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In-depth reports, comparisons, and trend analysis on digital currency and fintech shifts.
The European Union should actively embrace decentralised finance while putting strong safeguards in place to manage its risks, according to…
The U.S. labor market is showing clear signs of cooling, with official Federal Reserve and government data pointing to slower…
ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone has argued that central banks must embrace digital money, or risk losing monetary sovereignty, as Europe races to modernise payments and capital markets.
BlackRock’s 2026 Global Outlook says the AI boom, energy constraints and higher government debt will redefine investment risks, with market concentration leaving investors unable to remain neutral.
ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos urges caution amid soaring markets, warning that excessive optimism, AI-related valuations, and growing non-bank vulnerabilities could still test Europe’s financial stability.
An ECB financial stability official says uncertainty has eased since spring, but warns that stretched valuations, AI exuberance and US fiscal trends continue to pose risks to the euro area.
South Africa’s central bank reports that USD stablecoins now dominate local crypto trading pairs, while rand-pegged tokens slowly gain ground as a payment tool amid regulatory gaps.
The Federal Reserve has ended quantitative tightening after severe liquidity stress triggered by a surging Treasury General Account and repo-market turmoil, marking a major global macro turning point.
Governments are exploring stablecoins to modernise payments, improve cross-border transfers and diversify reserves, with Kyrgyzstan’s gold-backed USDKG marking the latest example.
With dollar stablecoins accounting for nearly all global liquidity, Europe accelerates euro-token initiatives to safeguard monetary sovereignty ahead of a delayed digital euro.