Virginia-based Nova Publishers announces four titles released under its own ISBN imprint between December 2025 and March 2026: a memoir, a self-help guide, a criminal justice textbook and a hairstyling guide. Each author keeps their rights and 100% of retailer royalties.

Virginia, United States, 27th Oct 2026 Nova Publishers, the independent book publishing company founded by Abdul Moeed with a team of publishing agents, today announced four titles published under its own ISBN imprint (978-1-969890). Each book is live in the author’s own retailer accounts, and the authors keep their rights and 100% of retailer royalties.

“I started out marketing books for a publishing company about six years ago,” said Abdul Moeed, founder of Nova Publishers. “I kept seeing good books stall after the writing was done. Authors needed editing, a cover, interior formatting, an ISBN and distribution to Amazon, Barnes & Noble and IngramSpark, and they were hiring a different person for each one. I started Nova in 2024 so an independent author can get all of that, plus audiobook production, book marketing and an author website, from one publishing team on one fixed quote, and still own the book and keep 100% of retailer royalties.”

Nova Publishers provides book editing and proofreading, book cover design, interior formatting, ISBN assignment, print and ebook distribution through Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble and Apple Books, audiobook production, book marketing and PR, book trailers, author website design and ghostwriting for independent authors.

  1. A memoir by Tim “Murph the Surf” Murphy
    Memoir. 317 pages. December 2025.
    ISBN: 978-1-969890-03-1 (paperback), 978-1-969890-04-8 (hardcover)
    About the book: Murphy’s life story, from growing up in Erie, Pennsylvania to the hard years that followed and the turnaround that gave him a second chance. He wrote it for his children, telling the parts he regrets and the faith and grace that changed his life.
    About the author: Tim Murphy grew up in the Rust Belt, left his old life behind and built a new one. This memoir is his first book.
    Amazon (paperback): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969890037
    Amazon (hardcover): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969890045
    Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G98MKD75
    Author page: https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Murph-The-Surf-Murphy/e/B0GQVT75MN
  2. The Heartbreak Recovery Blueprint, by Rosalyn P. Williams
    Self-help. 127 pages. January 2026.
    ISBN: 978-1-969890-05-5 (paperback)
    About the book: A step-by-step guide for readers getting over heartbreak or the end of a marriage. It walks through each stage of healing, from acceptance to renewal: letting go of anger, regret and guilt, rebuilding confidence and identity, and planning a healthier future.
    About the author: Rosalyn P. Williams is a relationship and mental health coach, author and speaker. Her work helps women heal from relationship wounds and build emotionally healthy, faith-centered connections.
    Amazon (paperback): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969890053
    Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GG5NR3WM
    Author page: https://www.amazon.com/Rosalyn-P-Williams/e/B0GHFZDXFV
  3. A textbook by Elizanne Warren-Russell, MS
    Textbook. 475 pages. February 2026.
    ISBN: 978-1-969890-09-3 (paperback)
    About the book: An undergraduate textbook on the U.S. legal system and how technology is changing it. It traces the system from English common law to today, then covers how data, algorithms and digital tools are now used in courts and public safety, and the fairness questions they raise.
    About the author: Elizanne Warren-Russell, MS, wrote this textbook for undergraduate college courses.
    Amazon (paperback): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969890096
  4. Humans: Guide to Hairstyling, by Keveon E. Whitley
    Reference. 28 pages. March 2026.
    ISBN: 978-1-969890-14-7 (paperback), 978-1-969890-15-4 (hardcover)
    About the book: A visual guide that maps the human head into twelve set points. It splits the head into three regions, the crown, the temporal region and the nape, then into twelve sections used for styling, detangling, protective styles and scalp work. For each section it shows which way the hair grows and how to work with it, so sectioning for cutting, coloring and braiding stays consistent.
    About the author: Keveon E. Whitley is a cosmetology educator with more than a decade of salon and teaching experience. The book turns the way he teaches sectioning in the classroom into a simple visual system.
    Amazon (paperback): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969890142
    Amazon (hardcover): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969890150
    Nova Bookstore: https://www.thenovap.com/bookstore/reference/keveon-e-whitley/humans-guide-to-hairstyling-nova-041/2

About Nova Publishers
Nova Publishers is an independent book publishing company based in Virginia, USA, started in 2024. It edits, designs and publishes books for independent authors through retailer accounts in the author’s own name. Authors keep their rights and 100% of their retailer royalties. Learn more at https://www.thenovap.com

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From unmarried partners to the family pet, the Law Offices of Vlad Portnoy says the biggest gaps are the ones people never think to ask about

New York, United States, 27th Oct 2026 – A couple can live together for 50 years in New York and the surviving partner can still inherit nothing. It is one of several gaps the Law Offices of Vlad Portnoy, a Manhattan estate planning, probate and elder law firm, sees regularly, and one that families often discover only after a death.

