Bitcoin

In a market dominated by Bitcoin (BTC dominance ~60%+), altcoins are underperforming and sensitive to any shift in risk appetite. The briefing's focus on climate research and academic funding highlights slow-moving structural themes that could eventually affect ESG-driven capital flows and blockchain-based research funding.

Nature published a daily briefing on October 12, 2026, highlighting a visit to a large climate experiment in the Amazon rainforest with climatologist David Lapola, an invisible tattoo revealed by ultraviolet light, and PhD remuneration across Europe.