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Este artículo también está disponible en español. Standard Chartered’s global head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, has reaffirmed his standout price forecast for Bitcoin. Kendrick, who envisions BTC hitting $500,000 by 2028, bases his conviction on evidence of increasing institutional involvement — specifically pointing to sovereign wealth funds, state pension funds, and other large-scale investors. Sovereign Wealth Funds Enter The Bitcoin Fray According to a new report from Standard Chartered cited by The Block, Kendrick sees growing signs that government-backed investment vehicles are ramping up their interest in Bitcoin. This view is reinforced by Abu Dhabi’s recent disclosure of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the military’s probationary employees, U.S. officials said.However, it was not clear that all probationary personnel would be let go — instead, some might be exempted due to the critical nature of their work. The military services each had until end of business Tuesday to identify their probationary employees.The affected personnel would include defense civilians who are still new to their jobs, not uniformed military personnel, who are exempt, according to the four officials who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition…
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., and CNN host Pamela Brown clashed on Tuesday over President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to limit government waste as the GOP lawmaker took a shot at CNN’s ratings. Brown pressed Burchett repeatedly about the Trump administration’s efforts in cutting government waste, and specifically asked if it was fair to say the way it was being done was “clumsy rather than methodical,” and argued that the administration was making “high-stakes mistakes.””Humans will make mistakes, ma‘am. But currently, these are bloated programs. You have no-show employees that are angry that they‘re having to go back to work,…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched the first in a new generation of imaging satellites for BlackSky Feb. 18 at almost the same time SpaceX achieved a new milestone in recovery of Falcon 9 boosters.A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifted off from Pad B at the company’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 6:17 p.m. Eastern. The payload for the “Fasten Your Space Belts” mission, a BlackSky imaging satellite, deployed from the kick stage about 55 minutes later, with a planned circular orbit of 470 kilometers at an inclination of 59 degrees.The spacecraft is the first Gen-3 satellite for BlackSky’s…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Real Vision, Raoul Pal has doubled down on his bullish outlook for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL), calling these cryptocurrencies “the greatest macro trade of all time.” Despite recent fluctuations and short-term volatility, Pal argues that the market is positioned for an explosive breakout, which investors should prepare for. Macro Set-Up For Bitcoin And Ethereum Surge While Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana face a downtrend due to rising volatility, Pal remains steadfast in his optimistic projection, believing that the market is in the greatest macro…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
Tesla’s grid-scale Megapack batteries have been selected for yet another battery energy storage system (BESS) in Europe, which is set to become one of the biggest projects of its kind on the continent. On Tuesday, European energy provider Return detailed plans for the next phase of Project Mufasa, a 350MW/1.4GWh Tesla Megapack facility in Vlissingen, Netherlands, as announced in a press release. The site is being developed by the company’s Lion Storage brand and is expected to become operational by 2027, featuring 372 of Tesla’s four-hour 2XL Megapacks and becoming the largest BESS in the Netherlands and one of the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its broad-based effort to downsize government.The firings, which weren’t publicly announced but were confirmed by Democratic senators and House members, come amid what has been a chaotic rollout of an aggressive program to eliminate thousands of federal jobs plan led by billionaire Elon Musk and the new Department of Government Efficiency, an outside-government organization designed to slash federal spending. Adding to the confusion, the park service now says it is…