Together for 50 Years, Legally Strangers: NYC Estate Attorney Lists Common Estate Plan Gaps

The firm identified five things New Yorkers most often leave out of their plans:

1. An unmarried partner. New York does not recognize common-law marriage, so a long-term partner is not a legal spouse. The firm has handled a case involving a couple together for 50 years. “They’re always shocked,” says attorney Vlad Portnoy. Without a will naming the partner, the law does not treat them as family.

2. The family pet. Many owners assume a will takes care of their pet, but probate in New York can take months, and a pet needs food and shelter the same day. Without a plan, no one may even know there is an animal in the apartment. The firm uses pet trust provisions, along with naming someone to be notified, so the animal is looked after right away.

3. Digital assets, including crypto. Digital assets should be addressed in a will, but never with account names or passwords. A will is private only until death. According to the New York State court system, “Once the Will is admitted to probate or a small estate, it becomes a public document that anyone can see and read.”

4. Beneficiaries that are out of date. Beneficiaries named in a will, and on accounts and policies that pass outside it, should be reviewed at least once a year and after any major life change. The consequences of skipping this can be serious and, as the firm puts it, keep “backfiring long after” the person has died.

5. Do-it-yourself documents. “DIY is rarely a good thing in anything,” says Portnoy. A trust can affect taxes, asset protection and public benefits such as SSI and Medicaid, and a document can fail over a missing formality, as small as one overlooked requirement. The firm has seen wills, trusts and powers of attorney fail this way. In Medicaid planning, Portnoy says, a poorly done DIY plan can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

New Yorkers who want to check their plan can find more information at our estate planning and Medicaid planning pages.

About the Law Offices of Vlad Portnoy, P.C.
The firm is an estate planning, probate and elder law practice with offices in Manhattan, New York, and Hackensack, New Jersey, serving families across all five New York boroughs and Bergen County. Services are offered in English, Russian and Spanish. Its work includes wills, trusts, special needs planning, Medicaid planning, guardianship and estate administration. 

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, October 26th, 2026, FinanceWire

Global payout platform helps businesses manage international payments, reduce operational complexity, and offer beneficiaries more flexible ways to access their funds.

i-payout, a global financial technology company specializing in payment and disbursement solutions, is helping businesses simplify international payouts by connecting them to local payment networks and multiple withdrawal options through a single platform.

For companies paying beneficiaries across multiple countries, traditional wire transfers can introduce additional fees, processing challenges, and operational complexity. Managing different payment providers and integrations across markets can make global disbursements even more difficult to scale.

i-payout addresses these challenges by giving businesses access to local and international payment methods through one centralized solution, helping them streamline operations, manage payment costs, and improve the beneficiary experience.

Global Reach. Local Payment Options.

i-payout supports more than 20 payment methods across supported markets, including local bank transfers, push-to-card payments, digital wallets, and prepaid cards.

By leveraging local payment networks where available, businesses can reduce their reliance on traditional international wire transfers and access payment options that better align with regional needs and beneficiary preferences.

One Platform. Less Complexity.

Managing payouts across multiple countries shouldn’t require managing multiple payment systems.

i-payout brings global disbursement operations together through a centralized platform, helping businesses simplify payment management, reduce administrative complexity, and support international growth.

The platform serves marketplaces, gig economy platforms, affiliate networks, direct selling organizations, gaming companies, and enterprises managing recurring payments to beneficiaries across different markets.

Built for Businesses Operating Across Borders

“Global payouts shouldn’t be complicated or unnecessarily expensive,” said Eddie Gonzalez, CEO of i-payout. “Businesses need practical ways to manage payments across markets while giving beneficiaries access to the methods that work best for them. Our goal is to make that process simpler, more flexible, and easier to scale.”

As businesses continue expanding internationally, access to efficient payment infrastructure becomes increasingly important. By combining global coverage with local payout capabilities, i-payout helps organizations manage international disbursements through a single, adaptable solution.

