The Countries With The Highest Military Expenditure in 2020

2020 was the third consecutive year of U.S. military spending growth after seven years of continuous decline. Elsewhere, China was in second place with $252 billion and its military spending climbed for the 26th consecutive year. India was the world's third largest military spender last year with $72.9 billion, followed by Russia with $61.7 billion.

RANK 1 - USA 778 billion dollars The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. It consists of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.

RANK 2 - China 252 billion dollars The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the regular armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the armed wing of the PRC's founding and ruling political party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Besides the Central Military Commission (CMC) and several minor units.

RANK 3 - India 72.9 billion dollars The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.

RANK 4 - Russia 61.7 billion dollars The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly known as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of the Russian Federation. They are divided into the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces.

RANK 5 - UK 59.2 billion dollars The British Armed Forces, also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military services responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies.

RANK 6 - Saudi Arabia 57.2 billion dollars The Saudi Arabian Armed Forces or SAAF are the military forces of Saudi Arabia. It consists of the Saudi Arabian Land Forces, the Royal Saudi Navy, the Royal Saudi Air Force, the Royal Saudi Air Defense, and the Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force.

RANK 7 - Germany 52.8 billion dollars The Bundeswehr is the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The states of Germany are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the German Constitution.

RANK 8 - France 52.7 billion dollars The French Armed Forces encompass the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force, the National Guard and the Gendarmerie of the French Republic.

Cryptocurrency Price as of April 28, 2021 Market Cap

which are the top cryptocurrencies for 2021?

RANK 1 - Bitcoin 1018 billion Bitcoin is the first distributed consensus-based, censorship-resistant, permissionless, peer-to-peer payment settlement network with a provably scarce, programmable, native currency. Bitcoin (BTC), the native asset of the Bitcoin blockchain, is the world's first digital currency without a central bank or administrator. The Bitcoin network is an emergent decentralized monetary institution that exists through the interplay between full nodes, miners, and developers. It is set by a social contract that is created and opted into by the users of the network and hardened through game theory and cryptography. Bitcoin is the first, oldest, and largest cryptocurrency in the world.

RANK 2 - Ethereum 302 billion Vitalik Buterin conceived Ethereum in 2013, after what he perceived as limitations in the functionality of Bitcoin’s scripting language, namely the lack of Turing completeness. Buterin published the first Ethereum white paper later that year, describing a distributed computing platform for executing smart contracts and building decentralized applications (dApps). In 2014, Buterin and some other early contributors founded the Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to Ethereum’s research, core protocol development, and ecosystem growth. The foundation's first task was to host the Ethereum crowdsale, which raised 31,529 BTC (~$18 million at the time) in exchange for about 60 million ether, and use the proceeds to fund the network's initial development. The Ethereum Foundation continues to be the primary funding organization, issuing grants to research teams and projects focused on Ethereum.

RANK 3 - Binance Coin 85 billion Binance is a crypto exchange that started in the summer of 2017 and quickly became one of the largest in the world by trading volume, recording $200 million in profit in its second full quarter of operation. Binance Coin was launched as an ERC-20 token sold through an initial coin offering (ICO) to be used for discounted trading fees, of which a portion are burned each quarter. Once Binance launched Binance Chain, its own public blockchain in April 2019, the ERC-20 tokens were swapped for native tokens. On top of Binance Chain, the team built a decentralized exchange known as Binance DEX allowing traders to maintain custody of their funds. Over time, additional utility has been added to the token such as use in the Binance Launchpad lottery system and various payments in the Binance ecosystem. In addition, according to their CEO Changpeng Zhao ("CZ") 90% of Binance employees choose to receive part of their salary in BNB.

RANK 4 - Tether 51 billion Tether was created as an attempt to solve two major issues with existing cryptocurrencies: high volatility and convertibility between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies. To address these perceived issues Tether created a cryptocurrency that is fully backed 1:1 by deposits of U.S. dollars held at banks. On Ethereum, USDT tokens are represented as ERC-20 tokens, while on Bitcoin, Tether utilizes the Omni layer, to represent USDT tokens. While the tokens themselves operate in a decentralized network, Hong Kong based Tether Ltd is solely responsible for creating and redeeming tokens as well as maintaining the 1:1 deposit backing.

RANK 5 - Ripple 24 billion XRP is a cryptocurrency aiming to increase the speed and reduce the cost of transferring money between financial institutions. Underpinning Ripple's xRapid product, an on-demand liquidity solution, XRP is used as a bridge currency for financial institutions exchanging value between multiple fiat currencies. XRP is the native token of the XRP Ledger, an open-source cryptographic ledger powered by a peer-to-peer network of nodes.

