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MADISON, Wis. — Two people were killed and six others were injured Monday after a 15-year-old student opened fire at a private school in Madison, Wisconsin, authorities said, the latest school attack to rock the nation.
Officers responded to a call of an active shooter at the Abundant Life Christian School, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. One teacher and one teen student were killed, he confirmed.
Two students are in critical condition, according to police. Three other students and one teacher suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and two of the victims have been released from hospitals, Barnes added during Monday night’s news briefing. Barnes said earlier in the day that all of the injured victims were students.
“Today is a sad, sad day, not only for Madison but for our entire country,” Barnes said.
A second-grade student called 911 to report an active shooter at 10:57 a.m. local time at the school in Madison, about 80 miles west of Milwaukee, Barnes confirmed. The school was evacuated and officers swept through the school.
Barnes identified the shooter Monday night as Natalie Rupnow, 15, who went by Samantha and attended Abundant Life. He said the shooter was pronounced dead on the way to a local hospital and appeared to die from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to Barnes, officers did not fire their weapons and there was no further threat to the public.
Police at one point said the fatalities included four victims plus the shooter, but later lowered the number to two. Madison Fire Chief Chris Carbon said four people were transported to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, while others were taken to University of Wisconsin hospitals.
Authorities recovered a handgun they believe was used in the shooting, according to Barnes. He said Monday night that the shooting occurred in a classroom during study hall with students of different grades.
Barnes said the suspected shooter’s family was cooperating with authorities, who are investigating why the teen opened fire and how she obtained a weapon.
“Today truly is a sad day for Madison and for our country,” Barnes said. “It is a day that I believe will live in our collective minds for a very, very long time.”
Authorities revealed harrowing details about how police were alerted to a deadly shooting that unfolded hours earlier at the private Wisconsin school.
Barnes told reporters Monday night that a second grader alerted police to the shooter. Minutes after the student’s phone call, first responders were in the building.
“A second-grade student called 911 to report a shooting had occurred at school. I’m going to let that soak in for a minute,” Barnes said. He added that 911 dispatchers are trained to talk to children through difficult circumstances, including parents choking, CPR, and even giving birth.
“So they are trained to do that. But to me, it makes my heart skip a beat to think about that,” Barnes said.
There have been 322 school shootings this year in the U.S., according to the K-12 School Shooting Database website. That is the second-highest total of any year since 1966, according to that database — topped only by last year’s total of 349 such shootings.
“We need to do better in our country and our community to prevent gun violence,” Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said.
Monday’s shooting took place 12 years after one of the most notorious school shootings in U.S. history — the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A 20-year-old man armed with a semiautomatic rifle killed 20 school children plus six adults who worked at the school.
The Green Bay Area Public School District announced Monday on social media that police were investigating potential shooting threats at two of its four high schools. As of noon, three persons of interest had been identified, and it was determined there was no ongoing threat. Police were still investigating.
A surge in calls to a Wisconsin school shootings tip line followed Monday’s deadly incident at a Madison school.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s school safety tip line received numerous calls Monday and state law enforcement is keeping an eye out for copycat crimes in the coming weeks, said Trish Kilpin, director of the state Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety at a media briefing Monday night.
Kilpin encouraged students, families, and community members to report any concerns about potential school attacks to the tip line, law enforcement, or school officials. “Targeted violence is preventable,” she said.
The tip line “Speak Up, Speak Out” was created in 2020 and has fielded over 350 tips regarding attacks on schools, Kilpin said. To report a threat to the tip line, call 1-800-MY-SUSO-1 or text SUSO to 738477.
— Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
President Joe Biden said in a statement Monday the shooting was “shocking and unconscionable.”
“From Newtown to Uvalde, Parkland to Madison, to so many other shootings that don’t receive attention – it is unacceptable that we are unable to protect our children from this scourge of gun violence,” Biden said. “We cannot continue to accept it as normal.”
He called on Congress to pass universal background checks, a national red-flag law, and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
In 2022, Biden signed into law the first major federal gun reform in three decades, about a month after an 18-year-old man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 students and two teachers.