For more information about i-payout’s global payment solutions, visit www.i-payout.com.

About i-payout

i-payout is a global financial technology company providing payment and disbursement solutions for businesses operating internationally. Its centralized platform connects organizations to global and local payment networks, offering flexible payout methods and tools to manage high-volume disbursements.

Serving marketplaces, affiliate networks, direct selling companies, gig economy platforms, and other enterprises, i-payout helps businesses simplify payout operations and deliver more convenient payment experiences to beneficiaries worldwide.

Website: www.i-payout.com

Contact

Mariana Alvarez
i-payout
mariana.alvarez@i-payout.com

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, October 26th, 2026, FinanceWire

Global payout platform helps businesses manage international payments, reduce operational complexity, and offer beneficiaries more flexible ways to access their funds.

i-payout, a global financial technology company specializing in payment and disbursement solutions, is helping businesses simplify international payouts by connecting them to local payment networks and multiple withdrawal options through a single platform.

For companies paying beneficiaries across multiple countries, traditional wire transfers can introduce additional fees, processing challenges, and operational complexity. Managing different payment providers and integrations across markets can make global disbursements even more difficult to scale.

i-payout addresses these challenges by giving businesses access to local and international payment methods through one centralized solution, helping them streamline operations, manage payment costs, and improve the beneficiary experience.

Global Reach. Local Payment Options.

i-payout supports more than 20 payment methods across supported markets, including local bank transfers, push-to-card payments, digital wallets, and prepaid cards.

By leveraging local payment networks where available, businesses can reduce their reliance on traditional international wire transfers and access payment options that better align with regional needs and beneficiary preferences.

One Platform. Less Complexity.

Managing payouts across multiple countries shouldn’t require managing multiple payment systems.

i-payout brings global disbursement operations together through a centralized platform, helping businesses simplify payment management, reduce administrative complexity, and support international growth.

The platform serves marketplaces, gig economy platforms, affiliate networks, direct selling organizations, gaming companies, and enterprises managing recurring payments to beneficiaries across different markets.

Built for Businesses Operating Across Borders

“Global payouts shouldn’t be complicated or unnecessarily expensive,” said Eddie Gonzalez, CEO of i-payout. “Businesses need practical ways to manage payments across markets while giving beneficiaries access to the methods that work best for them. Our goal is to make that process simpler, more flexible, and easier to scale.”

As businesses continue expanding internationally, access to efficient payment infrastructure becomes increasingly important. By combining global coverage with local payout capabilities, i-payout helps organizations manage international disbursements through a single, adaptable solution.

For more information about i-payout’s global payment solutions, visit www.i-payout.com.

About i-payout

i-payout is a global financial technology company providing payment and disbursement solutions for businesses operating internationally. Its centralized platform connects organizations to global and local payment networks, offering flexible payout methods and tools to manage high-volume disbursements.

Serving marketplaces, affiliate networks, direct selling companies, gig economy platforms, and other enterprises, i-payout helps businesses simplify payout operations and deliver more convenient payment experiences to beneficiaries worldwide.

Website: www.i-payout.com

Contact

Mariana Alvarez
i-payout
mariana.alvarez@i-payout.com

Former Best CEO turned fraud investigator Barry Minkow warns that the refinancing rescue a trillion-dollar syndication sector was counting on is disappearing—and with it, the last excuse for keeping the bank ledgers closed.

LAS VEGAS, NV — October 26, 2026 — Every major financial fraud has what Barry Minkow calls “The Cure”—the anticipated financial miracle that will generate enough money to repay investors, cover concealed losses, eliminate the evidence of wrongdoing, and allow the perpetrator to escape exposure.

The Cure is not rehabilitation. It is the financial event the perpetrator believes will make the fraud disappear before anyone discovers it.

For distressed Regulation D multifamily and self-storage syndications, Minkow argues, The Cure was falling interest rates: hold on, refinance the properties, restore valuations, borrow against the recovered equity, and make investors whole.

But according to Minkow—former Best CEO and now a proactive financial fraud investigator—Fannie Mae’s October 14 forecast signals that the long-awaited refinancing rescue may not arrive.

“Fraud perpetrators read the same headlines everyone else reads,” Minkow said. “They know how these schemes end. They continue because they believe their story will end differently. They aren’t waiting to be caught. They’re waiting for The Cure—the financial miracle they believe will erase the fraud before anyone discovers it.”

