Former porn actress becomes a senator in Colombia Alejandra Omaña has taken office as a senator of Colombia representing President Gustavo Petro’s coalition, the “Historic Pact”. She was previously known as a porn actress under the stage name Amaranta Hank, but later moved into journalism and public activism. Omaña worked on issues including the armed conflict, women’s rights, and human rights violations. During her election campaign, she advocated for the protection of women, fighting inequality, and improving healthcare and education. After taking office, Omaña said she dedicated the moment to victims of violence and people affected by Colombia’s decades-long conflict.

Stellar users stagnate despite surging onchain metrics. @StellarOrg has had an INSANE year when it comes to both chain TVL and stablecoin supply, which currently stand at $222M and $884M respectively. $XLM's daily active users, however, have remained fairly level throughout the past 12 months, typically hovering between 50,000 and 75,000 per day, per @artemis data. Will increased DeFi and stablecoin depth eventually translate to wider adoption of the chain itself?

Shiba Inu's holder growth has stagnated... Coinciding with a collapse in wider market sentiment, @Shibtoken has added only 44 holders on @Ethereum in the past week. According to @Etherscan data at time of writing, on October 14 at 7:30am UTC, $SHIB's Ethereum holder count stands at exactly 1,698,003. For now, the 1.7 million holder milestone remains just out of reach.