Polling shows American voters favor stronger background checks on gun buyers, temporary limits on people in crisis, and more safety requirements for gun storage at homes with children. Lawmakers have largely declined to act, citing the U.S. constitutional protection for gun owners.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County, Wisconsin, will hold a vigil at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT, executive administrator Kristine Leuzinger told USA TODAY.
The group is gathering more details and planning how to support the community, Leuzinger said.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County CEO Michael Johnson said on Facebook that young people will have opportunities to come together and process their feelings surrounding the shooting.
Barbara Wiers, director of elementary and school relations at Abundant Life Christian School, said at an evening news briefing that she was teaching when gunfire broke out.
“The students handled themselves magnificently,” Wiers said, noting they were visibly frightened after realizing the lockdown was not a drill.
Wiers said security cameras in the building are monitored, doors remain locked and every student is “visually scanned” by staff as they enter the building. The school does not have a school resource officer or metal detectors, she added.
The school is still deciding whether classes will be held this week, Wiers said, noting it was supposed to be the last week of class before the holiday break. She added the goal is to get staff together soon and have some opportunities for students to reconnect before the holidays.
Bethany Highman said she was able to connect with her daughter who attends the school via video and was relieved to learn she was OK. She was uncertain of next steps but said she intended to support her daughter through community and prayer.
“Your world stops for a minute. Nothing else matters,” she said. “We’re just waiting, praying.”
Shannon Moungey lives about 15 minutes away in Stoughton, Wisconsin, and was relieved to learn her friends’ kids were safe after hearing about the shooting at their school.
She said it was a “very sad situation this close to Christmas” and expects it will be a long road to recovery for the community. “Kiss your loved ones tonight extra, extra,” Moungey said.
She said she was surprised the shooting happened in her area.
“It’s a little close to home,” Moungey said. “You see more and more of this every day and it’s very unfortunate. You see this on TV, and you never think it’s going to happen in your area, and unfortunately it did for us today.”
In a statement, state superintendent Jill Underly said the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School was the second school shooting in Wisconsin in seven months.
In May, police responded to a middle school in Mount Horeb, where a 911 caller said someone approaching the school appeared to have a long gun. Police told the person to drop their weapon, but the individual pointed it at officers.
Police then shot the suspect, who died at the scene. There were no other injuries, and it was later determined the suspect’s weapon was a pellet rifle.
“Our hearts are heavy with great sorrow as we mourn the senseless loss of life in yet another school shooting,” Underly said Monday about the Madison shooting.
The school posted a brief notice on its Facebook page: “Prayers Requested! Today, we had an active shooter incident at ALCS. We are in the midst of following up. We will share information as we are able. Please pray for our Challenger Family.”
Nearby La Follette High School and Sennett Middle School were on secure hold because of the shooting, Madison Metropolitan School District officials said. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said he was closely monitoring the events at the school.
“We are praying for the kids, educators, and entire Abundant Life school community as we await more information,” Evers said, adding that he was “grateful for the first responders who are working quickly to respond.”
Sen. Ron Johnson reacted to the shooting on X: “My sincere condolences and prayers for all the victims of the tragedy at Abundant Life Christian School. I will continue to closely monitor the situation.”
Abundant Life Christian School was founded in 1978, according to the school’s website, and the main building is located next door to City Church Madison, a Christian non-denominational church.
The school “was specifically organized to offer students academic excellence in a Christ-focused context,” its website says.
About 200 families representing more than 50 local congregations enroll their children at the school, which offers classes from Kindergarten through 12th grade.
The school shares a 28-acre campus with Campus for Kids Learning Center, a program for infants through 4-year-old kindergarten, and the nondenominational City Church.
Contributing: Claire Reid, Madeline Heim, Natalie Eilbert, Alec Johnson, Alison Dirr and Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Nadia Scharf, Green Bay Press-Gazette; Reuters
(This story was updated to add new information.)

