Earth’s hottest year on record; Average global temperature temporarily exceeds the main threshold

Earth is set to have its hottest year ever recorded in 2024, weather monitoring agencies announced Friday, with a jump so big that the planet temporarily crossed a major climate threshold. It is the first time in recorded history that the planet was above the expected limit of warming for an entire year, according to … Read more

Ripple prepares plan to bring RLUSD to Coinbase and more exchanges

Shortly after the launch of the RLUSD stablecoin, issued by Ripple, the company stated that it is planning to bring its new product to the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, such as Coinbase, Binance and others. Ripple Senior Vice President of Stablecoins Jack McDonald stated to the American press have discussed with other exchanges the incorporation … Read more

Switzerland, France put pressure on Iran after ‘suicide’ in prison – DW – 01/10/2025

Switzerland demanded on Friday that Iranian authorities provide more information on the death of a Swiss citizen in an Iranian prison a day earlier. The Swiss Foreign Office (FDFA) said it had learned of the arrest of a 64-year-old man on December 10 on suspicion of espionage. “Switzerland is demanding that the Iranian authorities provide … Read more

“Ethereum was like a Ferrari stuck in traffic”

Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, ended 2024 with growth of around 30%. This is a figure that is modest, compared to bitcoin (BTC) or solana (SOL), which had returns of over 100%. According to site analysts Token DispatchNameet Potnis and Thejaswini, this difference is because Ethereum spent the year “doing something … Read more

Pakistan court temporarily bans deportation of Afghan musicians, singers

Islamabad — A high court in Pakistan on Friday barred authorities from forcibly deporting Afghan musicians and singers unless their asylum cases are resolved within the next two months. The decision comes as a crackdown on thousands of refugees from neighboring Afghanistan who either do not have legal permits to stay in the country or … Read more

the reimagined future of bitcoin mining

Block, the company founded by Jack Dorsey, former CEO of Twitter, communicated through Proto, the branch focused on cryptocurrency mining, the principles that guide, both at the chip and component level, the construction of ASICs and infrastructure to mine bitcoin in the future. The Proto team uses the principles of “modular design” and flexible infrastructure. … Read more

German walks away from Institute

Several universities and research institutes in Germany and Austria on Friday banned online messaging platforms. The planned return to academia comes as the German government says it is also considering abandoning the platform because it was having an “exacerbating and polarizing” effect on public political discussion. On Thursday, the trade union GEW, which represents teachers … Read more

Firedancer update would be close to Solana

The Solana Foundation organization, a non-profit entity that promotes the adoption of the Solana (SOL) ecosystem, would be promoting the implementation of a new client for the validators of this network. It is about the software Frankendancer, a preview version of Firedancer. This update called Firedancer, created by the Jump Crypto developer group, is intended … Read more

Biden imposes new sanctions against Russian energy sector, but it’s up to Trump whether to keep them

Washington— President Joe Biden’s administration announced Friday it was expanding sanctions against Russia’s vitally important energy sector, revealing a new effort to torment Moscow over its nearly 3-year-old war in Ukraine as the newly elected President Donald Trump is ready to return to his post. End the fight quickly. The outgoing Democratic administration billed the … Read more

3 AI cryptocurrencies arrive on Binance and their prices skyrocket

AIXBT, CGPT and COOKIE are the favored tokens with this listing on Binance. The fusion between AI and cryptocurrencies seems destined to strengthen in the coming years. The incorporation of three tokens linked to artificial intelligence (AI) on Binance, the world’s largest exchange, has generated an immediate impact on its prices. The cryptoassets AIXBT, CGPT … Read more