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No Digital ID, no food: coming soon to a Western society near you

There’s an old phrase that “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” In 2025, that road is digital, scanned, jammed with CCTV, and increasingly inescapable. From Beijing to Berlin to London, and beyond, governments are rolling out digital identities t…

Oct 20, 2025CryptoSlateDigital Euro
Beijing Pulls the Plug: Ant and JD Halt Hong Kong Stablecoins

Beijing halts Ant Group and JD.COM's Hong Kong stablecoin plans. This links domestic crypto control to China's rare earth geopolitics.

Oct 20, 2025BeInCryptoDigital Dollar
Stablecoins are really 'central business digital currencies' — VC

Privately-issued stablecoins feature the same risks of freezing and surveillance inherent to central bank digital currencies, Jeremy Kranz told Cointelegraph.

Oct 18, 2025CointelegraphDigital Dollar
Moscow’s $376-B Crypto Milestone Puts Russia Ahead Of Europe

According to Chainalysis, Russia received over $376 billion in on-chain crypto transfers between July 2024 and June 2025, ahead of the United Kingdom’s $273 billion. Related Reading: Crypto On The Menu: US Fastfood Chain Rolls Out Bitcoin Steakburger That met…

Oct 18, 2025BitcoinistDigital Ruble
James Heckman tells Peter Schiff he is the 'greatest voice for Bitcoin'

Roundtable CEO and publisher James Heckman told economist, well-known Bitcoin skeptic, and gold bull Peter Schiff that he is "probably the greatest voice for...

Oct 17, 2025TheStreetDigital Dollar
Russia Tops Europe in Crypto Adoption With $376.3B in Transfers – What’s Driving the Surge?

Russia has overtaken all European markets in cryptocurrency adoption, recording $376.3 billion in received transactions between July 2024 and June 2025...

Oct 17, 2025CryptonewsPhilippines CBDC
ETtech Explainer: Will India toss the stablecoin, or embrace it?

A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency pegged to another asset, such as gold or the US dollar. Unlike volatile cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, stablecoins aim to provide a fixed value as a medium of exchange. This stability is achieved through asset-backi…

Oct 14, 2025The Times of IndiaDigital Dollar
Visakhapatnam's AI jackpot; Lenskart IPO scoop

Google, Adani and Airtel are partnering to build a major AI hub in Andhra Pradesh. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.

Oct 14, 2025The Times of IndiaDigital Dollar
Will Stablecoins Preserve Dollar Dominance?

The dollar may be the dominant global currency for the moment, but there are real questions about how long this moment will last. The argument that dollar-pegged stablecoins will extend it rests on a slew of shaky assumptions and leaves key questions unanswer…

Oct 13, 2025Project SyndicateDigital Dollar
Inflection Point: US Government Shutdown And Strange Economic Signals

This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group The US economy has been experiencing what I would call a form of “stasis” for the last year; it’s floating in the deep ocean, waiting for a catalyst. Either it finds dry la…

Oct 13, 2025Activistpost.comSouth Africa CBDC
ANALYSIS: What will happen after Trump’s new 100% tariff on China goes into effect? HINT: Catastrophic results for the U.S. financial infrastructure

ANALYSIS: Over the past 2 years, I’ve built a massive intelligence document repository that can project cause-effect consequences of present-day events. I’ve now combined it with our Enoch AI system at BrightU.AI and applied some special recursive reasoning l…

Oct 11, 2025Naturalnews.comPakistan CBDC
Could digital currencies end banking as we know it? The future of money

Throughout history, control over money has been one of the most powerful levers of state authority. What does this mean in the new era of digital currencies?

Oct 10, 2025The Conversation AfricaSand Dollar
Global Settlement Network Partners with Diacente Group to build the Largest On-Chain Economy in Africa with $5.5B in Real-World Assets

Miami, FL , Oct. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Settlement Network  (GSX), the leader in blockchain infrastructure, has partnered with Diacente Group , developer of Uganda’s Karamoja Green Industrial and Special Economic Zone (GISEZ), to launch the wor…

Oct 10, 2025GlobeNewswireUganda CBDC
Finovate Global India: Inclusion, Digital Asset Innovation, and a Salute to Our Indian Alums

This week’s edition of Finovate Global looks at recent fintech headlines from India. RBI pushes financial inclusion; launches digital currency sandbox Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra used the occasion of the 6th Global Fintech Fest in Mum…

Oct 10, 2025Finovate.comSouth Africa CBDC
RBI Launches Offline CBDC: How Users Can Make Payments Without Internet Using Digital Cash

The Digital Rupee (e₹) is the electronic form of the Indian Rupee. Issued by the RBI, it offers the same trust as cash.

Oct 10, 2025Ndtvprofit.comDigital Rupee