Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić wrapped up a five-day visit to Beijing this week, just as thousands of opponents took to the streets of Belgrade demanding change. While Vučić signed over 20 deals with Chinese leaders covering everything from trade to education, back home police clashed with prote
Japan still holds the biggest pile of money invested abroad, but its spot in the global ranking just slipped—again. In 2025, the country’s net external assets, which include everything from stocks and bonds to property overseas, hit a new high of 561. 75 trillion yen ($3. 53 trillion). That’s up 4.
Two companies want to team up. One holds private data shaped like a network: hospitals see how diseases spread, banks track transaction patterns. The other has a secret AI model that makes sense of such data to predict risks or trends. But neither can share their secrets directly—client privacy rule
Coinbase’s CEO has big ideas about fixing global banking. Instead of slow, outdated systems, he wants faster, cheaper, and smarter ways to handle money. His plan includes turning real-world assets—like property or art—into digital tokens, making them easier to trade anytime, anywhere. This could ope
Phones rule our idle minutes. Instead of scrolling endlessly, an app called Nibble turns those stolen moments into mini-lessons on AI, art, history, and money. For less than forty bucks you get five years of access right now, a drop from four hundred fifty bucks. The catch? The deal vanishes after M
Brazil is rolling out its fifth Eco Invest auction with a $10 billion price tag, its largest green funding push so far. The government plans to split the money across six hot sectors: clean fertilizers, battery minerals, green fuels, smart factory tech, eco-friendly chemicals, and recycling old wast
Indonesia has taken a firm stand against online prediction markets, specifically targeting Polymarket, which lets users bet on events like elections and sports using cryptocurrency. The government argues that these platforms operate like online gambling, which is illegal in the country. Instead of f
Most people never think about what happens when they tap "send" on their phone. The money doesn't magically appear in the recipient's bank—it travels through a hidden maze of bank accounts, reserve systems, and Federal Reserve tools that decide when payments actually finish. For crypto companies, th
XRP has had a rough year. After hitting a high last summer, the cryptocurrency tied to fast payments has dropped over 60% since then. But some investors see a glimmer of hope in recent changes. A new bill moving through Congress could clear up years of confusion about how XRP should be regulated. Ri
Big money players on Wall Street don’t care much about the famous “four-year Bitcoin cycle” that retail traders obsess over. That’s the takeaway from a recent discussion between two crypto thinkers. To them, the cycle is just noise from online culture. Their simple rule? If Bitcoin’s involved, just
