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It seems that crypto winter is slowly leaving the market. Who are the biggest survivors of this period of unprecedented crisis? The crypto winter has done more damage to cryptocurrencies than you might think While the cryptocurrency situation seems to be improving steadily, It’s time to take stock and rebuild the industry . How bad is it? To answer the question, Binance Research published a report assessing the state of the industry at the beginning of 2023. According to him, The crisis would have undoubtedly affected the most important cryptocurrencies with the loss in market capitalization divided by three for most tokens. 2/L1s have had an eventful 2022. Notable events include Ethereum transitioning to PoS 🐼, BNB Chain gaining market share, new L1s like Aptos coming to the market and Sui launching its experimental network 🆕. pic.twitter.com/kUEfh9rDrz – Binance Research (BinanceResearch) January 12, 2023 Source: Binance Research Twitter account DeFi: F...

Carlos Tavares, Chief Operating Officer of Peugeot SA and then Stellantis, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week. stellants Lithium, manganese, nickel and cobalt: electrification of vehicles requires “new” raw materials for the automotive industry. But cost management is still strict. Stellantis continues to prepare for the “electrification” of mobility by securing its access to essential raw materials. This morning a “Binding Supply Agreement” for five years with the Australian mining company Element 25 that will supply it, starting in 2026, with 45,000 tons per year of pure manganese sulfate monohydrate, a material used in the manufacture of car batteries. Listed on the ASX, Element 25, which has a capitalization of A$1.1 per share, or the equivalent of about €130 million, will provide this raw material through its Butcherbird website. The agreement also stipulates that Stellantis will participate in the Element 25 round tab...

Interview – Supporter of the cypherpunk movement, Frenchman Julien Guyton considers that only bitcoin can protect his privacy. Meet him BFM Crypto. In 1988 he appeared “The Anarchist Crypto Manifesto” by Timothy May, which aims to put individuals back in control of their privacy through encryption. A few years later, in 1993, Eric Hughes was published “Cypherpunk Manifesto” . These foundational texts, which are references to individuals who call themselves “crypto-anarchists,” gave real meaning to Bitcoin, which came out in 2009. BFM Crypto met one of them, Frenchman Julien Guiton. Today, he is a strong advocate for this movement in France. He also produced a French translation of Eric Hughes’ Manifesto, which he sent to people asking for it, and of which an excerpt is here. “Privacy is essential for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not a secret. Private is what an individual does not want the whole world to know, bu...

Zap Autonews Green Paris Motor Show 2022: Alpine Alpenglow After the R5, it is the turn of another cult model of the Losange to be reinterpreted as a concept car. On the occasion of the 2022 Paris Motor Show, Renault unveils the Renault 4EVER Trophy, a style study that takes the form of a modern and electric version of the Renault 4. The one commonly called 4L thus becomes a small SUV, which pays tribute to the solidarity attack of the 4L Trophy. Whoever says SUV, necessarily says a little muscular. The Renault 4EVER Trophy is no exception to the rule and takes on an imposing silhouette, even though Renault says it wants to maintain a relationship with the 4L. So we recognize the silhouette of the famous small car, especially at the level of the rear. Equipped with guards, the wheel arches are particularly wide. Sign that the car can get off the beaten track with an overhang of more than 20 centimeters. An illuminated grille, with a very graphic style Start slideshow R...

Shipping giant ABB took advantage of CES in Las Vegas to unveil a new home charging station called Terra Home. Thanks to its many functions, it makes it possible in particular to favor green energy to recharge vehicles connected to it and to integrate Plug & Charge. In May 2020, Emmanuel Macron made a promise: 100,000 public charging stations will be available in France by the end of 2021. A year after the deadline, that goal is clearly out of reach. In fact, according to the Aver website, it was the area 82,107 charge points as of December 31, 2022 While electric cars accounted for 13% of sales since the beginning of the year. Suffice it to say we’re still a long way from getting there… New generation Fortunately, many players are developing and setting up all over the place, such as Fastned, Electra, Ionity, or TotalEnergies. But if it’s increasingly easy to recharge your car in public, a study by Enedis shows it 92% of electric vehicle owners bring e...

The Polygon (MATIC) side chain is preparing for a hard fork performance on January 17, particularly to improve transaction fees on the network during peak usage. In addition, block production will be reorganized so that it is more flexible within different validators. Le hard fork de Polygon (MATIC) arrive le 17 janvier pour une scalabilité accrue New Polygon update While that side polygon (MATIC) continues to welcome its share of decentralized applications (dApps) and continues to score as the destination of choice for most traditional players, as demonstrated recently by its recent partnership with Mastercard, it is poised to Upgrade to maximize scalability . So, based on various discussions within the Polygon forum and various observations, a Hard fork From the side series it will run tomorrow, Tuesday, January 17th validators on the network are already invited to update their nodes to the new version. One Hard fork in contrast to a Soft fork , makes it possible t...