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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 debate about when AI will arrive on blockchain has been settled. It’s already here. In 2024 alone, bots accounted for around 90% of stablecoin trading volume. And on networks like Gnosis Chain, AI agents now generate more than half of secure smart account activity. summary Cryptocurrency is becoming a machine economy. AI agents are already dominating on-chain activity, turning blockchain into an infrastructure used primarily by autonomous systems rather than humans. AI will expand the security…

The gap between wealthy and wealthy Americans is widening, and economists see no end in sight.The “K-shaped” economy has been a top concern for consumers, business leaders, policymakers and investors since the coronavirus pandemic dramatically changed Americans’ financial habits nearly six years ago. Economists are now warning that this two-speed economic structure is not a fad but a core feature of the world’s largest economy.”This is not a cyclical or temporary phenomenon,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. “This is a structural and fundamental problem.”The general theory is as follows. High-income consumers are splurging on vacations and luxury…

BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 6: Women wearing Qing Dynasty costumes pose for a photo inside the Forbidden City in Beijing, China on November 6, 2025. Chen Xin | Getty Images News As Chinese households remain reluctant to spend on big-ticket items, the Chinese government is turning to new tools to revive consumption: experiences and everyday services. The Chinese government on Thursday announced a work plan to boost consumption of services, from cruises and yacht tourism to elderly care services and sporting events, as policymakers seek to increase consumption as a share of the economy over the next five years. The…

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President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he will announce on Friday the selection of the person to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chairman when his term ends in May.Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh spoke at the Monetary Policy Conference at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution in Palo Alto, California. (Reuters)Although the name has not been confirmed, reports suggest that President Trump’s pick may be former Federal Reserve Board member Kevin Warsh. Rumors that Warsh was a possible candidate accelerated after CNN’s Caitlan Collins reported Thursday afternoon that Warsh was seen at the White House.Warsh’s appointment as chairman…

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate a candidate for a new Federal Reserve chairman on Friday.Speaking at the premiere of “Melania,” a film about first lady Melania Trump, the president said the five-month journey to find a successor to current Chairman Jerome Powell will soon come to an end.President Trump said, “I will announce the Fed chairman tomorrow morning.” When asked if he had actually made up his mind, he replied: “I’ve decided,…

A boat passes alongside a cargo ship loaded with containers at the terminal of Yantian Port in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, on October 30, 2025. Wang Tingju | ReutersThe U.S. deficit with global trading partners nearly doubled in November as the trade deficit with the European Union widened and the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs spread across the economy, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.Following a month in which the trade deficit hit its lowest level since early 2009, the trade deficit soared to $56.8 billion, an increase of 94.6% from October. About a third of this gain came from…

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses a business delegation after arriving in China at a hotel in Beijing, January 28, 2026. Karl Cote | AFP | Getty ImagesAfter years of tension, China and the UK are aiming to forge a long-term strategic partnership following high-stakes talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Prime Minister Starmer’s four-day visit to China will be the first by a British Prime Minister in eight years. This suggests an attempt to mend relations between the two countries, which have long been mistrusted and acrimonious. Bilateral relations have been strained by…

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