The Philippines’ trade-in-goods deficit expanded in 2024, marking the largest trade shortfall in over two years as imports increased while exports kept declining, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced on Friday. Initial data from the PSA indicated the nation’s full-year trade balance — the difference between the values of imports and exports — grew by 3.1% compared to the previous year, resulting in a $54.21-billion deficit in 2024, up from the $52.59-billion gap in the preceding year. The recent statistics highlight the smallest trade shortfall since the $57.65-billion deficit recorded in 2022. Merchandise exports for 2024 decreased by 0.5% to…
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January 14th tl;dc (too lengthy, didn’t call) Notice: This is a summary of the subjects covered in the recurring Eth1.x research conference call and does not symbolize finalized strategies or commitments to network enhancements. The primary subjects of this call included Approximate data quantifying the benefits of transitioning to a binary trie structureTransition approaches and possible obstacles for a move to binary tries”Merklizing” contract code for proofs, and effects on gas scheduling/meteringChain pruning and historical chain/state data — implications for the network and methods of distribution. Logistics The weekend after EthCC (March 7-8), there will be a compact 1.x research…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. En un análisis ofrecido por el analista de criptomonedas Kevin (@Kev_Capital_TA), Dogecoin (DOGE) se destaca como una altcoin que desafía el actual escepticismo del mercado, con indicadores técnicos que sugieren una continuación alcista en vez de un máximo. Dogecoin Sigue Alcista La publicación más reciente de Kevin en X resalta el desempeño de Dogecoin en comparación con sus promedios móviles simples (SMA) de 50 y 200 días. “Dogecoin sigue mostrando una rápida expansión en los promedios móviles simples de 50 y 200 días después de que se produjo su cruce dorado semanal”, comentó.…
Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, released by Donald Trump’s clemency after over 11 years behind bars, referred to the US president as “a man of his word.” Source link
I began crafting a post that outlined a “roadmap” for Ethereum 1.x research and the journey toward stateless Ethereum, and came to the realization that it’s not truly a roadmap at all —— at least not in the manner we’re accustomed to encountering in a product or a corporation. The 1.x team, while working towards a unified objective, is an assorted group of developers and researchers working autonomously on intricately interconnected subjects. As a result, there is no “official” roadmap to reference. However, it’s not complete anarchy! There exists an acknowledged “order of operations”; certain activities must precede others, specific…
Cornerstone Research indicates that the US Securities and Exchange Commission initiated 33 lawsuits pertaining to cryptocurrency last year, a decrease from 47 in 2023. Source link
THE PHILIPPINES on Thursday initiated its issuance of dual-tranche US-dollar global bonds, along with a euro sustainability bond, representing its first entry into the global debt market in 2023. In an announcement, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) revealed its 10-year and 25-year fixed-rate global bonds and seven-year euro sustainability bonds. “This represents the Republic’s inaugural EUR (euro) sustainability bond and also signifies the Republic’s return to EUR bond markets since April 2021. The USD (US dollar) 25-year Global Bond and EUR 7-year bond will be issued under the Republic’s Sustainable Finance Framework,” the Treasury stated. National Treasurer Sharon P.…
The try/catch syntax unveiled in 0.6.0 is arguably the most significant advancement in error management functionalities in Solidity, since reason strings for revert and require were introduced in v0.4.22. Both try and catch have been designated keywords since v0.5.9 and now we can leverage them to manage failures in external function transactions without reverting the entire transaction (state changes in the invoked function are still reverted, but those in the invoking function are preserved). We are taking a step away from the strict “all-or-nothing” paradigm in a transaction lifecycle, which often does not align with the practical behaviour we usually…
Ross is now liberated. I foresee this to be the only positive outcome from this administration in the larger context. The motives for this pardon were entirely political, but nevertheless, I am extremely pleased to witness Ross being reunited with his family and dear ones. Even when considering all the allegations against him at face value, both those actually charged and those not, Ross has undoubtedly completed his time. Actual murderers and rapists serve a mere fraction of the sentence imposed on Ross, even after multiple violations in some instances. His sentencing was wholly political, and in no manner proportional…
BlackRock’s Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink expressed that he is “a strong advocate for crypto” and called on the SEC to “quickly sanction” asset tokenization. Does this represent a beneficial development for the crypto industry? Source link