Investors in major European countries rate cryptocurrencies higher than retirement pensions as a long-term wealth-building tool, a survey showed. In an OKX poll of 1,932 adults in the United States and five European countries, 19 percent of European respondents chose crypto for sustained wealth accumulation, versus 8 percent who chose traditional pensions. In the United States, 21 percent picked retirement accounts and 12 percent picked crypto, while younger investors in both regions showed similar views.

Waters in the deep Southern Ocean are becoming saltier as sea ice around Antarctica shrinks sharply, a study has found, raising concerns about knock-on effects on global ocean circulation and climate. Researchers analysed six observational datasets from 2004 to 2024, including Argo floats. They found salinity and density in Antarctic Intermediate Water at about 700 to 1,200 metres have risen since 2016, reversing decades of freshening.