MARA, a bitcoin mining company, has announced that it has joined the MIT Media Lab. The two parties will explore how digital energy technologies can support the energy system. MARA will monetize excess energy and balance the grid with flexible electricity demand, and explore new ways to use digital energy technologies such as bitcoin mining to advance the energy system.
Elon Musk, the father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, has said the acrimonious online spat between his son and US President Donald Trump will "die down in a matter of days" and dismissed it as nothing more than a clash of "good winners". (Al-Arabiya TV)
After a public spat between Musk and Trump, a senior Russian lawmaker joked earlier today that Russia might grant Musk political asylum. "If he does [need asylum], of course Russia can," said Dmitry Novikov, the first vice-chairperson of the Russian State Duma for international affairs. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov had earlier said on the phone with reporters that the dispute was an internal matter of the United States and that the Kremlin believed the Kremlin...
According to Lookonchain monitoring, today 10 US ETFs Bitcoin ETF net outflow 2368 BTC, of which ARK 21Shares outflow 998 BTC, ARK 21Shares currently hold 45616 BTC, worth 4.78 billion dollars; 9 Ethereum ETF net inflow 6589 ETH, of which BlackRock inflows 13480 ETH, BlackRock currently holds 1,506,775 ETH, worth 3.80 billion dollars.
Gavin Wood, the founder of Polkadot, responded to the decision on whether to issue a JAM token on the Polkadot forum, saying: I personally do not plan to issue new tokens based on the JAM protocol, nor do I think it would be wise for Parity and the Web3 Foundation to issue such tokens. Of course, the leadership of these organizations can decide for themselves. I am generally opposed to actions that do not generate actual net benefits for Polkadot, but I do continue to explore ideas that may brin...
The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran, targeting 10 individuals and 27 entities, according to a news release on the US Treasury website. The sanctions also target entities in the United Arab Emirates and Asia as President Donald Trump's administration works to reach a new nuclear deal with Iran. (Kim Ten)