..., as well as Africa (12%) and Europe (14%). A significant contribution to future supply growth will come from oil and gas companies, which extract lithium from brines. According to "Infomine" estimates, brines currently account for 46% of ... ... "first-stage processing," such as lithium hydroxide (by the KhMZ and Halmek Trading House) and metallic lithium (by the nuclear fuel company TVEL, a subsidiary of Rosatom). Russia also lacks "second-stage" production—elements for batteries ...

... resistance zone is near $120,000: a confident breakout above this mark will pave the way for new record highs. The factors that fueled the BTC rally remain relevant. Investors expect a forthcoming easing of monetary policy in the U.S., while institutional ... ... considering BTC as "digital gold." Major corporations and funds are continuing to accumulate the asset — well-known companies collectively added several thousand BTC to their balances during the recent decline. This influx of capital from "big ...

... Europe and Asia are also showing a strong growth trajectory in the collective investment industry. The market’s growth is fueled by both new investor inflows and increasing asset values. In environments with low interest rates, capital actively flows ... ... times. In 2024, the industry experienced a notable uplift. The regulator issued a record number of new licenses to management companies, and the total number of management firms exceeded 300 by early 2025. By the end of 2024, the assets of Russian funds ...

... revenues from outside the U.S. Thus, market capitalization relative to U.S. GDP appears overstated – as it compares a global business to a local economic metric. Technological boom. Breakthroughs in IT (such as the development of artificial intelligence) fuel investor confidence in accelerated economic growth in the future. Today’s valuations of tech companies are partly justified by the fact that, unlike during the dot-com era, these businesses are already generating substantial profits and cash flows. Collectively, these factors create a foundation for the overvalued market to remain afloat for ...

... assets. These steps have bolstered investor confidence. An additional impetus for the market comes from demand from major public companies — for instance, MicroStrategy, led by Michael Saylor, continues to increase its BTC holdings, acting as a sort of ... ... SOL is trading around $180 per coin (capitalization ~$90 billion), recovering to levels seen in 2022. Interest in Solana is fueled by expectations of a potential ETF launch and the growth of its project ecosystem. USD Coin (USDC) — the second-largest ...