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With a market cap exceeding $2.6 trillion as of April 2025, cryptocurrencies are no longer niche. In 2024, Bitcoin outpaced traditional assets like the Nasdaq Composite, gold, and the S&P 500drawing in retail and institutional investors alike. But while the rewards of investing in crypto can be great, so are the risks. Crypto markets are volatile, and scams abound. To invest wisely, it’s crucial to understand crypto’s common pitfalls and how to avoid them. Key Takeaways Cryptocurrency offers strong potential returns, but comes with high risks such as volatility.Research every asset thoroughly, including its founders, goals, and white paper.Store crypto…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Heathrow’s chief executive was uncontactable while the airport was shut down due to a massive power cut in March because he was asleep with his phone on silent, according to an internal review into the incident that sparked major travel disruption. Thomas Woldbye expressed his “deep regret” at being out of reach on the night of March 20-21, the report said on Wednesday, leaving his deputy Javier Echave to take the decision to close Britain’s hub airport due to the power outage…

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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Airlines myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Brazilian airline Azul has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, casting doubt over a proposed merger with local rival Gol to form the South American country’s largest carrier.The company said on Wednesday that it had entered into restructuring agreements with bondholders, its largest aircraft lessor AerCap and shareholder United Airlines, under plans to repair its finances. Azul was founded in 2008 and challenged LatAm and Gol’s dominance of Brazil’s aviation sector by focusing on smaller cities not served by other airlines.It is…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Artificial intelligence chatbots, cloud storage platforms and financial systems all depend on data centres that operate round the clock. These facilities underpin the digital economy where even brief interruptions can have far-reaching consequences. That means they rely heavily on battery systems that bridge power interruptions until backup generators take over. Today, nearly all of those batteries are lithium based. Much of the lithium-ion supply chain is controlled by China. Last year, the US imported $15.3bn worth of lithium batteries from China, which…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Thames Water has repeatedly failed to adequately upgrade and monitor its sewage treatment works since 2017, leading to raw effluent pouring into waterways and risking public health, according to a damning report by the industry regulator.The utility, which provides water and sewage services to around a quarter of the UK population, has routinely spilled untreated effluent into the environment from most of its storm overflows, Ofwat said, while paying “undeserved dividends” to its shareholders. The findings came alongside confirmation of a £104.5mn…

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