Fannie Mae’s October forecast, as cited in Minkow’s October 21 investigation published through the Fraud News Network, projects a 30-year mortgage rate of approximately 7.4% by year-end 2026 and 7.5% through 2027.

Minkow argues that the consequences extend beyond property valuations to a much more serious question: Were investors told the truth about the financial condition of their investments and the sources of money keeping those investments alive?

THE KITE NEEDS WIND

Minkow describes a practice he calls “kiting equity”: valuing a property based on projected post-renovation income rather than current operating performance, borrowing against that projected value, and using additional financing—or money from new investors or affiliated debt funds—to meet obligations the property itself cannot support.

“A building doesn’t become more profitable because its sponsor borrows more money against it,” Minkow said. “And an investor distribution doesn’t become operating income merely because the check clears.”

In Minkow’s analysis, lower interest rates were the wind that syndicators expected would keep the equity kite flying. Lower borrowing costs could support higher valuations, create refinancing opportunities, and provide fresh capital.

Without that relief, sponsors may face difficult questions about valuations, undisclosed borrowing, affiliated transactions, and the true sources of investor distributions.

THE FIRST RULE OF BANK FRAUD: NEVER MISS A PAYMENT

The investigation raises another troubling issue: why financially distressed properties can continue to appear healthy to lenders.

“When you commit bank fraud—and I should know—you never miss a payment,” Minkow said. “A missed payment is what makes the lender open the loan file. As long as the payment arrives, nobody necessarily reexamines the appraisal, the rent roll, or where the payment money originated.”

Freddie Mac holds approximately $519 billion in apartment debt, according to figures cited in Minkow’s analysis, with a reported delinquency rate of approximately 0.8%.

But delinquency statistics measure missed payments. They do not establish whether those payments came from property income, additional borrowing, fresh investor contributions, or affiliated lending arrangements.

“The lender sees an on-time payment. The investor sees a quarterly distribution,” Minkow said. “Neither necessarily sees the underlying source of the cash.”

Minkow argues that this is precisely why investigators must examine bank statements not only for individual properties but also for their sponsors, affiliated entities, and related debt funds.

THE NUMBERS ARE ALREADY MOVING

The October 21 investigation cites several indicators of mounting commercial real estate distress:

  • Apartment loan delinquency in commercial mortgage-backed securities reportedly reached 8.04% in September 2026, compared with 6.59% one year earlier.
  • Commercial real estate special servicing reportedly reached 11.49%, its highest level since February 2013.
  • Approximately $875 billion in commercial and apartment loans was scheduled to mature during 2026, with another $652 billion in 2027.

For property owners dependent on refinancing, sustained elevated borrowing costs could mean additional capital calls, distressed sales, foreclosures, or substantial investor losses.

Financial distress alone is not evidence of fraud. Minkow’s concern is whether investors were given materially accurate information about the underlying investments before committing their retirement savings.

THE WHITE HOUSE BLIND SPOT

On October 20, the White House announced a $25 million fraud whistleblower incentive initiative targeting fraud involving federal programs.

Minkow welcomed the initiative but questioned why its announced priorities did not similarly emphasize the retirement-age investors who committed IRA savings to Regulation D apartment and self-storage syndications.

“Washington just asked for more fraud tips,” Minkow said. “But what about the evidence already submitted by investors who lost their retirement savings? The problem isn’t simply a shortage of tips. It’s a shortage of attention to the evidence already provided.”

Minkow also points to the federal implications of financing involving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have operated under government conservatorship since 2008.

He argues that allegations involving materially misleading representations to investors and agency lenders deserve coordinated scrutiny from the SEC, FHFA, federal law enforcement, and other appropriate authorities.

WHEN THE CURE DOESN’T ARRIVE, THE UNKNOWN VARIABLE DOES

Minkow’s investigation identifies a recurring pattern in major financial frauds.

At Best, he believed another public offering, a legitimate acquisition, and new bank financing would generate enough money to eliminate concealed financial obligations.

For Bernie Madoff, the financial rescue never arrived. Instead, the 2008 financial crisis triggered redemption demands his operation could not satisfy.

For Barings Bank trader Nick Leeson, escalating unauthorized trading intended to recover previous losses ultimately produced a catastrophic collapse.

In each case, the perpetrator’s anticipated financial solution was overtaken by what Minkow calls “the unknown variable”—the unforeseen event that exposes the underlying financial reality.

