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Mobilizations in France: a revaluation that “must not be despised” (Lecornu)

At the end of a social conference in Matignon on Monday November 9 which brought together unions and employers, the Prime Minister announced a 0.6% boost to the minimum wage from December 1, representing an increase of around 24 euros, far from the demands of the unions who called for an increase of between 100 and 150 euros. The Prime Minister announced at a press conference that it was important “not to despise” this increase.

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Crypto

The largest Bitcoin mining company MARA’s mining cost per BTC is $62,862! The electricity bill alone is US$40,000

For every Bitcoin mined by MARA’s own mine in the third quarter, the electricity purchase cost reached US$39,674, not including maintenance and equipment depreciation. Production is higher than the previous quarter […] The largest Bitcoin miner MARA’s mining cost per BTC is $62,862! The cost of photovoltaic is US$40,000> This article was first published in BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media.

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Finance

‘The many v the money’ should frame the next US Congress

If Democrats want to keep the blue wave going into 2028, they have to take on the billionaire class Welcome back to How We Win, a Guardian opinion series with leading thinkers, offering bold ideas for America’s political future. Last week, Judd Legum shined a spotlight on the role of dark money in US elections. Today’s edition was written by Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and author of End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World, co-written with Astra Taylor. To see the battle lines of the post-midterm era in sharp relief, look to Texas. The oligarchs in this battle seem to have

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Crypto

Pompliano Says a Bitcoin ETF Beats Hardware Wallets on Security

Anthony Pompliano says a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is “the single most secure thing” for people holding $10,000 to $10 million in BTC, putting him at odds with crypto’s self-custody creed. “Optimizing for Security” The investor and podcast host made his case when he was asked how someone should store a meaningful amount of […]

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International

War in Ukraine: 400,000 Russian deaths?

400,000. This is the number of Russian soldiers who have reportedly been killed since the start of the war in Ukraine. After more than four years of war in Ukraine, the results remain difficult to establish. Moscow and kyiv communicate very little about their military losses. But new data could help to see things more clearly. Hackers have managed to infiltrate the systems of Rosstat, the Russian statistics agency.

France 24
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