure to pay minimum wages and negligent infliction of emotional distress, among other allegations.

An Appeal to Stackers

Currently, this post is under construction (experiment) or under trial until I get a final design or layout and fix some phrases. I intend to give it a finality within 2 or 3 days. For the things that I think are just good enough and can be better are:

How do you like this new title?
Some headings are attractive and some are just good enough.
Need a better intro (may be), a little shorter. What do you say?

Kindly suggest me how can we make it better. Please guide me to improve on title, subtitles, design or anything.

Thanks for reading 🙏

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130 sats \ 6 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 19 Sep

10k from @Jer ? 🤠

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Jer 20 Sep

I sent my 10K, yes.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 20 Sep

Where? I didn't get any? 😄

132 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 19 Sep

It's @DesertDave. He mentioned in the comments.

63 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 19 Sep

Totally on purpose 😏 because everything happens for a reason. 💚

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 19 Sep

Ah! I commented without reading the comments. @DesertDave got a hot finger today! 🤠

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 19 Sep

It's funny because it happened right after I commented to @Undisciplined about this. No accidents. It feels good to give anyways. And it always comes back anyways. Especially on stacker.

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @Leonard 19 Sep

31 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Sep

I don't think I had ever heard about those assassination attempts on Ford.

47 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 19 Sep

Now you have. This is how The Daily Zap is gonna be popular while providing the information that somehow you missed.

46 sats \ 2 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 19 Sep

Is it a fake news? Or, you just missed it?

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 19 Sep

I don’t know

60 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 19 Sep

Sorry, I've linked it incorrectly to another article from the same site. The correct article is

When President Ford Faced Two Assassination Attempts in One Month

The other reference that I would like to provide for the same is from wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Gerald_Ford_in_San_Francisco

20 sats \ 7 replies \ @DesertDave 19 Sep

I got a little over excited with he turbo zapping. Oops. You deserve it anyways. Do you know how to cancel a turbo zap when it is pending and flashing?

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 19 Sep

Do you know how to cancel a turbo zap when it is pending and flashing?

That should mean you have zap undos enabled in your settings. The help text mentions this for them:

After every zap that exceeds or is equal to the threshold, the bolt will pulse

You can undo the zap if you click the bolt while it's pulsing

The bolt will pulse for 5 seconds

So @Coinsreporter was right.

17 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 19 Sep

Yes. I figured it out. Thank you.

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 19 Sep

Ahh! Thanks you mentioned, I never used it but I read it and remembered.

110 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 19 Sep

Was it you with 10k sats? Thank you so much.

Do you know how to cancel a turbo zap when it is pending and flashing?

Click again within first five seconds I guess.

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @DesertDave 19 Sep

That's obvious. Not sure why I didn't know that. This is the first time I did it to 10k. I didn't even know which post I was zapping on accident. Just saw a purple bolt. When I saw it was this post, I was good with it. 🤙

110 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter OP 19 Sep

Thanks 🙏. I think you should be careful and don't use the turbo zap, it's only my opinion. I've never used it.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 19 Sep

I love it. Because I can generally do little zaps but I like zapping much bigger easily. Works great for me. I don't like manually typing in amounts.

20 sats \ 4 replies \ @DesertDave 19 Sep

This is the first time j have come across the daily zap. I really like the idea. I will be looking for it in the future. No sure how to change it for the better. But I'll think about it. Thank you. I'm liking it.

110 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 19 Sep

Thanks 🙏

I'll be doing it in ~alter_native forever.

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @DesertDave 19 Sep

That's so awesome. You have been a big part of the growth here and I am so grateful. I really appreciate all your contributions. 🤝🫂

110 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter OP 19 Sep

Thanks again. You're even bigger part and gonna be far bigger once you obtain the territory for life.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 19 Sep

I'm feeling it. Putting myself out there and asking for help, has done a lot for me that has nothing to do with zaps received. It has helped me see that people do appreciate the space. The moral support is huge. So much love here.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @b73dba08c0 19 Sep

Interesting that Cencora managed to cut the ransomware demand from the Dark Angels in half. This highlights the growing role of specialized negotiators in these situations. We're also seeing a decline in ransom payments via cryptocurrencies , not because attacks are decreasing, but because companies are better prepared or refusing to pay.Do you think these new negotiation and resistance strategies could permanently change how companies handle ransomware attacks?