Oil spill from Russian ‘shadow fleet’ reaches Crimea coast – DW – 01/02/2025

Russian officials warned Thursday that oil spilled from two damaged tankers has reached the beaches of the Crimean peninsula. Two older tankers, named Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were carrying 9,200 tonnes of heavy fuel oil when they ran aground in a storm last month. Due to this, they also started dropping things into the sea. President … Read more

These are the 10 most profitable Bitcoin ASICs in 2025

During the last two months of 2024, the profitability of Bitcoin (BTC) mining has seen an increase mainly due to the rise in the price of this currency in that period. This circumstance, reported by CriptoNoticias, led to the fact that currently the most profitable ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) for this task allows obtaining an … Read more

US appeals court blocks Biden administration’s effort to restore net neutrality rules

Washington— A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission does not have the legal authority to reinstate historic net neutrality rules. The decision is a blow to the outgoing Biden administration that had prioritized restoring open internet rules. President Joe Biden signed a 2021 executive order encouraging the FCC to reinstate the … Read more

Morgan Stanley’s E-Trade will offer services with bitcoin

The American bank would compete with Coinbase. E-Trade was acquired in 2020 when it added 5 million new clients. Morgan Stanley subsidiary E-Trade is considering expanding its product offering to include trading services for bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets. This amid growing interest from the financial sector in cryptocurrency trading around the world. Online … Read more

Germany launches online portal for visa applications – DW – 01/02/2025

Germany’s Foreign Ministry has launched a new digital platform for visa applications, with its Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock describing it as “a real administrative revolution”. In a press release. digital portal, available hereThe aim is to make it easier for people wishing to work, study or join their families in Germany to access the necessary … Read more

BBVA expands its Bitcoin services in the world

Bit2Me highlights that this was achieved thanks to a favorable regulatory environment. They claim that more services will be coming soon in Europe, considering that MiCA has already come into force. Garanti BBVA Kripto, the Turkish subsidiary of the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Group (BBVA), has announced that it will begin offering cryptocurrency trading services … Read more