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Home » Home » Space Florida to Discuss Secretive $1.8 Billion ‘Project Hinton’ Cape Canaveral Launch Pad Project
By Space Coast Daily  //  December 17, 2024
By Richard Tribou
PHYS.ORG – Could Elon Musk and SpaceX be set to drop $1.8 billion for new launch support facilities in Cape Canaveral?
Space Florida, the state’s aerospace economic development entity, isn’t saying who wants to spend the money. Still, they will discuss the secretive plan called “Project Hinton” at a meeting this week.
The agenda notes for Wednesday’s meeting outlined the project as a “high-volume production facility, high bay and launch infrastructure at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport.”
The price tag is greater than the $1 billion Jeff Bezos sunk into refurbishing Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 36 for his Blue Origin New Glenn rocket, so it falls in line with Musk’s plans for launching hundreds, and eventually thousands, of Starships a year in his quest to create a colony on Mars.
SpaceX is already trying to get Starship pads built at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39-A as well as pursuing a takeover of Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 37, which United Launch Alliance had used until this year’s final Delta IV Heavy launch.
The Canaveral site is in the midst of an environmental impact study led by the Air Force, while the KSC site has one being run by the Federal Aviation Administration.
SpaceX now conducts Starship test launches from its Starbase site in Boca Chica, Texas, which is home to manufacturing facilities to knock out the Super Heavy boosters and Starship upper stages.
For now, in Florida, SpaceX has a manufacturing site on KSC property to build and refurbish boosters for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.
Similar facilities to what’s used in Texas that could be closer to the Florida launch pads might be in SpaceX’s plans, and Project Hinton could align with that.
Or Project Hinton could be for another rocket company with nearly $2 billion in spending power.
The Sentinel reached out to Space Florida and SpaceX for comment.
According to the Space Florida agenda item, the project “will enable rapid manufacturing, assembly and integration of heavy lift flight hardware” and “will significantly increase the volume and mass of payload to orbit from Florida.”
It touts the project as expecting about $1.8 billion in capital improvements and bringing 600 jobs with average wages of $93,000 a year.
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Pi Network is one of the few crypto projects that have maintained their hype for a long time. Its unique features have made it a very popular project with a very vibrant community. It has built quite a following despite not having gone live yet. As of this writing, the Pi Core Team X (formerly Twitter) page has over 3.3 million followers.
This signals the high level of anticipation bubbling under as users wait for the mainnet launch. One of the project’s key attractions is that it is built to enable the mining of its native cryptocurrency, Pi Coin on smartphones. To do this, they simply need to complete short tasks on their phones.
However, the Pioneers (as Pi Coin supporters are referred to) are losing their patience as the project is yet to go mainstream despite years of development. Instead, what has been forthcoming is uncertainty and several postponements of the mainnet launch date.
For this reason, the real price of the Pi coin remains a mystery to most holders. These factors have led some people in the online space to call for an intervention by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) before things go the FTX or the Terra Luna way.
However, there’s something great to look forward to after the Pi Network development team announced on August 8 that the number of KYC’ed users had risen to 13 million. With that, the network is about 2 million KYC’ed users away from hitting its target figure of 15 million before the open mainnet launch. Meanwhile, 6 million users have already migrated to the mainnet.
Furthermore, the KYC deadline of September 30 is fast approaching, which will likely bring new excitement to the project. However, there have been rumours that some users have been facing challenges in completing their KYC verification, with bugs and verification errors. That could potentially lead to extension of the deadline date.
Despite these developments, the Pi Network is yet to give a tentative date for its mainnet launch- a factor that has led to frustration among some Pioneers. With key milestones yet to be attained, it is becoming increasingly likely that the project may fail to launch the mainnet by the end of the year.
Many crypto enthusiasts can be seen on different forums on the internet looking for the current price of Pi coin. One of the most commonly circulated speculated figures is $314,159. It is worth mentioning here that all the Pi coin price estimates currently available on the internet are not accurate. This is because the coin is yet to be listed on crypto exchanges for trading.
The Pi coin was created by a team of Stanford graduates and was launched in 2019 on Pi Day, 14 March. A free Pi mining app was also provided during the launch, which enabled users to mine the crypto on their phones. Till now Pi coin value is not known as the network hasn’t launched any coin yet.