RANK 6 - Dogecoin 42 billion Dogecoin is a meme cryptocurrency with the internet-famous Shiba Inu canine breed as a mascot. The project was introduced on Twitter by Jackson Palmer on November 27, 2013 when he tweeted about "investing" on “Dogecoin”, a made-up name. Some of Palmer's friends encouraged him to create a real Dogecoin project, so he registered dogecoin.com and started working. Billy Markus saw the website and reached out to Palmer. Markus and Palmer thought Dogecoin would make the cryptocurrency space more palletable to newcomers since, as they built the protocol, Bitcoin was beleaguered by associations with Silk Road and dark web. Palmer exited the Dogecoin project and community in June 2014 by tweeting, "Unsubshibing. Peace."

RANK 7 - Cardano 39 billion Cardano is an open-source, smart-contract platform that aims to provide multiple features through layered design. Its modularization will eventually allow for network delegation, sidechains, and light client data structures. Cardano uses a version of Proof-of-Stake (PoS) called Ouroboros to secure the network and manage the block production process. The network features a native token called ADA that gives stakers a claim on new issuance in proportion to their holdings and allows users to pay for transactions.

RANK 8 - Polkadot 31 billion Polkadot is a blockchain network designed to support various interconnected, application-specific sub-chains called parachains (short for parallelized chains). Each chain built within Polkadot uses Parity Technologies' Substrate modular framework, which allows developers to select specific components that suit their application-specific chain best. Polkadot refers to the entire ecosystem of parachains that plug into a single base platform known as the Relay Chain. This base platform, which also leverages Substrate, does not support application functionality but instead provides security to the network's parachains and contains Polkadot's consensus, finality, and voting logic.

RANK 9 - Uniswasp 20 billion Uniswap was born out of an idea proposed in 2016 by Vitalik Buterin for a decentralized exchange (DEX) that would employ an on-chain automated market maker with certain unique characteristics. A year later Hayden Adams began working on turning this idea into a functional product. After receiving several grants as well as $100,000 from the Ethereum Foundation, Uniswap launch in November 2018. The protocol quickly gained liquidity and started facilitating meaningful volume. Six months after launching, a fundraising round was completed, led by Paradigm to allow the addition of two more employees.

RANK 10 - Litecoin 17 billion Created in October 2011 by ex Google and Coinbase engineer, Charlie Lee, Litecoin is a fork of Bitcoin's source code that posits itself as "a silver to Bitcoin's gold." Technically, Litecoin is nearly identical to Bitcoin with key differences relating to block time, supply, hashing algorithm, and initial distribution. Litecoin aimed to keep the best aspects of Bitcoin while making some optimizations for its use as a medium of exchange.

Risks of Investing in Bitcoin The value of Bitcoin tends to fluctuate a lot. You may see the price go up or down thousands of dollars during any month. If wild fluctuations like these make you nervous, you may want to avoid Bitcoin. Otherwise, as long as you keep in mind that cryptocurrency is a smart long-term investment, these fluctuations shouldn’t be too concerning.

Top 10 best selling videogame consoles

RANK 1 - PlayStation 2 – 157.68 million The PS2 stands mighty as the best-selling console ever. Sony’s gaming giant sold 157.68 million units across 13 years of sale. It made its debut in Japan on 4th March 2000 and was eventually discontinuation on 4 January 2013 – 6 years and 54 days after the PS3 had gone on sale!

RANK 2 - Nintendo DS – 154.90 million Nintendo’s first non-Game Boy branded handheld, had games journalists and Nintendo fans questioning why we needed two screens at all, when the DS was released on 21 November 2004. But its success shows that the gimmick proved its worth in the end.

RANK 3 - Game Boy – 118.69 million Launched in Japan on 21 April 1989, Nintendo’s first handheld console went on to become one of the company’s greatest successes. Contemporary handheld consoles such as the Atari Lynx and the Sega Game Gear might have had colour graphics, but it was the Game Boy’s limited green and black colour palette that gamers bought in their droves – to the tune of 118.69 million units.

RANK 4 - PlayStation – 104.25 million Sony’s first entry into the console market proved that it was the CD-ROM, not the videogames cartridge, was the future of gaming media. The PS One sold 104.25 million units in its 12-year life span (between 3 December 1994 and 23 March 2006), 71.32 million more units than its primary competitor, the N64.

RANK 5 - Nintendo Wii – 101.64 million Nintendo was on the back foot when it unleashed the Wii, scrabbling as it was to design a console able to compete with the machines of Sony and Microsoft. Its prior two consoles, the N64 and GameCube had disappointed (if not quite tanked) in terms of sales, with the consoles selling 32.93 and 21.74 million units respectively.

