USD and yen-backed tokens compete for market share as Japan tests stablecoin waters
Japan’s stablecoin market is heating up, with a number of new partnerships forming around the country’s first yen-backed stablecoin. Banks…
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Bytedance, Montage run hot as Chinese tech stocks react to positive news day
China’s tech stocks are flying today because traders are reacting to real news. TikTok maker ByteDance had dropped its new…
Dubai Land Department moves forward with tokenization initiative with secondary market launch
Dubai Land Department (DLD), the government’s department for real estate in the UAE, has moved forward with its tokenization initiative…
Europe moves to tackle risks from Visa, Mastercard duopoly of euro card payments
As of December 2025, American companies Visa and Mastercard are processing nearly two-thirds of card payments in the Eurozone, and…
Alphabet draws $100B+ demand for $15B bond sale to fund record $185B AI spend
Alphabet Inc. is raising $15 billion in the US corporate bond market this week, part of a sweeping financing strategy…
Strategy hasn’t sold any STRC shares despite advertising on X
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has been using its X marketing budget to advertise STRC, its quasi-pegged, 11.25% dividend-yielding preferred share. Unfortunately,…
Argentina’s Inflation Miracle in the Spotlight as Statistics Chief Resigns
The resignation of Marco Lavagna, the head of Argentina’s statistics institute, has put the inflation index in the public eye.…
Apollo nears $3.4 billion loan to fund Nvidia chips for xAI
Apollo Global Management is on the verge of finalizing a $3.4 billion loan for an investment vehicle that plans to…
Digital Asset Treasury Management Moves Toward Structured Models
Digital asset treasury strategies are evolving as cryptocurrency markets continue to mature. What once focused primarily on holding a small…
Top crypto stocks to watch this week: HOOD, COIN, MSTR, BMNR
Crypto stocks, including digital asset treasury (DAT), exchanges, and miners, have plunged this year as Bitcoin and most altcoins imploded.…