By June 2019, the crypto had already amassed more than 100,000 active users. By February 2020, the user base had grown to over 3.5 million active users. Today, the network has over 60 million active Pioneers.
To protect its scarcity, the crypto undergoes halving, which is the number of coins awarded for processing a transaction. For instance, the Pi network halved from  1.6 π when it reached 100,000 active users. The process repeated when it reached another milestone of 1 million active users and again when it reached 10 million users. It will continue with the halving process until it reaches zero, when the number of active users will be 1 billion.
The network has reached over 13 million Pioneers who have passed KYC and over 6 million Pioneers who have migrated to Mainnet! Through our collective efforts, we’re progressing towards the Open Network goals. Keep in mind that the progress is not linear and has been accelerating… pic.twitter.com/fXad6mpe59
After remaining in its closed mainnet, the public launch of Pi Network mainnet was expected in 2022. However, due to the lack of communication from the team and constant delays, it didn’t even happen in 2023. The PI Core Team announced in early September 2024 that it will reveal the Mainnet open roadmap in December 2024.
However, as impressive as they were, the milestones still fell short of the targets needed before the Open Mainnet launch. This may increase the level of apprehension among Pi Coin holders, but it is an unavoidable step if the coin is to achieve mass adoption and utility.
The Pi Coin project has adopted a phased approach, to ensure that it ticks all the boxes for efficiency and regulatory compliance. However, the continuous postponement of the mainnet launch is a cause for concern and has given rise to the widespread talk that it could well be a long con scheme or scam.
Instead of focusing on giving updates on the project roadmap, with well-defined timescales, the team has instead prioritised attracting attention from online social media platforms. In one such recent occurrence, the team posted an online competition asking users to answer three quizzes to win 100 USDT. These are often seen as stunts aimed at diverting attention from the real challenges facing the project.
Pioneers can now view the transactions on the Pi Testnet and Pi Mainnet blockchain via Pi Block Explorer. The explorer lists all the transactions occurring on both networks in real-time. In addition, users can also check for a particular transaction or an account balance by using the in-built search function.
Even after mining Pi coin for years, many holders are still looking for ways to cash some of their holdings. Due to the constant delay in the full mainnet release, the tokens are currently almost illiquid unless someone sells them in a pee-to-peer market. Generally, the jury is still out on whether the Pi Coin project is legitimate or a long con.
However, the Pi Coin development team has given solid updates in May, including an update to the mainnet migration mechanism to speed up Pioneers’ migration to the mainnet when it launches. In addition, the project has been urging its users to safeguard their non-custodial wallets holding Pi ahead of the mainnet release. With less than two months to the mainnet launch, this is the closest the project has come without postponing the launch.
After a very long wait, Pi team finally shared the roadmap in November 2023. While this roadmap was not detailed, it still showed the direction in which the project would be heading.
The version 1 of the roadmap is divided into 3 phases, with the initial 2 phases already complete. However, phase 3 which is divided into two parts, is the most significant one. Pioneers were eagerly waiting for some information on the Pi coin exchange listing but met with utter disappointment as the team didn’t give any timeline for the full public launch of the mainnet.
In the last 4 years, users of the Pi Network app have mined millions of coins. However, these coins are not liquid so far as they are not trading on any centralized or decentralized crypto exchanges. This has led to frustration in the community of Pioneers as many people keep on looking for ways to sell their Pi coins, commonly known as IOU contract coins. Typically, peer-to-peer trading is the most common way of exchanging coin. However, the mainnet launch will be a key step in bringing the coin to centralised exchanges.
Pi has not been listed on any exchange, and Pi Network has not been involved with any purported listings. You could sustain substantial loss by participating in unauthorized listings. Read more on our website: https://t.co/rbntZ7DROj pic.twitter.com/LJztPOH35c
While you can still trade these derivative products on multiple exchanges, they must not be mistaken as real coins. Another reason to stay away from these IOU contracts of Pi/USD is that they seem quite overvalued, considering the total supply of Pi coins. And in recent days, there has been a steep decline in the volume of Pi Coin IOU tokens, after the PI Coin Network team issued several warnings against trading in such coins.