RANK 6 - PlayStation 4 – 88.06 million (current) The phenomenon that is the PS4 is the only console in our top 10 that’s still on sale – to date, from its launch on 15 November 2013, the console has racked up an impressive 88.06 million copies. Rumours abound that 2019 could be the year that Sony unveils its inevitable PS5 console, but even so, there’s every chance that the PS4 could continue its charge up this list.

RANK 7 - PlayStation 3 – 86.90 million After a slow start the PS3 saw its fortunes turn around for the better, helped in no small part by Sony equipping it with a built-in Blu-Ray player. The move meant that the PS3 became one of the cheapest Blu-Ray players around, helping Blu-Rays win the format war (against HD DVD) and ensuring that plenty of people bought both a PS3 and a stack of high definition movies.

RANK 8 - Xbox 360 – 85.50 million Microsoft took all of the experience it had gained during the development of the original Xbox and used it to make the Xbox 360 a console that became the must-have machine of its generation.

RANK 9 - Game Boy Advance – 81.51 million The third and final Nintendo handheld to break the top 10 best-selling console list is the GBA, that first saw the light of day in Japan on 21 March 2001. In its 9-year life (between 2001 and 2010) the GBA sold 81.51 million units. The console also ushered in numerous revisions, including the stylish, clam-shelled Game Boy Advance SP that surely had more than passing influence on the GBA’s successor – the Nintendo DS.

RANK 10 - PlayStation Portable – 80.82 million Sony’s PSP was the most powerful handheld console ever released when it went on sale in Japan on 12 December 2004. Its UMD discs were lauded by Sony as being the next big thing in mobile entertainment, though perhaps the company underestimated just how important a role phones and tablets would eventually play in our TV viewing habits. Even so, with 80.82 million units sold, the PSP still became a force in the market, even if UMDs would go the way of the Minidisc.

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Lista de artilheiros do Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol

RANK 1 - Roberto Dinamite 190 gols. Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, mais conhecido como Roberto Dinamite (Duque de Caxias, 13 de abril de 1954), é um ex-futebolista brasileiro que atuava como atacante. Já foi eleito deputado estadual do Rio de Janeiro pelo PMDB por cinco mandatos consecutivos. Foi jogador do Vasco da Gama durante a década de 70, 80 e 90 e encerrou a carreira no mesmo. Também foi presidente do clube entre 2008 e 2014. A seleção brasileira reservou grandes alegrias e decepções a Dinamite. Convocado pela primeira vez em 1975, o atacante esteve presente nas Copas do Mundo de 1978 e 1982, e fez, vestindo a camisa canarinha, o gol mais marcante de sua carreira.

RANK 2 - Romário 154 gols. Romário de Souza Faria, mais conhecido apenas como Romário (Rio de Janeiro, 29 de janeiro de 1966), é um ex-futebolista e político brasileiro. Em sua carreira no futebol, atuou como centroavante e é amplamente tido como um dos melhores jogadores de todos os tempos. Atualmente é Senador da República pelo Rio de Janeiro, filiado ao Partido Liberal (PL).Conhecido popularmente como "Baixinho" devido à baixa estatura, o jogador ainda teve uma breve experiência como treinador, comandando o Vasco da Gama. Também conseguiu ser ídolo nos rivais Flamengo e Fluminense, além do America, onde encerrou a sua carreira. Na Espanha teve grandes passagens por Barcelona e Valencia.

RANK 3 - Edmundo 153 gols. Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto mais conhecido como Edmundo (Niterói, 2 de abril de 1971) é um ex-futebolista brasileiro que atuava como atacante. Trabalhou como comentarista esportivo no canal Fox Sports durante 4 anos.Iniciou sua carreira profissional em 1992 pelo Vasco da Gama, clube do qual se declara torcedor, e com o qual ele mais se destacou e é identificado.Ficou conhecido como Animal, apelido criado pelo narrador Osmar Santos, durante a passagem do jogador pelo Palmeiras, por seu futebol habilidoso e ao mesmo tempo por seu temperamento forte e por sua indisciplina em campo.

RANK 4 - Fred 147 gols. Frederico Chaves Guedes, mais conhecido como Fred (Teófilo Otoni, 3 de outubro de 1983), é um futebolista brasileiro que atua como centroavante. Atualmente joga pelo Fluminense.Passou sete anos jogando pelo Fluminense, onde foi considerado ídolo pelo clube e a torcida. Jogou duas Copas do Mundo pela Seleção Brasileira, onde conquistou uma Copa América e uma Copa das Confederações, marcando dois gols na final.No Fluminense, foi considerado o principal jogador que deu origem ao "Time de Guerreiros", que começou em 2009. Lá conquistou 4 artilharias, sendo duas vezes campeão nacional (2010 e 2012).

