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A full Bitcoin node today stores about 650 GB of blocks and about 6 GB of UTXO. An archival Ethereum node exceeds 14 TB because it preserves historical states. The replication factor is essentially equal to the number of full nodes (tens of thousands for Bitcoin, several thousand for Ethereum mainnet). Economic incentives (mining rewards, staking yields) keep enough operators running such heavy software. In a modular stack: – The consensus and data availability (DA) layer ord

If in 2025 European activity in the visual field and related AI is emerging with ever greater capital concentration, there are tangible signs of consolidation: in Germany, 36ZERO Vision has raised €3.6 million to scale an efficient visual inspection platform; in Switzerland and the United States, General Intuition has closed €114 million to advance embodied AI for robotics and drones; in London Wonder has secured €2.6 million for a Generative AI-powered creative line; Neuraco

Portfolio, market signals and European context In the context of VC investments in digital energy, various companies announced significant funding: Terra One in Germany raised about €150 million to expand a portfolio of grid storage architectures; Sympower in the Netherlands closed about €42 million to optimize demand management and grid flexibility; LIFEPOWR in Antwerp secured €5.65 million for virtual power plant technology; Clevergy in Spain raised €3.2 million to expand a

An AI-powered end-to-end platform Procure AI's solution integrates over 50 AI agents in three categories: autonomous agents, collaborative agents, and ambient agents. This architecture enables automation of the entire procurement cycle, covering sourcing, contracting, purchasing, and invoice management. Among the core capabilities are Autonomous Spot-Buy and Tactical Sourcing (time reduction of 35–46% and event savings of 3.7–5.2%), along with Quote-to-Order intake (about 60%

Global Work AI, an AI-native HRTech platform based in Warsaw, announced a follow-on investment of €2 million to intensify its core capabilities: personalized job recommendations, AI-generated resumes and cover letters, and a browser Auto-Fill plug-in that speeds up the entire application process. The goal is to strengthen a truly candidate-centered approach, enabling users to navigate the job market with smart tools that simplify every step, from identifying opportunities to