As mentioned earlier, the Pi coin is not tradable yet. Due to the huge hype about the project, many crypto exchanges are waiting for the full mainnet release to list Pi Network. Currently, it is up to the project team when to launch the full version of their blockchain. However, many users are still selling their coins via different P2P methods.
It seems that the team is deliberately delaying the full mainnet release. Many industry analysts believe that the project is already generating very good revenue from the daily traffic on Pi Network app. A launch of the mainnet may divert all this traffic to the blockchain, depriving the project of significant ad revenue.
If you are eagerly waiting to sell your Pi coins, then I’ll let you know when your coins are tradable. For this, you are welcome to join my free Telegram, where I post daily updates on cryptocurrencies and stocks.
In other news, Pi Network has announced a prize of 10,000 Pi for the winners of the recently concluded hackathon. The announcement was made via a Twitter post. The names of the winners have already been shared on Twitter.
The network has been running a Grace Period campaign, informing PI coin holders to complete the Know Your Customer (KYC) verification and mainnet migration within 6 months from June 28 (PIDay 2). We are likely to see more user activity in the network as the September 30, 2024 deadline draws near.
In September 16 2024, PI Bridge, the project’s DeFi network that interfaces the PI Network to other blockchains, announced the opening of an NFT staking pool on the platform. Users were told to start depositing their NFTs before the September 30 deadline for a chance to generate earnings.
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT: CLOSING TIME FOR MINER NFT DEPOSITS 🚨

⏳ The NFT Pool is now officially open on the PiBridge App!

⚠️ PiBridge will soon close the Miner NFT deposit gateway to transition to the next development phase. Don’t miss the chance to deposit your Miner NFT and stake… pic.twitter.com/BbkAwldVZ6
Also, it has so far 70 real, distinct Pi apps that are either mainnet-ready or already on the mainnet. Finally, the project’s developers say the external environment will need to be favourable upon completion of these milestones before it launches.
One of the bottlenecks facing Pi Coin is the Know Your Customer (KYC) process, which is a demanding task for an ecosystem with over 60 million users. Nonetheless, this is one of the most important steps in the PI network’s development and reputation, as it will ensure that all Pi Coin holders are human beings.
As more Pioneers migrate to the Mainnet, please be reminded of the safety of your non-custodial Pi Wallet and Pi. Mistakes in sharing your wallet passphrase to bad actors or phishing sites may result in irreversible transactions due to the immutability of blockchain. Make sure… pic.twitter.com/bujyjb5iMV
Pi Network is working to expand its ecosystem. The project currently runs the Developer Ambassador Program. The program rewards anyone with 1000 Pi coins for onboarding new developers to the Pi mainnet. This initiative may accelerate the development in the coming months.
Currently, Pi Network is one of the biggest crypto communities on Twitter. The project is supported by a loyal community of enthusiasts who are eagerly waiting for the full release of the mainnet. The project has attained more than 3.3 million followers on Twitter/X. The number of network participants has hit 50 million.
Similarly, its main app has been downloaded by more than 50 million people, making it one of the most popular apps in the crypto industry. The Twi
The social media following is the backbone of any crypto project. Pi Network is currently followed by 4.7 million across different social media platforms. Such a big community can be attributed to the project’s great referral system and good marketing.
The most distinguishing feature of Pi coin mining is the fact that it can be mined on any cell phone and doesn’t require any sophisticated hardware or computational power. This unique trait has made it very popular among the new crypto enthusiasts as they can mine coins just by tapping on their mobile screens everyday.
Pi Network uses the Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP). This Consensus Protocol is different than the widely used proof-of-work (PoW) and has also been a major selling point to its users. The consensus mechanism allows transaction validation on a distributed ledger to be executed by order, increasing its scalability and rate of transactions per second.
