Early this Tuesday, March 26, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed after impacting the structure of a container freighter flying the Singapore flag.

During the incident, numerous vehicles fell into the Patapso River. The rescue services immediately began the search for six missing people “after having managed to save two people: one of them was taken to the hospital, while the other was not injured and did not require medical attention.”

The state governor, Wes Moore, ruled out the possibility of an attack, although the causes are being investigated. He indicated that the boat allegedly lost propulsion, which is why it lost control. “The ship’s lights flashed, and it turned its course, which took it directly to the infrastructure pillar. From the command room they sent a mayday, an emergency signal, about a possible crash just a few minutes before impact.”

The quick action of the security forces after receiving the emergency signal prevented more vehicles from falling into the water, and dozens of lives were saved.

It has been indicated that workers were on the bridge repairing potholes in the pavement when the freighter crashed. “We know there were workers on the infrastructure at the time of the crash,” said Paul Wiedefeld, Secretary of Transportation for the state of Maryland. The six missing and the two rescued would be part of that group of employees.”

BALTIMORE. Así está ahora mismo el puente Francis Scott Key de Baltimore, después de que fuera derrumbado por el choque de un carguero. Los equipos de emergencia rescatan a dos personas en el agua y buscan a más de siete. pic.twitter.com/0KcDcJpqyq

— Liliana Franco (@lilianaf523) March 26, 2024

It is important to remember that the Baltimore Bridge is almost three kilometers long and is where Interstate Highway 695 runs, southeast of the metropolitan area.

“Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace stated at a press conference that various drones, sonar and infrared devices confirmed that there were several vehicles in the river waters. He added that he could not give a figure on how many people might be missing or the total number of vehicles. “Surveillance helicopters arrived at the scene at dawn.”

The White House spoke out about the unfortunate accident that has left several families in mourning through an official statement.

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Tesla published its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2022, revealing that it had not bought or sold any Bitcoin.

Elon Musk’s electric car company first added the flagship cryptocurrency to its balance sheet in February 2021, when it announced a $1.5 billion purchase of Bitcoin.

However, it then sold most of it during the second quarter of 2022, generating a profit of just over $63 million. Despite the turbulence in the cryptocurrency industry, caused by the bankruptcy of FTX and other high-profile firms, Tesla has held onto the coins for two consecutive quarters.

The bitcoin price crash had an impact on Tesla’s treasury. According to the recent earnings report, the company had $184 million in digital assets as of December 31, down from $218 million in the prior quarter.

The automaker reported an impairment charge on its bitcoin holdings, meaning the value of those assets fell below their book value or acquisition cost. In short, even though Tesla still holds the same amount of BTC, its value has gone down due to the decline in its market price.

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Cryptocurrencies price plummets in India following the announcement of a bill that aims to ban all private crypto.

The greatest impact was received by the WazirX exchange, which channeled panic sales as a consequence of the debates about the regulation that is being generated in that country and that is causing the price drop in the main tokens.

The exchange house sale drove “Bitcoin’s fall from nearly 4,600,000 Indian rupees ($ 61,820.73) to 3,917,659 rupees ($ 52,650.55), a 14.8 % drop in two hours.” Other cryptos, such as Ether and ADA, saw double-digit depreciation locally on the exchange.

This fact occurred after the parliament “announced the introduction and list of 26 new bills in the inventory session that included the bill of cryptocurrencies and regulation of official digital currency 2021″.

Cryptocurrencies regulation in India

Caroline Bowler, CEO of BTC Markets, referenced the cryptocurrency ban in India and highlighted that the ban should not be an option, as her judgment “would not work in the long term and would be a setback.” Therefore, it does not protect the interests of the different investors in this market.

The CEO states: “The thing with cryptocurrency is that although governments may try to ban it or try to contain it, the very decentralized nature of the technology in a way does not allow it.”

On the other hand, the CEO of crypto exchange OKEx Jay Hao admits that there is a need to focus on regulation of crypto assets in India because  the country “is home to the largest number of crypto owners in the world, and the responsibility to protect the interest of a large number of cryptocurrency investors in the country is in the hands of the government.”

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Sony plans to make mobile adaptations of the most popular PlayStation video games, as well as develop more titles on this platform and create a business plan around cell phones within three to five years.

The company will begin an expansion from consoles and computers to telephones and live services, according to a published job offer from them. In this, PlayStation is looking for a boss for its mobile section and offers details of what their functions will be within the strategy to be followed.

Thus, as detailed by Sony, the boss will focus on “successfully adapting the most popular PlayStation franchises for mobiles.” In addition, the company plans that this person develop a strategy and take the first steps for the growth of this division within the company.

All this redirection involves the creation of a new unit for the company, which will develop a business plan and maintain a roadmap for three to five years. PlayStation plans to develop other future video games for smartphones and start generating long-term projects.

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