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So… the last tanker to exit the Strait of Hormuz before the US and Israeli strikes has now arrived at its destination. The final barrels of crude loaded before the conflict have been delivered, refined, and consumed. Since the end of February, tanker traffic …

The first two articles in this series explored the proposition that artificial intelligence and robotics will soon be ushering in an economy of unprecedented abundance, and examined the resource and energy constraints that could limit that voluminous growth. …
China's digital yuan evolution could reshape global financial systems, challenging US dollar dominance and altering international trade dynamics. The post China develops digital payments system to challenge US dollar dominance appeared first on Crypto Briefin…
The BoC's rate hold amid global uncertainties highlights potential volatility in Canadian markets, impacting inflation, exports, and investment strategies. The post Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25%, flags US trade uncertainty and Iran war risks…
DMCC Future of Trade 2026 report finds global trade will be shaped by AI, tariff shock, critical minerals and clean tech competition More than 80% of global trade leaders expect slow trade growth with ongoing disruption, while only 4% expect best-case scenari…
“Garland” asserts that China has already surpassed the United States in technology, innovation and industrial production (e.g., AI, drones, electric vehicles), while America has collapsed due to financialization, endless wars and corrupt leadership, marking a…
“Most Americans don’t realize they live under an expansive surveillance regime that likely violates their constitutional rights. Every purchase, deposit, and transaction, from the smallest Venmo payment for a coffee to a large hospital bill, creates a data po…
The Senate's block on FISA extension highlights ongoing tensions over surveillance and digital currency, impacting future crypto regulations. The post Senate blocks FISA surveillance extension ahead of June 12 expiration, with crypto implications buried in th…
JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are building a shared Tokenized Deposit Network to challenge stablecoins. It goes through The Clearing House...
RBI's measures to support the rupee highlight the delicate balance between curbing inflation and sustaining economic growth amid global instability. The post Reserve Bank of India holds rates steady, unveils measures to support rupee appeared first on Crypto …
Congress is once again engaged in a great debate over how to reform federal surveillance programs, with privacy hawks demanding a list of restraints on the government’s spy powers, Democrats showing little willingness to work with the administration, and comm…
Former Stripe engineer Saikat Chakrabarti lost his bid to succeed Nancy Pelosi in California to a candidate backed by Ripple's Chris Larsen.
A senior European Central Bank official has warned that stablecoins carry the same fragilities that once destabilized money market funds, cautioning that their rapid rise could threaten financial stability and quietly entrench the US dollar at the euro’s expe…
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.
Another European Central Bank official issued a stablecoin-related warning, Bloomberg News reported Sunday (May 31). Isabel Schnabel, who sits on the bank’s executive board, said at a Bank of Korea conference in Seoul that these tokens threaten financial stab…