US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate 5 percentage-point increase in the global tariff rate, bringing the new rate to 15% from an initial 10%. Usually, the crypto market experiences a major sell-off following tariff announcements. Even so, the market remained unchanged despite the latest news. The announcement, intended to address trade imbalances and
Key Takeaways AI and crypto are poised to disrupt existing market structures significantly. The next decade may see a reshaping of money markets with different beneficiaries than in the past. Stablecoins are processing more transaction volume than major credit card companies like Mastercard. Profit margins are increasing even as job creation remains stagnant, presenting a
The Central Bank of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has taken a decisive step toward strengthening its financial position. The bank will begin purchasing gold directly from a state owned trader to build stronger Central Bank gold reserves. This move signals a major shift in how the country manages national wealth. Officials want to
The rial, Iran’s official currency, has failed in 2026. Hyperinflation chews through savings every single day. Sanctions stack on top of bad decisions and endless geopolitical pressure. Every day, folks wake up to less money. Families scramble to buy basics while everything they saved disappears. This feels too familiar. Lebanon went through the exact same
Dollar-pegged tokens edged higher over the past week, pulling in roughly $703 million in fresh capital. Even with that bump, the sector remains down 0.61% month over month, a $1.9 billion dip that keeps the broader tally in check. Among the top ten stablecoin competitors over the last seven days, Blackrock’s BUIDL led the charge,
Leading asset management firm BlackRock is looking to expand its ETF offerings after establishing a remarkable foothold in the Bitcoin ETF and Ethereum ETF ecosystem. Following a recent report from the Arkham Intelligence platform, the firm is making preparations to debut a new Ethereum-based ETF offering that aims to generate yield through staking. With its
France has approved the sale of a majority stake in a key data center unit of state-owned Electricité de France (EDF) to U.S.-based bitcoin miner MARA Holdings Inc., after months of national security review. MARA, headquartered in Florida, is acquiring a 64% stake in Exaion, a subsidiary that operates high-performance computing infrastructure for digital workloads.
The price of bitcoin $BTC$68,350.22 fell slightly on Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional increase to global tariffs, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that invalidated earlier trade actions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In a post on Truth Social, Trump called the court’s decision “anti-American” and declared that,
US President Donald Trump announced that he would raise the global tariff on goods from 10 percent to 15 percent, effective immediately. In a statement following the decision, Trump argued that the increase was “completely within legal limits and legally tested.” In a message published on the Truth Social platform, Trump harshly criticized the US
Tokenized equities have moved from theory to execution. BitGo and Figure announced the completion of the first tokenized equity trades on Figure’s Alternative Trading System (ATS). Marking a milestone for blockchain-based securities within a regulated U.S. market structure. The transaction represents the first time equity securities were issued, settled, and traded in tokenized form through