Bitcoin has been presented as a possible neutral reserve asset after an old video of U.S. Vice President JD Vance resurfaced in which he questioned whether the dollar’s reserve currency status ultimately benefits the United States. The commentary, written by Forbes contributor Dave Birnbaum, builds its argument around Vance’s remarks and the Triffin dilemma, the
BlackRock is once again turning heads in financial circles, this time not for a new fund launch or a regulatory filing, but for a candid conversation about where artificial intelligence, geopolitics, and blockchain technology are all headed together. In a recent episode of its podcast The Bid, the asset management giant tackled the growing overlap
At the Korea Healthcare Festival (KHF) 2026, held at COEX in Seoul from August 19 to 21, HippoProtocol showcased a practical application of blockchain technology for hospital data security. The event, organized by the Korean Hospital Association, brought together healthcare professionals and technology providers to explore innovations in medical infrastructure. Hippo Medisafe: A Blockchain-Enhanced Backup
The Nifty 50 has set a historic record by failing to surpass its previous day’s high for 12 consecutive trading sessions from August 4 to August 19, 2026. This is the longest streak of its kind in Nifty’s history, breaking the previous record of 9 consecutive sessions, most recently recorded in December 2014. Nifty’s Record
Goldman Sachs is projecting a dramatic acceleration in the US ETF market, with the bank forecasting that US ETF growth in 2026 will push total investments in exchange-traded funds beyond $2 trillion. That figure alone would mark a striking jump from where the market stood just a year earlier, and it signals something bigger than
Solana’s blockchain is having a moment that traders can’t ignore, and the numbers behind it are hard to dismiss. According to data reported by Coinfomania, tokenized AI stocks trading on Solana have now crossed $465 million in cumulative volume, while stablecoin issuer Circle has minted more than $10 billion in $USDC on the network in
Bitdeer Technologies just locked in one of its biggest bets yet on artificial intelligence, and it has nothing to do with mining Bitcoin. The company announced a Bitdeer AI cloud deal worth roughly $400 million in contracted revenue, tied to a five-year offtake agreement that will fill half the capacity of a brand-new data center
South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management is making a strategic move into digital assets through a new partnership with Ripple and U.S.-based Canary Capital, according to an exclusive report by Hankyung. The collaboration signals a growing interest from traditional financial institutions in blockchain-based products, particularly in the area of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. Strategic Partnership Details
Tether invested $134 million in failing biopharmaceutical firm NovaBay in March, turning it into a stablecoin holding company. The move completely altered the path of the New York Stock Exchange-listed corporation. Its name was changed to Stablecoin Development Corporat, and it was used to purchase and stake a large swath of rival stablecoin USDS (previously