For distressed multifamily and self-storage syndications, Minkow believes that unknown variable may be the prolonged absence of affordable refinancing.

“When refinancing stops being the answer, the real questions begin,” Minkow said. “What did investors actually own? What was the property worth? How much debt was outstanding? Where did the distributions come from? And what happened to the money?”

“The Cure was supposed to make the financial discrepancies disappear. But if the money doesn’t arrive, the records remain. The bank statements remain. The closing documents remain. And the investors who lost their savings deserve answers.”

ABOUT BARRY MINKOW

Barry Minkow is a proactive financial fraud investigator and former CEO of ZZZZ Best. Drawing upon his firsthand experience with financial crime, he works with investors, attorneys, and regulatory authorities to investigate alleged financial misrepresentations, trace funds, and support efforts to recover investor losses.

His investigations focus on Regulation D real estate syndications, private lending, promissory notes, undisclosed leverage, and financial representations made to limited partner investors.

His investigative reporting appears through the Fraud News Network and other digital publications.

Media contact: press@barryminkow.com
Website: www.barryminkow.com
Investigative tips: investigations@barryminkow.com

New York, United States, October 26th, 2026, Chainwire

Ritual Chain turns AI agents into persistent economic actors that control their own wallets, onchain identity, and private state.

Ritual, a lab for autonomous intelligence founded by former Polychain Capital partners Niraj Pant and Akilesh Potti, has launched Ritual Chain, an EVM-compatible Layer 1. Unlike conventional blockchains built primarily to execute financial transactions, Ritual Chain is designed to support software that can independently use intelligence, control capital, interact with external services, and continue operating without constant human intervention. The network makes AI model access, private computation, and autonomous scheduling native capabilities for EVM applications.

This makes the reason for building a new chain clearer while preserving the technical differentiation.

The most visible demonstration of that combination is long-lived AI agents, the kind designed to operate for months or years rather than a single session. An agent on Ritual Chain persists independently of the machine or operator that created it, controls and spends funds held in its own non-custodial wallet, and can keep sensitive prompts and keys confidential from compute operators through trusted execution environments.

The network launches with integrations to Phala Network, Nous Research, LayerZero and Stargate, following a public testnet that has been live since June and processed over 40 million transactions, both agent- and human-originated. Ritual Chain delivers sub-300 millisecond block times, placing it among the fastest Layer 1 networks in the industry. Ritual Chain includes 15 native precompiles that bring capabilities like LLM inference, web access, and autonomous scheduling directly into the execution layer. The protocol has been audited by Zellic.

Ritual introduces a new execution and verification architecture that allows computationally intensive work to be delegated to specialized nodes and verified by the network, avoiding the replicated execution required by most blockchains. This execute-once, verify-many-times model allows the network to support far larger workloads, including AI inference, without requiring every validator to perform the same computation.

Long Horizon Agents Require Dedicated Blockchain Infrastructure

Most AI agents today live inside a session: they run while a human is watching, on infrastructure someone else controls, with an API key that can be revoked at any time. That is fine for a chatbot. It does not work for an agent meant to manage its own treasury, run a recurring paid service, or coordinate with other agents over long periods. A long-lived agent needs continuity that does not depend on its creator, capital it actually controls, and privacy from the machines it runs on. On Ritual Chain, an agent’s state and identity are held onchain, its scheduled work continues within the permissions and budget it was given, and its sensitive inputs can be processed inside trusted execution environments designed to shield them from node operators.

Continuity is handled at the protocol level. If an agent stops, the chain’s heartbeat mechanism can restart it within the permissions and budget it was given; no keeper network or off-chain cron job is required, and an agent’s state and identity survive beyond its deployer’s involvement. Economic autonomy comes from agent-controlled wallets: an agent controls its own funds, prices its own services, and settles its own transactions without a human signer in the loop. For confidential workloads, trusted execution environments are designed to isolate an agent’s sensitive prompts, keys, and strategy data from the node operators running its compute.

“As we move toward AGI, intelligence is beginning to separate from human agency and enter the economy on its own terms. It can hold assets, make commitments, transact, and persist independently. Once that becomes possible at scale, humans are no longer the only entities capable of forming markets or economic relationships. Ritual provides the infrastructure for those actors to exist and operate on their own,” said Niraj Pant, co-founder of Ritual.

