Author: Leslie Stewart

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. Stablecoins will soon become the internet’s native form of everyday money, and perhaps the most successful form of cryptocurrency adoption to date. Fast, global, programmable and one-click payments. No wonder it moved more in value than Visa in 2024. But they’re also privacy time bombs. summary Stablecoins are growing in scale as global money, but in their current form, which is public by default, financial lives are openly monitored, exposing individuals and businesses to profiling, exploitation, extortion,…

BEIJING, CHINA – JANUARY 6: People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building (January 6, 2025, Beijing, China). Visual China Group | Getty ImagesThe People’s Bank of China on Tuesday kept its lending prime rate unchanged as authorities focus on targeted support to specific sectors to support the slowing economy rather than broad policy easing. The People’s Bank of China kept its one-year and five-year loan prime rates unchanged at 3% and 3.5%, respectively, for the eighth consecutive month. The one-year rate affects most new and outstanding loans, while the five-year benchmark affects mortgages.The decision comes as the world’s second-largest economy lost…

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One of the most interesting matchups in college football history will take place Monday night at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium as the hometown Hurricanes take on the Indiana Hoosiers for the national championship (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+).Led by coach Curt Cignetti and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, Indiana is 15-0 this season and looking to win the program’s first title. This is one of the biggest turnarounds in college football, as the Hoosiers entered this season with the most total losses in college football.Meanwhile, Miami (13-2), a former powerhouse, has won five championships. But the Hurricanes’ last…

Participants take part in a demonstration to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 17, 2026.Tom Little | ReutersEuropean countries are reportedly considering retaliatory tariffs and wide-ranging punitive economic countermeasures against the United States after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new export taxes and deepened rifts over Greenland.President Trump announced Saturday that eight European countries could raise tariffs starting at 10% on February 1 and rising to 25% on June 1 if Washington fails to reach a deal that would allow Denmark to acquire mineral-rich Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory.The proposed tariffs would target Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany,…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. The world is moving towards full automation at breakneck speed. By the time you read this opinion piece, AI systems will be making countless financial decisions, routing vast amounts of data, and writing reams of code with minimal human oversight. But few people ask the question that should be the basis of any autonomous process: who or what validates the validators? summary Autonomy without validation is weak and inefficient. As AI systems take over financial, industrial, and…

Pedestrians in the Huaqiangbei electronic market area in Shenzhen, China, Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Shen Qilai | Shen Qilai Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChina’s economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter to the slowest pace in nearly three years as domestic demand weakened, but full-year growth was in line with Beijing’s target despite escalating trade tensions with the United States and a prolonged real estate recession. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.5% in the October-December period, according to data released by the National Statistics Office on Monday. This slowed down from 4.8% in the third quarter and was the lowest…

In the wild card round, he threw an overlapping throw while rolling to the left in the 4th and 8th innings.Sunday it was a 50-yard heave fadeaway on fourth-and-4 from the 14-yard line. Only this time, Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears were unable to complete the comeback.The Bears lost 20-17 in overtime to the Los Angeles Rams in the final game of the divisional round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday, sending the Rams to the NFC Championship Game but ending Chicago’s Cinderella run.”No style points,” Los Angeles head coach Sean McVay said after the game. “What matters is…

Hsinchu, Taiwan – April 16: The entrance to the factory of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Daniel Cheng | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe U.S.-Taiwan deal aimed at expanding chip production capacity in the U.S. makes it unlikely that the U.S. government will completely withdraw from Taiwan’s cutting-edge semiconductors anytime soon, and the so-called “silicon shield” remains largely intact for now, multiple analysts told CNBC.Taiwan dominates global chip production, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company producing most of the world’s most advanced chips. It is estimated…

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