Another cryptocurrency called Stellar Lumens already uses Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP). In the Stellar Lumens network, most of the nodes are being run by big organizations like IBM. However, in Pi Network, all the nodes will be run by individual users.
Users would be able to use their devices like mobile phones, laptops, and tablets to run a Pi Network node. This can theoretically create a much more robust and decentralized network while also ensuring high scalability.
HTX (formerly Huobi) was one of the first crypto exchanges to launch Pi coin IOU contracts in December 2022. After an initial surge to $264, the pair has been in a tailspin since then. The current price of $36.49 also seems to be overvalued, considering the huge circulating supply of Pi coin.
According to the latest exchange data, $588,000 worth of Pi IOU contracts have changed hands across crypto exchanges BitMart, HTX and CoinW. However, I would be cautious to invest in these derivatives as they currently seem to be overvalued.
All the Pi coin price predictions that you find on the internet these days are nothing but clickbaits and dubious speculations. This is because the real coins are yet to hit the market and trade freely on digital asset exchanges. It is better to wait for further clarity from the team before selling your holdings for pennies in the p2p markets.
Many experts predict that Pi coin will be listed on several decentralized exchanges by the second half of this year, allowing traders and holders to convert their coins to cash.
But what will be the price of Pi coin when it finally launches? One of the most common speculative price circulating out there is that Pi will be worth $314,159 (a play with the value of Pi) when it lists. However, that remains nothing more than speculation. To answer the question of the price of Pi coin when it starts to trade this year and my general Pi price prediction for 2024, I will use several concepts that help explain why cryptos increase or reduce in price.
The first concept I will use is supply and demand; regardless of whether you are dealing with the Fiat currency or cryptocurrency, oversupply of currency results in depreciation in prices. Therefore, assuming that the supply will be billions at the launch of Pi coin, the resulting prices of the cryptocurrency will be worth pennies. This puts all the dubious price speculations above $1 to rest. Pi Coin price of more than a few pennies would make it extremely overvalued due to its very high circulation.
The second concept determining how much Pi coin will be worth is its long-term usability. Today, most cryptocurrencies have a premise of solving real-world problems, which has led to people using these cryptos. For example, take the case of Ethereum, which promises to decentralize financial institutions. But, again, these are real-world problems that are getting real-world solutions.
However, this is not the case, as seen with some cryptocurrencies such as Shiba Inu and Dogecoin, which were created as jokes and serve no purpose at their core. Instead, these types of cryptos rely on influencers and high-profile people to market them for them to gain prices. Although Pi network team has mentioned a lot of use cases for the coin, most of them are yet to see the light of day. Therefore, only time will determine the true usability of this new cryptocurrency.
The third and last concept I will use for my Pi Coin price prediction for 2024 is how the combination of the previous two factors interact, how the supply and demand and the crypto usability affect clients’ willingness to invest in the project. For instance, the project may have high usability but still fail to launch at a higher price because of oversupply or lack of demand.
Even though the team has been very active on Twitter, they are still keeping the community in the dark regarding the roadmap for the mainnet’s public release. This situation is making many loyal community members to have second thoughts on the project.
Also, there have been whispers about a possible partnership between Pi Network and Amazon for a while now. That would involve PiCoin becoming a payment option on the platform. However, after months of speculation, the world’s largest online retailer has still not said whether it will accept PiCoin as a payment option. Nonetheless, the PiCoin community still holds on to that hope, and if Amazon were to adopt PiCoin, it would be a huge step forward and a huge validation of utility.
I expect the crypto to launch in the second half of 2024 at around $0.2 to $0.5. With the Pi open Mainnet expected to launch in 2024, the project might see some price stability in 2025.
Based on the implementation of technologies such as The Pi Network’s use of Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP) and millions of users already using the coin, my Pi price prediction for 2025 indicates that the coin will be bullish from 2023 to 2025. As a result, I estimate that the crypto will be trading at above a dollar by 2025. Of course, this is a conservative estimate, but based on my experience with other similar crypto’s, I expect it to at least range from $1 to 1.5 by 2025.
