News with the tag "Op-Ed"

Crypto, in the eyes of those who know the importance of decentralization, is simply giving people financial empowerment and banking the unbanked. But after years of fighting for inclusion, some individuals are using blockchain technology as a playground for heartless scams, ripping off people’s life...

The Federal Reserve is staying put this summer. No cuts in June, no cuts in July. We believe that’s the central bank’s position after watching the joint statement issued on Monday by the United States and China, were both countries claimed they want to ease off trade tensions. As soon as that was an...

As of 7 May 2025, India opened “Operation Sindoor,” a series of precision air‑strikes on nine sites inside Pakistan‑administered territory, while Pakistan says it has shot down five Indian fighter jets in the largest air engagement between the rivals since 2019. While the India-Pakistan conflict esc...

In Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting held last Saturday, Warren Buffett announced that he will step down as CEO of the company by the end of the year. The 94-year-old CEO, known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” named Vice Chairman Greg Abel as his successor to lead the $1 trillion conglomerat...

Crypto firms and major US banks are reportedly closing ranks in the early days of Donald Trump’s second presidential term, who has helped dissolve boundaries that had previously kept digital assets and traditional finance at arm’s length. President Trump’s promises of turning the US into the “crypto...

The Federal Reserve has morphed into the country’s most dangerous economic wildcard. It acts like it knows everything, crashes through guardrails, and shrugs off the damage like it doesn’t care. Just like Trump, it jumps headfirst into crisis after crisis, refuses to clean up its own mess, and keeps...

For the past eight years at least, the president of the United States has tried his best to make sure the world knows he’s such great friends with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. But with each passing day, that relationship looks more and more one-sided. Sure, the Russian might appear to like Mr. Donald Tr...

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how the recently approved XRP ETF might be the starting point for a larger participation of Ripple in Latin America. Latam Insights Encore: XRP ETF Give...

After more than a decade of regulatory ambiguity, US lawmakers are opening federal doors to the stablecoin market. The Senate Banking Committee has tabled the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, a bipartisan bill that could establish a clear framework for do...

President Donald Trump has spent the last three months tearing through Washington like a battering ram, but the one thing stopping him isn’t China, NATO, or Congress. It’s the S&P 500. Since returning to the White House, he’s bulldozed federal agencies, grabbed more power, pissed off allies, and fli...