RANK 5 - Zico 135 gols. Arthur Antunes Coimbra, mais conhecido como Zico (Rio de Janeiro, 3 de março de 1953), é um treinador, ex-dirigente e ex-futebolista brasileiro que atuava como meio-campista.Atualmente é diretor técnico do Kashima Antlers. Notabilizou-se como o líder da vitoriosa trajetória do Flamengo nas décadas de 1970 e 1980, com ápice nas conquistas da Taça Libertadores da América e da Copa Intercontinental (o mundial de clubes da época) pela equipe carioca, além dos títulos do Campeonato Brasileiro de 1980, 1982, 1983 e da Copa União de 1987 (um dos módulos do Campeonato Brasileiro daquele ano) e também pela Seleção Brasileira nas Copas do Mundo de 1978, 1982 e 1986.

RANK 6 - Túlio 129 gols. Túlio Humberto Pereira Costa (Goiânia, 2 de junho de 1969), conhecido como Túlio Maravilha, é um ex-futebolista, que atuava como atacante, e político brasileiro.Foi três vezes artilheiro do Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol da Série A (1989, 1994 e 1995), um recorde dividido com Romário, Dadá Maravilha e Fred. É o único jogador do futebol brasileiro a ter sido artilheiro em três divisões do futebol nacional - tendo sido o maior goleador da Série B (2008) e da Série C (2002 e 2007). Ficou também conhecido por seu estilo irreverente e pouco modesto, de autopromoção e sem ter papas na língua

RANK 7 - Washington 126 gols. Washington Stecanela Cerqueira mais conhecido como Washington ou pelo apelido Washington "Coração Valente"(Brasília,1 de abril de 1975), é um treinador e ex-futebolista brasileiro que atuava como centroavante. Atualmente comanda a Diretoria de Desenvolvimento do Futebol Brasileiro pela CBF. Como atacante foi descrito como um "centroavante clássico" e "um verdadeiro matador", marcou 411 gols em uma carreira que durou 17 anos e pela qual escreveu seu nome na história do futebol nacional: é o sétimo maior goleador da história do Campeonato Brasileiro

RANK 8 - Serginho 125 gols. Sérgio Bernardino, mais conhecido como Serginho Chulapa. (São Paulo, 23 de dezembro de 1953), é um treinador e ex-futebolista brasileiro, que atuava como atacante. É o maior artilheiro do São Paulo com 242 gols .Marca registrada do jogador, como a briga com Mauro num jogo entre Santos e Corinthians, a agressão ao goleiro Emerson Leão, após uma expulsão, e aos repórteres que estavam no campo depois do término do jogo final com o Flamengo em 1983, no primeiro vice-campeonato brasileiro do Santos. Mas também contava que não gostava de viajar, e quando o jogo era relativamente longe de São Paulo (São José do Rio Preto, por exemplo), dava sempre um jeito de ser expulso.

RANK 9 - Luís Fabiano 118 gols. Luís Fabiano Clemente, (Campinas, 8 de novembro de 1980), é um ex-futebolista brasileiro que atuava como centroavante. Atuou com destaque no São Paulo FC, onde ocupa a terceira colocação entre os maiores artilheiros da história do clube, com 212 gols marcados em suas duas passagens. É também o maior artilheiro do clube em edições do Campeonato Brasileiro com a marca de 103 gols, e da Copa do Brasil, com 23 gols em 24 jogos, até o presente. Luís Fabiano ainda é o quinto maior artilheiro da história do clube espanhol Sevilla, com 109 gols.

RANK 10 - Dario 113 gols. Dario José dos Santos, mais conhecido como Dadá Maravilha (Rio de Janeiro, 4 de março de 1946), é um ex-futebolista brasileiro que atuava como centroavante. Dadá foi artilheiro do Campeonato Mineiro quatro vezes pelo Atlético Mineiro (1969, 1970, 1972, 1974). Foi destaque e artilheiro do Campeonato Brasileiro de 1971, Dadá parou no ar como um beija-flor no dia 19 de dezembro, no Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, para assinalar o gol da histórica vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Botafogo. Com este gol, o Atlético Mineiro sagrou-se campeão brasileiro de 1971.

Lista de artilheiros do Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol, também conhecido como Campeonato Brasileiro, Brasileirão e Série A, é a liga brasileira de futebol profissional entre clubes do Brasil, sendo a principal competição futebolística no país. É por meio dela que são indicados os representantes brasileiros para a Copa Libertadores da América (juntamente com o campeão da Copa do Brasil). Inscreva - se no Canal Estatisticas Curiosas

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