Ritual Chain Launches With Core Infrastructure Partners

Ritual Chain launches with its core infrastructure partners in place. Phala Network provides the GPU-backed trusted execution environments that run Ritual’s confidential inference, so delegated AI work executes on hardware that attests to what it ran. LayerZero serves as the network’s cross-chain messaging layer, with Stargate enabling USDC to move between Ritual Chain and other networks from day one. On the application side, Nous Research is bringing Hermes to Ritual Chain. 

Unlike chains that add AI access through external oracles, Ritual Chain makes AI execution part of the protocol. Smart contracts can call a language model, fetch data from the web, run private computation, or schedule their own future execution as directly as they transfer assets. Developers deploy standard EVM contracts and gain those capabilities without new tooling.

Backed by Archetype and Polychain

Ritual has raised more than $30 million from Archetype and Polychain Capital, with advisors including NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin, Gauntlet founder Tarun Chitra, and BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. Archetype led the company’s 2023 round.

“Programmable value and programmable intelligence are the two most important technologies since the internet, and Ritual mainnet is where they finally run on the same rails. When we led the round in 2023, a chain that could execute agentic and autonomous work natively did not exist. Today it does,” said Ash Egan, Founder and General Partner of Archetype.

Developers can deploy from day one on external sites hosted at docs.ritualfoundation.org; the network explorer is at explorer.ritualfoundation.org.

About Ritual

Ritual is a lab for autonomous intelligence. Its first network, Ritual Chain, is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 where applications can use AI models, access external services, and carry out private or scheduled work alongside onchain transactions, with delegated computation executed in trusted hardware and verified onchain. Founded in 2023 by former Polychain Capital partners Niraj Pant and Akilesh Potti, Ritual has raised $30M+ from Archetype and Polychain Capital, with a team drawn from Polychain, DeepMind, a16z crypto, Flashbots, and Palantir. ritual.net

Contact

Jody Rebak
Ritual
jody@ritual.net

New York, United States, October 26th, 2026, Chainwire

Ritual Chain turns AI agents into persistent economic actors that control their own wallets, onchain identity, and private state.

Ritual, a lab for autonomous intelligence founded by former Polychain Capital partners Niraj Pant and Akilesh Potti, has launched Ritual Chain, an EVM-compatible Layer 1. Unlike conventional blockchains built primarily to execute financial transactions, Ritual Chain is designed to support software that can independently use intelligence, control capital, interact with external services, and continue operating without constant human intervention. The network makes AI model access, private computation, and autonomous scheduling native capabilities for EVM applications.

This makes the reason for building a new chain clearer while preserving the technical differentiation.

The most visible demonstration of that combination is long-lived AI agents, the kind designed to operate for months or years rather than a single session. An agent on Ritual Chain persists independently of the machine or operator that created it, controls and spends funds held in its own non-custodial wallet, and can keep sensitive prompts and keys confidential from compute operators through trusted execution environments.

The network launches with integrations to Phala Network, Nous Research, LayerZero and Stargate, following a public testnet that has been live since June and processed over 40 million transactions, both agent- and human-originated. Ritual Chain delivers sub-300 millisecond block times, placing it among the fastest Layer 1 networks in the industry. Ritual Chain includes 15 native precompiles that bring capabilities like LLM inference, web access, and autonomous scheduling directly into the execution layer. The protocol has been audited by Zellic.

Ritual introduces a new execution and verification architecture that allows computationally intensive work to be delegated to specialized nodes and verified by the network, avoiding the replicated execution required by most blockchains. This execute-once, verify-many-times model allows the network to support far larger workloads, including AI inference, without requiring every validator to perform the same computation.

Long Horizon Agents Require Dedicated Blockchain Infrastructure

Most AI agents today live inside a session: they run while a human is watching, on infrastructure someone else controls, with an API key that can be revoked at any time. That is fine for a chatbot. It does not work for an agent meant to manage its own treasury, run a recurring paid service, or coordinate with other agents over long periods. A long-lived agent needs continuity that does not depend on its creator, capital it actually controls, and privacy from the machines it runs on. On Ritual Chain, an agent’s state and identity are held onchain, its scheduled work continues within the permissions and budget it was given, and its sensitive inputs can be processed inside trusted execution environments designed to shield them from node operators.

Continuity is handled at the protocol level. If an agent stops, the chain’s heartbeat mechanism can restart it within the permissions and budget it was given; no keeper network or off-chain cron job is required, and an agent’s state and identity survive beyond its deployer’s involvement. Economic autonomy comes from agent-controlled wallets: an agent controls its own funds, prices its own services, and settles its own transactions without a human signer in the loop. For confidential workloads, trusted execution environments are designed to isolate an agent’s sensitive prompts, keys, and strategy data from the node operators running its compute.

