Standard Chartered: Bitcoin Set to Hit $73K on US Election Day

Standard Chartered forecasts bitcoin reaching $73,000 on Nov. 5, U.S. Election Day, with a potential year-end high of $125,000 if Republicans sweep Congress. Standard Chartered’s Election Day Forecast: BTC Set to Reach $73K Standard Chartered’s Global Head of Digital Assets Research, Geoff Kendrick, published a report last week outlining projected bitcoin price movements based on … Read more

FINRA Warns Member Firms of Metaverse Adoption Challenges

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has released a report highlighting the potential benefits and risks of the metaverse for the securities industry. The report emphasizes the importance of addressing challenges identified to ensure the responsible and ethical development of metaverse applications. Firms Must Weigh Challenges in Metaverse Adoption While the metaverse is said to provide … Read more

An AI Bot Worth Millions? The Unbelievable Story of Truth Terminal and GOAT

While the crypto market experienced a subtle uptick of 0.06% over the past 24 hours, the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven meme coin goatseus maximus (GOAT) took a bolder path, climbing by double digits within the same period. How Did an AI-Created Meme Coin Capture a $700M Market Cap in Weeks? One thing is clear: while both … Read more

Russia Warns of Global Market Shock if Frozen Assets Are Tapped, Intensifies Sanctions Threat

Russia cautions that using frozen Russian assets could trigger profound shocks to global markets, spurring developing nations to bypass the U.S. dollar. Russia’s Asset Countermoves: Potential Global Financial System Impacts Russia’s Finance Ministry warns that leveraging Russian financial assets could have significant systemic effects on the global financial and monetary system. Deputy Finance Minister Ivan … Read more

Man Vanishes With Woman’s Crypto, Prompting Police Investigation in Hong Kong

A Hong Kong woman lost $12K in a crypto exchange scam after waiting hours for a promised cash handoff that never arrived. Hong Kong Woman Scammed in Crypto Exchange Scheme Hong Kong authorities are investigating a cryptocurrency scam reported by a woman at an exchange shop in Mong Kok on Saturday, where she claimed to … Read more

Russia Drives Dedollarization Forward With BRICS — Brazil Now Leads Next Steps

Russia’s push for BRICS to abandon the U.S. dollar has reached critical milestones, with formalized agreements and functioning alternatives to Western financial systems now in place. BRICS Pushes Dedollarization and Financial Autonomy Forward At the recent BRICS summit in Kazan, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov announced that Russia’s presidency of BRICS had reached critical … Read more

BRICS Leaders Push for Local Currency Network, Diminishing US Dollar Role

BRICS leaders have declared their commitment to a local currency payment network designed to revolutionize cross-border transactions and reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar. BRICS Leaders Commit to a Groundbreaking Local Currency Payment Network At the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, BRICS leaders underscored their commitment to advancing a more integrated financial system across … Read more

8 Chinese Firms Exposed in High-Stakes Crypto Laundering Operation

Indictments reveal how eight Chinese firms used cryptocurrency to obscure profits from illegal chemical sales. US Indicts Chinese Firms Using Cryptocurrency in Illicit Trade The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed indictments against eight China-based chemical companies and employees for their alleged involvement in trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals and laundering money through cryptocurrency. Filed … Read more

BRICS Backs Russia’s Push for New Global Payment System to Counter Western Control

Russia’s push for a BRICS payment system is gaining traction, with partners endorsing the plan to counter an “outdated, expensive, and ineffective” global framework. BRICS Partners Support Russia’s Plan for a New Payment System Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov announced that BRICS partners have shown strong support for Russia’s proposal to develop a BRICS … Read more

Trump’s No-Income-Tax Vision: What America Looked Like Without Income Taxes

In a lively exchange on Fox & Friends this week, former U.S. President Donald Trump floated an intriguing idea: doing away with income taxes entirely. ‘There is a Way’: Trump’s Nostalgic Call for Ending Income Taxes During the television segment, Donald Trump took a nostalgic trip down memory lane, recalling a time when Americans didn’t … Read more