David Pope

Chuck Norris held a 183-10-2 record and was a 6x world champion in full contact bare knuckle karate. On top of that, he beat heavyweight kickboxing world champion Joe Lewis 3 consecutive times and also had a brutal sparring match with undefeated kickboxing world champion, Bill Superfoot Wallace, that lasted an hour and a half. According to Wallace, they practically stalemated and "beat the crap out of each other". Chuck was trained in kickboxing/boxing by Benny The Jet Urquidez and was also trained in BJJ by the Gracies and Machados for 20 years. Even being able to submit Carlos Machado himself on occasion. Chuck had a 315 Ibs bench press at 180 lbs bodyweight and was said to have a grip back in the day that nobody could escape from because he was so strong. Even Jean Claude Van Damme said he'd never fight Chuck Norris, despite being a kickboxing world champion himself. Chuck held a 10th degree black belt in Chun Kuk Do, a 9th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, an 8th degree black belt in Taekwondo, a 5th degree black belt in Karate, a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a black belt in Judo. Rest in peace, Chuck!

🚨 BREAKING: Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token ($FRNT) is now live on Hedera $HBAR. FRNT is the first stable token issued by a U.S. state, launched under the Wyoming Stable Token Act and overseen by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission. The token is fully backed by U.S. dollars and short-term U.S. Treasuries, with an additional reserve buffer to maintain stability. The initiative is designed to demonstrate how blockchain infrastructure can improve public finance and payments, including: • Faster and more efficient government payments and settlements • Potential use for tax payments, fees, and public services • Lower-cost business and cross-border transactions • Transparent reserve management and financial reporting Hedera was selected as a network for FRNT because of its fast transaction finality, predictable low fees, and enterprise-grade governance, which align with the Commission’s requirements for security, reliability, and regulatory compliance. For investors following Hedera, the launch represents an example of government-level adoption of the network’s infrastructure, demonstrating how distributed ledger technology can be applied to real-world financial systems and public sector payments.

UPDATE: Swift just announced a major cross-border payments upgrade. 25+ banks will go live by June across 11 countries with faster retail cross-border payments. Swift also confirmed the system will connect to a blockchain-based shared ledger for 24/7 tokenised payments.