At a White House cabinet meeting on Friday, January 30, President Donald Trump signaled a clear shift in housing policy priorities: not “improving affordability by bringing prices down,” but protecting household wealth by keeping prices up. The core logic was straightforward. A decline in home price

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 January 2026 — Dubai Insurance said it has launched a digital wallet that allows policyholders to pay insurance premiums and receive claims payments using digital assets, in a partnership with Zodia Custody.Dubai Insurance described the offering as the first crypto-as

Valletta, Malta – 28 January 2026 – OKX announced the launch of the OKX Card in Europe, a payment card that allows users to spend stablecoins at merchants that accept Mastercard.According to the company, the card is intended to reduce steps commonly associated with crypto card payments, such as manu

The U.S. dollar fell to a four-month low while gold rose above $5,000 per troy ounce, a combination that market participants interpreted as a renewed focus on political and policy risk in pricing.Nigel Green, CEO of financial advisory firm deVere Group, linked the moves to rising uncertainty around

NEW YORK & QUITO — January 26, 2026 — Jelou, a Latin America-based fintech company, announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand its WhatsApp-based AI platform into the United States, targeting businesses and small-to-medium enterprises.The company said its AI agents support tra

MAMEZO, based in Tokyo, provides IT consulting and systems support for corporate clients, including work related to legacy system modernization, digital platform design, and technology adoption such as cloud and AI. The company’s customer base includes firms in sectors such as manufacturing, automot

London – January 22, 2026 ㅡ Mercuryo and Visa announced a partnership to support crypto-to-fiat off-ramping through Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time payments platform.Under the collaboration, Mercuryo plans to expand its support for Visa Direct as part of its off-ramp offering, enabling eligible users

Investors may want to pay closer attention to the so-called “TACO” pattern as policy volatility under President Donald Trump increasingly behaves like a repeatable market signal. The idea is that abrupt tariff threats and hardline messaging can trigger rapid sell-offs, only to be followed by a softe

Switzerland Jan. 20, 2026— As governments, technology companies, and financial institutions increase investment in quantum computing, Quranium has published a report assessing the technology’s current capabilities and limits.Titled “Quantum Computing: State of Play 2025 – Global Landscape and the Co

Two new active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were listed in South Korea on Jan. 20, adding options tied to policy-driven themes and income-oriented real assets. The products are the RISE Korea Strategic Industries Active ETF and the ACE REITs and Real Estate Infrastructure Active ETF.The RISE Korea S

London, January 2026 — FLock.io, a decentralised AI model development platform founded in 2022, has launched a new product called Flock Open Model Offering (FOMO), which it describes as a launchpad for users to publish AI models and receive cryptocurrency-based rewards when those models are used.The

Bitcoin climbed above $95,000 this week, its highest level since November 2025, as traders weighed shifting rate expectations and renewed focus on U.S. digital-asset policy. The move extends January’s rebound after a choppy stretch of trading.Bitcoin briefly reached $97,655 on Wednesday, gaining abo

Silver eased on Thursday after a rapid run-up earlier in the week pushed the metal to new highs, triggering profit-taking and renewed volatility in precious metals.Spot silver was down about 0.3% at $92.50 per ounce, after trading near fresh record levels earlier in the session. In U.S. futures, sil

BlackOpal said on January 12 that it has secured a US$200 million, three-year financing facility to support the launch of a tokenized investment product backed by Brazilian credit card receivables.The facility is anchored by Mars Capital Advisors, a Swiss asset manager that focuses on working-capita

On 12 January, Yellow Network announced its plans to launch a hybrid digital asset trading platform that combines elements of centralized and decentralized exchanges, utilizing its proprietary mesh-network infrastructure.According to the company, the platform is designed to support self-custody and

The direction of global capital markets in 2026 is becoming increasingly clear. Investors around the world are repositioning toward the United States, not because of short-term interest rate moves or cyclical fluctuations, but due to a deeper structural shift. Hana Securities’ 2026 U.S. Equity Guide

Illicit activity in cryptocurrency markets reached an unprecedented level in 2025, driven largely by the growing use of digital assets by sanctioned states and state-aligned actors. According to the latest Crypto Crime Report from Chainalysis, illegal cryptocurrency inflows climbed to at least $154

Mirae Asset Global Investments announced on January 8 that the net asset value (NAV) of its TIGER KRX Physical Gold ETF (0072R0) has surpassed KRW 1 trillion.According to the Korea Exchange, the ETF’s net assets reached KRW 1.06 trillion as of the market close on January 7. Rising gold prices, coupl

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, January 7, 2025 — EDF International Regional Headquarters (EDF RHQ) and droppRWA Limited have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding to explore blockchain-based solutions for energy financing and asset management in Saudi Arabia.The partnership will assess the use of de

January 6, 2026ㅡ Escalating political and financial pressure on Venezuela is helping push Bitcoin higher, reinforcing the cryptocurrency’s growing role as a hedge against geopolitical risk, according to Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group.Following Washington’s recent actions against Caracas, Bitcoin h