“As we move toward AGI, intelligence is beginning to separate from human agency and enter the economy on its own terms. It can hold assets, make commitments, transact, and persist independently. Once that becomes possible at scale, humans are no longer the only entities capable of forming markets or economic relationships. Ritual provides the infrastructure for those actors to exist and operate on their own,” said Niraj Pant, co-founder of Ritual.

Ritual Chain Launches With Core Infrastructure Partners

Ritual Chain launches with its core infrastructure partners in place. Phala Network provides the GPU-backed trusted execution environments that run Ritual’s confidential inference, so delegated AI work executes on hardware that attests to what it ran. LayerZero serves as the network’s cross-chain messaging layer, with Stargate enabling USDC to move between Ritual Chain and other networks from day one. On the application side, Nous Research is bringing Hermes to Ritual Chain. 

Unlike chains that add AI access through external oracles, Ritual Chain makes AI execution part of the protocol. Smart contracts can call a language model, fetch data from the web, run private computation, or schedule their own future execution as directly as they transfer assets. Developers deploy standard EVM contracts and gain those capabilities without new tooling.

Backed by Archetype and Polychain

Ritual has raised more than $30 million from Archetype and Polychain Capital, with advisors including NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin, Gauntlet founder Tarun Chitra, and BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. Archetype led the company’s 2023 round.

“Programmable value and programmable intelligence are the two most important technologies since the internet, and Ritual mainnet is where they finally run on the same rails. When we led the round in 2023, a chain that could execute agentic and autonomous work natively did not exist. Today it does,” said Ash Egan, Founder and General Partner of Archetype.

Developers can deploy from day one on external sites hosted at docs.ritualfoundation.org; the network explorer is at explorer.ritualfoundation.org.

About Ritual

Ritual is a lab for autonomous intelligence. Its first network, Ritual Chain, is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 where applications can use AI models, access external services, and carry out private or scheduled work alongside onchain transactions, with delegated computation executed in trusted hardware and verified onchain. Founded in 2023 by former Polychain Capital partners Niraj Pant and Akilesh Potti, Ritual has raised $30M+ from Archetype and Polychain Capital, with a team drawn from Polychain, DeepMind, a16z crypto, Flashbots, and Palantir. ritual.net

Contact

Jody Rebak
Ritual
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Veteran podcast is hosted by Charles Chou, a Marine Corps veteran, and produced by VeteranDegrees.com, a free education and career-planning resource for veterans, service members, and military families

United States, 26th Oct 2026—Veterans in the Park, the podcast about military transition, today announced the release of five new episodes on Spotify. The documentary-style interview podcast is hosted by Charles Chou, a Marine Corps veteran. In each episode, a veteran shares an honest story about life after military service, covering such topics as changing careers, returning to school, rebuilding identity, and finding purpose. The episodes reveal the lessons no transition handbook can teach. The podcast is produced by VeteranDegrees.com, a free education and career-planning resource for veterans, service members, and military families. 

Veterans in the Park Podcast Releases Five New Episodes about Post-Military Transition On Spotify

“Leaving the military is one of the biggest changes a service member goes through, and official resources rarely cover what it actually feels like. However, no matter what rank you made, every veteran eventually starts looking for something beyond the uniform, and the skills you built in service can take you there, even if you don’t realize yet what you have,” said Chou. “That’s why we sit down with veterans who’ve already made the jump, so the next person getting out can hear how it actually works.”

The veteran podcast features calm, candid, and peer-to-peer conversations, as if they were discussions between two people sitting on a park bench. Guests come from different service backgrounds, career paths, and stages of transition. To date, guests have included a former Army armor officer and an Air Force veteran who used the DoD SkillBridge program to move into tech. The latest episode (released October 15, 2026), “Service Members, We Don’t Stop”, features Eric Arzaga, a West Point graduate and Army MP on Transition, Purpose, and Building Arzaga Media. Arzaga shares how he went from the farmlands of the Philippines to West Point and Army leadership, and how he started a media company.

The show is for anyone preparing to leave the military, building a first civilian career, going back to school, or planning a second act after retirement.