While true that it is almost impossible to predict what will happen to the Pi coin in 2030 since it has not yet started trading, we can still speculate its value during that time.
My Pi coin price prediction for 2030 is based on factors listed in my previous prediction. My conservative estimate is the crypto will be trading at around $5. By this time, the halving cycles will have made it harder for the new Pi coins to be mined, but billions will still be available. Therefore, I don’t expect the crypto to be above $5 by 2030.
One of the questions that come up a lot by investors looking to invest in Pi coin is whether the crypto is a scam.
To be fair, it is a very genuine question that needs to be asked because, unlike other cryptocurrencies, Pi coin is currently not exchangeable anywhere. There is also the question of why the project has been delayed so much before getting launched on exchanges.
Today, many investors of the Pi coin have no tangible benefits (for now), and the value attached to the crypto is more speculative than objective.
However, based on my observation of the project, I am of the opinion that PI coin is a genuine project. This is because creators have already promised to release it in decentralized markets by the second half of this year.
The project also has one of the biggest communities today. Its creators have never shied away from answering these community members, indicating a willingness to move the project forward.
In its short years of existence, the project has also not displayed signs of being a scam. This is an indication that the PI coin is a genuine project.
Investing in Pi coin, for now, is purely based on speculative analysis and not the usual fundamental and technical analysis.
Although my analysis is super bullish, speculative analysis is highly risky, and there is a high probability that the prices will not pun out as predicted in my analysis. Therefore, investing in Pi coin comes with huge returns on investment and can also result in huge losses that wipe your investment.
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Stay informed as the votes are tallied in key races across El Paso for the Dec. 14 runoff election. We’ll provide real-time updates for mayor, five City Council seats, and other pivotal positions, including municipal judge and alderman.
Early voting results should arrive at 7 p.m.
Check back throughout the evening as numbers roll in.
More:2024 El Paso County runoff election results: Live
With the final Election Day results, Renard Johnson has secured victory in his bid to be El Paso’s next mayor. Johnson finished the night with 56% of the vote compared to 44% for his opponent, city Rep. Brian Kennedy.
Kennedy conceded the race earlier in the night after early voting totals saw him trailing with no hope of closing the gap in a low-turnout race.
– Adam Powell
It was an early night for Deanna Maldonado-Rocha, as she easily won her runoff election in District 3, where she took 64% of the vote. Her challenger, Jose Rodriguez, mustered only 36% of the vote before the final results were tabulated.
In total, 4,746 ballots were cast for the city council runoff, but Maldonado-Rocha wasted no time thanking her supporters. “I was shocked at the results, but I was grateful for the support I received,” Maldonado-Rocha said. “It will be challenging, but it will be a great opportunity for all the council to find ways to work together and have that communication. There’s a way to ease the tax burden for private property owners and bring in economic growth.”
As Maldonado-Rocha looks forward to a new council and mayor, she noted there was enough time to critically look at the current resources for the bevy of city needs.
– Kristian Jaime
Alejandra Chavez handily won her District 1 runoff race against challenger Monica Reyes. Chavez garnered 64% of the vote compared to Reyes’ 36%. In an election that saw limited turnout, District 1 voters cast a total of 7,251 votes.
“It feels incredible and I’m extremely grateful to the constituent of District 1,” Chavez said. “I think there was a bit of voter fatigue, and that was a challenge. At the same time, it was our job to go to the voters and encourage them to get out and go to the polls.”
Chavez noted that now the work begins for the district and to collaborate with the newest iteration of the El Paso City Council. “Moving forward with a new mayor and council, we need to set aside egos and work tirelessly to bring this city tangible results,” Chavez said.
– Kristian Jaime
Samuel Flores squeaked by Lauren Ferris to take the Judge, Municipal Court 4 seat. Flores finished with 15,839 votes or 50.28%. Ferris drew 15,661 votes or 50%, according to the unofficial final results.
– Trish Long
Lily Limón won her runoff election against Chris Hernandez in the City Council’s District 7 race, according to the unofficial final results.
