According to Russian authorities, the necessary steps for allocating budget funds using the digital ruble have already been completed, enabling the CBDC to be utilized for these disbursements. The Ministry of Finance has also prepared subsidies for an upcoming test. Digital Ruble on the Verge of Being Used for Budget Disbursements in Russia While the […]
Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev revealed that several countries are set to join the BRICS+ initiative, aiming to include the maximum number of participants. The Russian senator emphasized that this geopolitical group would facilitate direct interaction with dozens of countries outside the bloc. Russian Senator Reveals Future Creation of BRICS+ Geopolitical Group […]
MEXC Ventures has launched IgniteX, a $30 million initiative aimed at nurturing Web3 talent and driving innovation in blockchain, AI, and fintech. The five-year program will support early-stage startups, academic partnerships, and developer communities worldwide. MEXC’s $30 Million IgniteX Program Aims to Shape the Future of Web3 Through Education and Startups MEXC Ventures, the investment […]
XnConvert is a cross-platform batch image-converter and resizer with a powerful and ease of use experience. All common picture and graphics formats are supported (i.e. JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, Camera RAW, JPEG2000, WebP, OpenEXR) as well as supporting over 500 other image formats. Also available within the batch operations include rotating, adding of watermarks, […]
SPAR, a global grocery retailer with a significant presence including over 13,900 stores across 48 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, is reportedly testing cryptocurrency payments in Switzerland. A post on Linkedin indicated that a SPAR store in Zug, Switzerland, is accepting bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network. This trial marks one of the […]
Chasys Draw IES is a suite of applications including a layer-based image editor with animation, icon editing support and super-resolution via image stacking (Chasys Draw IES Artist), a multi-threaded image file converter (Chasys Draw IES Converter), a fast image viewer (Chasys Draw IES Viewer) and a RAW camera file processor (Chasys Draw IES raw-Photo). The […]
Diosnel Alarcon, head of the cybercrime unit of the National Police of Paraguay, has indicated that over $4 billion was moved by cryptocurrency scams and Ponzi schemes in 2023 and 2024. Alarcon stated that middlemen help these platforms thrive, as people investing don’t know the basics of crypto. Paraguay Registers $4 Billion in Cryptocurrency Scams […]
Canadian retail investors now have a third option on their spot crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) menu, but one analyst says it may not be as big of a deal. Canada Debuts Inaugural Batch of Solana ETFs Four investment managers launched spot solana ( SOL) ETFs on Wednesday after Canada’s largest regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission […]
DiskGenius is a full-featured partition manager, which is designed to optimize disk usage for Windows users. It will efficiently help you recover lost data, resize/split partition, backup files, edit hex data, check bad sectors, manage virtual disks, erase data, etc.. Create a system image backup for current Windows with simple clicks to keep the operating […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns that global tensions, tariffs, and wars are reshaping the world order, with the West no longer holding its former influence. She highlights the U.S.-China power struggle and Putin’s ambitions as key disruptors, calling for the EU to take an active role in shaping the new global landscape. […]