Across the five episodes, listeners can find advice on topics as:

  • Planning a transition early, before separation
  • Translating military experience for civilian employers
  • Job searching, networking, and using LinkedIn
  • Deciding when, and whether, to go back to school
  • Starting a business after service
  • Rebuilding identity and finding purpose outside the uniform

Listen to Veterans in the Park on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/033QiE9Y15aYBhuq98ixeu, and book a Free Benefits Navigator call at https://veterandegrees.com/consultations.

Veterans who served under both the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill may be eligible for up to 12 additional months of education benefits, for up to 48 months in total. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) decides eligibility.

GI Bill is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

More information about education benefits offered by the VA is available at the official U.S. government website at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

To access the VeteranDegrees’ free guide to the Rudisill decision, visit https://veterandegrees.com/posts/rudisill-decision.

About VeteranDegrees.com

VeteranDegrees.com is a free education and career-planning resource for veterans, service members, and military families. The organization helps veterans understand their benefits, compare VA-approved programs, and plan their next career move. Services include free one-on-one Benefits Navigator calls and free online tools, including a BAH/MHA calculator, a GI Bill Navigator, a scholarship finder, and an MOS career finder. VeteranDegrees is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It does not file claims or decide eligibility for benefits.

Disclaimer: VeteranDegrees is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It does not file claims or decide eligibility for benefits.

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KodyGas extends its services to include air conditioning following F-gas certification, covering homes and small businesses across Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley.

United Kingdom, 26th Oct 2026 – KodyGas Boiler Repair, a Gas Safe registered heating and boiler company based in Rotherham, has obtained F-gas certification and added air conditioning installation, servicing, and repair to its services. The expansion covers homes and small businesses across South Yorkshire, including Sheffield, Doncaster and Barnsley.

F-gas certification is a legal requirement under UK regulations for any engineer handling refrigerants used in air conditioning systems. The certification authorises KodyGas engineers to install, service, and repair split and multi-split air conditioning units in residential and light commercial properties.

KodyGas has been operating in South Yorkshire since 2010, providing boiler repair, servicing, installation, power flushing, gas safety checks, central heating, and commercial gas work. The company holds Gas Safe registration 625280 and is fully insured. The addition of air conditioning brings its work under two regulated frameworks, covering both gas and refrigerant handling within a single local team.

The company already holds F-gas certification for heat pump installation, which uses the same refrigerant-handling requirements as air conditioning. The air conditioning service extends that existing capability to cooling systems for homes and small businesses that have seen increased demand following recent summers across the region.

About KodyGas Boiler Repair

KodyGas Boiler Repair is a Gas Safe registered heating, boiler, and air conditioning company based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The company provides boiler repair, servicing, installation, power flushing, gas safety checks, central heating, commercial gas, heat pump installation, and air conditioning across Rotherham, Sheffield, Doncaster and Barnsley. Gas Safe registration 625280. F-gas certified.

KodyGas Boiler Repair
93 Wickersley Rd
Rotherham S60 3PU
United Kingdom
+44 7932 552087

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Artist plans to launch the album and graphic novel “Robot Dream” on November 20 and start a world tour on January 1 in Rio de Janeiro.

United States, 26th Oct 2026 —The musician and DJ known as Robot Dream, having beaten a cancer so serious that doctors gave him 2-5 years to live, today announced that he is releasing an album, “Robot Dream,” as well as an accompanying 120-page graphic novel, on November 20. The album launch will be followed by a world tour, commencing on January 1, 2027, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Musician and DJ Robot Dream, Having Beaten Cancer, Set to Release New Album and Graphic Novel

“When I was first diagnosed with cancer, I started making jokes about it,” explained Robot Dream. “Then I threw myself into work, and DJed more than ever. It’s always been hard to express myself so I started to channel my feelings into creating this album. Now that I’ve kicked cancer’s butt, I’m ready to bring this project to the world.”

Robot Dream is more than just a stage name.  Robot Dream is a saxophonist, music producer, and graphic novel creator. He first published his graphic novel, based on the original character “Robot Dream,” on his website RobotDream.com/mystory and through Webtoonz. A print version will be available on November 20th along with the 15-song album.

The album’s first track, the hip-hop “Good/Bad Robot,” has already had over 75K streams. The song is featured on 4,000+ playlists and is gaining momentum. The album also features the song “WWB2R,” which includes vocals from the renowned Downtown LA Grand Arts High School choir. 

 

For more information, visit https://www.robotdream.com/album

 

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