Mikala Sposito is making history as the first woman to represent the United States in a global welding competition. The WorldSkills Competition is called the Olympics of skilled trades, with competitors vying for medals.

Cardano DReps and SPOs lag on vote to seat new Constitutional Committee Live GovTool data puts DRep approval at 30% of the required 67%, while stake pool operators sit below 1% of their 51% threshold, with nearly 99% of SPO stake yet to vote. The action expires September 1. The election itself is complete, with results independently audited. A failed ratification would shrink the committee from seven members to three, below its minimum size, stalling most @Cardano governance actions until restored.

#BreakingNews# | Kishtwar attack: Inside story reveals two SPOs were on their way to an Army post when attacked Major General AK Siwach (Retd) in conversation with CNN-News18 #Exclusive# story by @manojkumargupta @Ieshan_W get you details with @aakaaanksha | #JammuKashmir# #TerrorAttack# #SPOs# #SecurityForces#

#WATCH# | Kishtwar, J&K | Mortal remains of two missing SPOs recovered in Kishtwar. BJP MLA from Kishtwar, Shagun Parihar, says, A truly tragic incident has occurred. Two of our SPOs have been killed. They had been reported missing last night, and their bodies were recovered this morning. One body was found around 8 am, and the second was recovered around 9 am It is deeply tragic. Pakistan continues to persist with its nefarious conspiracies. We urge the Home Minister to ensure that those responsible for the deaths of these two SPOs are held to account immediately. We demand that, for these two lives, a response of fourfold magnitude be given. I am leaving for the area shortly."

J-K: Bullet-riddled bodies of 2 missing Police Officers found in Kishtwar; search on for assailants Read @ANI Story | #Kishtwar# #SPOsbodiesfound# #assailants#

Now live: a parameter update to lower minPoolCost from and complete planned increase in Plutus memory limits. The proposal aims to ease pressure on smaller stake pools & reduce friction for developers. Ratification requires support from both DReps (67%) and SPOs (51%). To help informed decision making please read our blog:

Almost three years ago, we made a bet on Cardano when most hardware wallet companies didn't even try. No massive ADA user base knocking on our door. Just a genuine belief that this community deserved better than being an afterthought. So we got to work and entered Cardano with @eternlwallet in Nov 2023, offering air-gapped and QR-based signing to the Cardano community. Then @TyphonWallet, @BeginWallet, @vesprwallet, @nufiwallet, @GeroWallet, @lace_io, @MedusaAdaWallet & Cardano-hw-cli for SPOs. Day 1 access for Keystone users when @MidnightNtwrk's glacier drop went live. None of it would've landed without the community pointing us in the right direction: - Ambassadors & users who gave real feedback. - Projects like @snek and @hoskytoken who joined hands to promote self-custody. - Everyone who flagged issues and asked for more. You shaped this as much as we did 💙 Still nowhere near done. What should we tackle next? 👇

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