Liberty Galati steel plant ended 2024 with RON2.1 billion revenue, down from RON3.6 billion in 2023, and losses of RON1.6 billion, lower than the previous year, Finance Ministry data show. It had 4,902 employees in 2024, compared with 4,772 in 2023.
LTC price fell under $90, but multiple factors suggest Q4 2025 could be an exciting time for the altcoin. Key takeaways: LTC’s spot cumulative volume delta flipped positive for the first time since December 2024, signaling a positive shift in market sentiment. A potential LTC ETF could trigger institutional investor demand and align with its historically strong Q4 performance. Read more
Vitalik Buterin's presentation at the EthCC event comes amid an inflection point for the crypto industry as it attempts to reconcile growth and the Cypherpunk ethos. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a keynote speech at EthCC on Wednesday, asking blockchain developers to focus on freeing humanity through their inventions rather than building more technically advanced tools. Buterin compared the individual liberty ethos of the early internet in the 1990s to the current ethos in blockchain, noting that the free and open internet championed by early digital rights advocate John Perry Barlow was lost in the Web2 era. The Ethereum co-founder characterized Web2 as a collection of "walled gardens," warning the audience that many of the Web2 founders, which have since become known for censorship policies, framed themselves as freedom advocates in the early days. Buterin cautioned Web3 founders not to fall into the same trap: Read more
Morphosis Capital has raised more than EUR100 million for its second investment fund. The money came from NRRP, from EBRD and from a special purpose vehicle of eMAG’s Iulian Stanciu. The latest name to join this round is IFC, which contributed EUR15 million.