June 2025

As I just covered, repealing clean energy tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act via the current Republican budget bill will hurt jobs and economic progress in numerous Republican-controlled states, and more than a dozen…

About twenty years ago, a very conservative friend of mine had a small get-together for friends. Nearly all of them were also of his political persuasion. I didn’t mind. I was almost there, myself. I had seen something the rest had…

Fawn runs across the road. Three Lakes, Wisconsin. Photo by Fritz Hasler. I’ve been driving with Tesla’s Full Self Driving now for 3.5 years, probably going through 20 different versions. I use it obsessively on the busy roads and…

Steve Hanley wrote an article yesterday about EV sales in China in May. In response, Larry Evans wrote a long, enlightening comment regarding BYD that deserves more attention. Here it is (with only slight editing): By Larry Evans One thing…

The 2025 State of Crypto Summit, hosted by Coinbase, is a landmark event. Held in New York City, it brought together over 400 leaders from finance, tech, and regulation. The summit’s focus was on shaping the future of cryptocurrency, with…

Last Updated on: 13th June 2025, 12:27 pm As we’ve pointed out repeatedly, clean energy and electric vehicle production tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 passed by Democrats disproportionately benefit…

Polygon plans to pivot, focusing on the PoS and AggLayer with leadership from CEO Sandeep Nailwal. POL has been dragging lower as Ethereum layer-2 solutions like Base and Arbitrum increase in TVL. Ethereum is inherently less scalable,…

Last Updated on: 13th June 2025, 11:13 am ACEL Power and Vector Náutico have teamed up on electric boat design. ACEL power is “a leader in intelligent electric propulsion systems” based in Vancouver, Canada, while Vector Náutico is…

IM Editorial Director Paul Moore is in China at the beginning of a country-wide tour covering three leading equipment OEMs, one major OEM-agnostic AHS technology player and three mining operations. The visit kicked off with a day in Xuzhou…

One of the longest-running lawsuits in the crypto landscape could potentially come to a close as both parties seek to settle their disputes. Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have jointly proposed to settle their…