Limón received 58% of the vote, receiving 2731 votes. A total of 4711 votes were cast in the runoff.
– Jeff Abbott
Cynthia Boyar Trejo has won the Dec. 14 runoff election for El Paso’s District 4 seat with 54.33% of the vote, securing 2,128 votes, according to the unofficial final results.
Incumbent Joe “Chief” Molinar received 45.67%, totaling 1,789 votes. A total of 3,917 votes were cast in the race.
– Aaron Bedoya
Irene Rojas takes the Socorro Alderman, District 4 seat with 61 votes to Enrique Cisneros’ 50 votes.
– Trish Long
Lily Limón continues to lead in her runoff election race against Chris Hernandez in the City Council’s District 7 race with 58% of the vote. Hernandez was trailing with 42% of the vote.
– Jeff Abbott
Businessman Renard Johnson maintains a strong lead over city Rep. Brian Kennedy in the mayoral runoff. The first round of election night results showed Johnson holding fast at 57% of the vote compared to Kennedy’s 43%.
Kennedy conceded the race following the release of early voting results.
– Adam Powell
In the first batch of results for the Dec. 14 runoff election in El Paso’s District 4 race, Cynthia Boyar Trejo leads with 53% of the vote, totaling 1,602 votes.  Incumbent Joe “Chief” Molinar trails with 47%, having received 1,443 votes. A total of 3,045 votes have been cast so far in the race.
– Aaron Bedoya
After the release of early voting results, city Rep. Brian Kennedy congratulated El Paso’s next mayor, Renard Johnson, saying the difference in votes was “insurmountable.” “We want him to have the most wonderful four-year term that he can have because the city needs it,” Kennedy said from his watch party at Hallelujah! BBQ. “Do not allow this to lessen your commitment to this city; it is incredibly important in a very tough time that is about to hit El Paso that we continue to move forward, we hold our government accountable, but we back our government and keep moving forward.”
– Adam Powell
It appears four of the five City Council races may have already been decided even though polls closed at 7 p.m. in the 2024 runoff election. Incumbent Joe Molinar will need to come from behind to win re-election in District 4. Alejandra Chavez in District 1, Deanna Maldonado-Roach in District 3, Ivan Nino in District 5 and Lily Limón in District 7 enjoy nearly 60% or better of the votes in early voting.
– Tim Archuleta
In District 3, Deanna Maldonando-Rocha has a distinct lead, with 62.3% of the votes. Her opponent, Jose Rodriguez, is garnering only 37.6% of the ballots. As of 7 p.m., 3,516 votes had been cast.
– Kristian Jaime
Only about 6% of El Paso’s registered voters cast ballots by mail or early in the 2024 runoff election. About 25,600 ballots were counted as part of the unofficial early vote results.
– Tim Archuleta
In early voting, the District 1 race is seeing Alejandra Chavez take a commanding lead over Monica Reyes 63.8% to 34.1%. There has been a steady number of ballots cast with a total of 5,424 as of 7 p.m.
– Kristian Jaime
Ivan Niño is enjoying an early lead in his runoff election race against Amanda Cunningham in the City Council’s District 5 race after the release of unofficial early voting results.
Niño received 62% of the votes cast by mail and during the early voting period. Cunningham was trailing with 37% of the vote.
– Tim Archuleta
Lily Limón is off to an early lead in her runoff election race against Chris Hernandez in the City Council’s District 7 race after the release of unofficial early voting results.
Limón received 58.7% of the votes cast by mail and during the early voting period.  Hernandez was trailing with 41.3% of the vote.
– Jeff Abbott
Businessman Renard Johnson is off to an early lead in the race for mayor. Early voting results showed Johnson with 57% of the vote compared to 43% for his opponent, city Rep. Brian Kennedy. Less than 25,000 votes were cast during the nine-day early voting session.
– Adam Powell
Cynthia Trejo leads with 52% of the early votes in the Dec. 14 runoff election for El Paso’s District 4 city council seat. Her opponent, incumbent Joe Molinar, has secured 48% of the early voting totals.
– Aaron Bedoya

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