According to a study carried out by the Taiwan Information Environment Research Center (IORG), Beijing has unleashed its dual strategy against Taiwan, which combines attractive economic prospects with political and military pressure. The approach China has taken has been described as a “carrot and stick” tactic, and its main aim is to influence the opinion … Read more
Organized crime groups across Southeast Asia have scaled their operations by exploiting cryptocurrency, launching their own coins, exchanges and blockchain networks to launder billions of dollars, according to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The report said criminal syndicates are no longer just using existing crypto infrastructure. Instead, … Read more
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, is reportedly paying Samsung Electronics a staggering monthly sum to pre-install its new generative AI app, Gemini, on Samsung smartphones and tablets. The details emerged during court testimony on Monday in a significant antitrust trial underway in Washington, D.C. Testifying in court, Peter Fitzgerald, Google’s vice president for … Read more
Peter Schiff has built a career on deriding Bitcoin. The outspoken gold evangelist and fund manager famously scoffed in 2019, “Keep dreaming. Bitcoin is never going to hit $100,000!”1. To Schiff, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has long been nothing but “digital fool’s gold” – a speculative bubble destined to pop, or as he put it … Read more
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is evolving beyond its technical barriers and niche appeal, majorly driven by new protocols prioritizing accessibility, simplicity, and seamless user experience. EVAA is one example, the first lending protocol natively built on the TON blockchain, and fully integrated into the Telegram social messaging app. Today, we talk to its CEO, Vlad Kamyshov, … Read more
Cryptocurrency firms and exchanges are increasingly moving into Wall Street territory, launching more traditional investment offerings and showcasing the growing synergy between crypto and traditional finance (TradFi). “There’s a growing synergy between traditional financial investments and the emerging crypto space,” according to Gracy Chen, the CEO of Bitget, the world’s sixth-largest crypto exchange. “Crypto players … Read more
Bitcoin’s decoupling from traditional markets is becoming more visible as global capital stress intensifies. A resurgence of tariffs, elevated interest rates, and softening corporate earnings have introduced renewed volatility across equities and credit markets. Many large-cap companies are underperforming, weighed down not by fundamentals alone, but by geopolitics, trade policy, and policy uncertainty. And yet—Bitcoin … Read more
The brand creates handcrafted, sustainable and one-of-a-kind releases upcycled from found and … More heirloom textiles. Gumtree Golf & Nature Club Like a lot of people growing up on the Australian coast, Karsten Jurkschat was drawn to the ocean. Beginning his career as a designer and photographer in the surf industry, Jurkschat witnessed firsthand the … Read more
Key economic indicators and global events are continuously pushing the price of gold to all-time highs. While the bears are confident that the bullish momentum of gold is coming to an end, buyers are still eyeing the $3500 level next and possibly the $3800 level. In this article, we’ll discuss the next possible move for … Read more
Argentina celebrated the continued decrease in the dollar-peso exchange rate, even predicting that it might fall below the flotation bands established by the central bank. This would trigger a purchase intervention from the bank to weaken the peso. Argentina Keeps Winning the Battle Against the Dollar Argentina appears to have devised a formula to control … Read more