Gold “should experience a greater boom in 2025”

This asset was one of the highlights during 2024. Crises strengthen the gold investment narrative, Nelson explains. The price of gold could maintain its upward trend in 2025, replicating its outstanding performance of 2024, said financial analyst Jim Nelson. This asset, considered a safe haven, has proven to be a pillar of stability in times … Read more

Journalist federation leader tells VOA that Iran is ‘suppressing press freedom’

Anthony Belanger, secretary general of the International Federation of Journalists, told VOA that Iran is “repressive of press freedom”, and urged foreign journalists to be “as cautious as possible” when traveling to countries like Iran. Belanger spoke on Wednesday, the day after Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was released from detention in Iran and returned to … Read more

Solana wants you to pay your commissions with the cryptocurrency you want

Users would cover network fees with SPL tokens, expanding Solana’s accessibility. Relays would automate fee calculation and transaction preparation. On January 7, 2025, developer Ilan Gitter submitted the proposal called “sRFC-34: Standardized Relayer API” for the Solana network. Its objective is to allow users to interact in this chain without the need to own SOL, … Read more

Many people died in ‘widespread disaster’ due to fire in California – DW – 01/08/2025

Five people have died and caused “numerous serious injuries” in a massive wildfire around Los Angeles, fire officials said Wednesday. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told radio station KNX that the death toll could rise further. “I’m really praying we don’t get anything else [victims]But I don’t think that’s going to happen,” he said, … Read more

“It’s time to buy bitcoin,” says the community as the price falls

At this time when bitcoin (BTC) is experiencing days of high volatility, members of the community express their confidence that the bullish rally will continue and see the situation as “a buying opportunity.” With the loss of the USD 100,000 support that the digital currency had reached days ago, most of the comments on social … Read more

Wind-fueled wildfires are out of control in California

Several huge wildfires driven by wind are spreading with devastating force across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes and forcing thousands of people to flee. Fire officials are preparing for conditions to worsen as strong winds are expected to increase. More than a thousand structures have been burned. Although it’s rare to see destruction on … Read more

Do Kwon’s trial for the collapse of Terra-Luna already has a start date

The collapse of TerraUSD and LUNA triggered significant financial losses for investors. The co-founder of Terraform Labs is charged with nine criminal counts. The trial against Do Kwon, the businessman of South Korean origin accused of being responsible for the collapse of the LUNA token and the dollar-pegged stablecoin TerraUSD (UST), was scheduled to begin … Read more

Trump wants to buy Greenland, how much will it cost? You will be shocked to know the amount

Washington. America’s new President-elect Donald Trump has raised the issue of purchasing Greenland. But the biggest question is how much it will cost America to buy Greenland. This question is as complex as the geopolitical importance of the world’s largest island. If we look at historical examples, in 1946, US President Harry Truman had proposed … Read more

2 people killed in ‘widespread disaster’ due to California fire – DW – 01/08/2025

Two people have died and caused “numerous significant injuries” in a massive wildfire around Los Angeles, fire officials said Wednesday. “Unfortunately, we have a report of two civilian deaths, the cause of which was unknown at the time, and we have multiple significant injuries,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marone said during a press … Read more

Bitcoin treasuries in “turbo mode” among companies

“We are at the beginning of corporate adoption of BTC,” says Bitwise managing director. The size of corporate BTC treasuries has grown 112% in one year. Corporate adoption of bitcoin (BTC) as a strategic reserve asset has grown steadily, doubling in a matter of a year, according to data from investment firm Bitwise. According to … Read more