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Zero-knowledge scaling company StarkWare has introduced Private KYC on Starknet, enabling users to complete know-your-customer requirements without revealing their full personal information. The system, announced Tuesday as a demo, uses STRK20 privacy features and zero-knowledge STARK proofs to let users prove specific attributes, such as being older than 18 or holding valid credentials, without revealing their full passport details or address.“Whether you need to prove you’re over 18, hold a valid credential or meet an eligibility rule, verification should only confirm the precise fact,” StarkWare said. Corporations should not collect the full identity behind it, “because every identity database becomes a…

Scott Hoying and his husband, Mark Hoying, are celebrating the birth of their daughter via surrogate. “SHE’S HERE! WE’RE DADS! 🥹 Our baby’s name is… 🩷,” the Pentatonix singer, 34, and Titanique producer, 35, captioned their joint Instagram post on Tuesday, June 23, revealing they decided on the name Birdie James after singing about the many monikers they considered. “She was born on June 3 and was given a name that is near and dear to their hearts,” Scott told People. “The first song I ever learned to sing when I was a little, little kid was ‘Put On a…

A compliance officer with Jaiz Bank Plc on Tuesday appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja testify on an account with transactions linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, his wife, Asabe Bashir, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami. The three family members are facing charges of money laundering inolving N8.7 billlion. The witness, Munawwarah Anas, who testified as the fifth prosecution witness, highlighted millions of naira in inflows and outflows in Alkausar Farm’s account. Mr Malami, his wife and son are facing money laundering charges involving N8.7 billion alleged to be proceeds of unlawful activities. They have…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is set to file a no-case submission in his alleged wiretapping trial, after the Department of State Services closed its case against him before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. The DSS is prosecuting El-Rufai on an amended five-count charge bordering on alleged unlawful interception of communications and breach of national security. According to the charges, the former Kaduna State governor had claimed on Arise Television during a live interview in February that he had intercepted a telephone conversation involving Ribadu, which allegedly revealed plans by security operatives to arrest him, an…

The Rivers State Government has shut down five hospitals and a patent medicine store across the state over alleged child trafficking, illegal medical practices, and other offences, arresting seven suspects, including some facility operators. The government said the action followed a discreet investigation by the State Anti-Quackery Committee, supported by security agencies, after receiving reports from members of the public. Chairman of the Anti-Quackery Committee and Permanent Secretary-designate in the Rivers State Ministry of Health, Dr Vincent Wachukwu, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Wachukwu said investigations revealed that some of the facilities were being operated…

Lagos has always been a city of ambition. A city where vision is matched by execution, where resilience fuels innovation, and where opportunities are transformed into measurable outcomes. At the recently concluded Invest Lagos 3.0 Summit, we posed a defining question to global investors, policymakers, development institutions, and business leaders: Is Lagos truly the Business Gateway to Africa? After two days of high-level engagement, investment negotiations, strategic partnerships, and direct interactions with investors from across the world, the answer was unequivocal: Yes. Invest Lagos 3.0 was not merely another conference. Like every other initiative of our government, it was a…

France coach Didier Deschamps is to return home after his mother died and will miss his team’s final World Cup Group I match against Norway, the French Football Federation announced Tuesday. “Didier Deschamps will not be able to be on the bench on Friday for the final Group I game,” said the federation in a statement. “The coach had the painful experience this morning of learning of the death of his mother. He will return to France to attend the funeral.” In Deschamps’ absence, his assistant Guy Stephan will take charge of the squad until the 57-year-old’s return. Having already…

A group of US Senate Democrats is urging Senate Republican leaders to hold hearings into a reported $500 million deal between the Trump family’s crypto firm and Abu Dhabi royalty.In a letter on Tuesday, the Democrats told Republicans, who control the Senate, lead its committees and decide on hearings, that they should “immediately hold hearings” into the deal and have Trump administration officials testify about it under oath.The Wall Street Journal reported in January that an Abu Dhabi investment company backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates’ national security adviser, signed a deal in January…

Jack White is now one of the most famous guitarists of all time, but at one point, his personal life was very much part of his act. In 1997, Jack (born John Anthony Gillis) cofounded rock duo The White Stripes with his then-wife, Meg White. Earlier in their career, however, the pair claimed they were brother and sister. Even after proof of their marriage — and 2000 divorce — emerged, Jack continued to say they were related. He eventually explained that he thought a sibling relationship would keep the focus on their music rather than any romantic connection between them.…

On the night of 13 March, under dim lights and the sound of worship songs, a crowd gathered at a crusade ground in Onyadama community, Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, in the south-southern part of Nigeria. What followed, according to video evidence and witness accounts obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, was not deliverance but a sustained mob assault. The victim of the attack was Grace Ekoi, a woman who appeared to be in her 50s. She survived. But another person, according to community sources, died. Several weeks later, no one has been arrested for the assault. There is…