‘Useless Plastic’: NSPK CEO Declares the End of Visa and Mastercard in Russia

Dmitry Dubynin, CEO of the National Payment Card System (NSPK), stressed that cards issued by Visa and Mastercard “don’t provide any value,” as their operations are currently supported by the national system. Visa and Mastercard exited the Russian market in March 2022. Mastercard and Visa ‘Absent’ from Russia as Cards Reach Expiration As local options … Read more

Musk’s SpaceX Breaks Below Its $135 IPO Price After a 42% Collapse From Its Peak

SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) fell 3.08% to close at $131.11 yesterday, its first finish below the $135 initial public offering (IPO) price since the rocket maker’s record June debut. A Retreat Ensues The close capped a multi-day slide for Elon Musk’s rocket company, given shares had already touched an all-time low of $132.75 intraday on Wednesday … Read more

Grupo Salinas Chairman Anchors $40 Million Raise for Bitcoin Treasury Startup

A group of bitcoin investors led by Jeff Booth, Lyn Alden, and Ricardo Salinas raised $40 million to launch a permanent capital company called ORANGE JUICE that buys small businesses and puts a portion of their profits into bitcoin. Lyn Alden announced the raise on July 15, 2026, from the company’s headquarters in Westport, Connecticut. … Read more

Sensex, Nifty 50 Crash, Then Strike Back as India Defies Global Chaos

India’s stock market took its steepest single-day hit in months this week, then clawed back the losses within days, while the country’s payment system, chip industry, and crypto rules kept moving forward underneath the volatility. The country has stood among the most resilient economies across the vast majority of the world’s leading economic powers amid … Read more

Fort Knox Standoff: Treasury Secretary Bessent Says All the Gold Is There, Skeptics Demand an Audit

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the entire U.S. gold stockpile at Fort Knox and other federal vaults remains present and accounted for, pushing back on years of public doubt about America’s bullion reserves. Bessent Breaks Down the Vault Bessent commented during a Fox News interview, where he walked through the history of U.S. currency backing … Read more

The US Government Owes $39 Trillion. Here’s Why That’s Bitcoin’s Best Argument Yet

U.S. gross national debt crossed $39 trillion in mid-March, and debt held by the public stood at over $31 trillion. With the Congressional Budget Office projecting a $1.9 trillion deficit in fiscal 2026 and public debt rising to $56 trillion by 2036, Sen. Cynthia Lummis is pitching the proposed BITCOIN Act to have the Treasury … Read more

Jim Rickards Asked Robert Kiyosaki to Read One Manuscript, Then His View of Global Finance Changed

Robert Kiyosaki said his view of global finance shifted after one early look at a manuscript shared by Jim Rickards, prompting a stark warning about trust, assets, and the future of money. Why Did One Manuscript Change Robert Kiyosaki’s View? Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the best-selling personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad, said … Read more

Rick Rule Warns the Fed May Have to Print Again to Bail out Markets

Rick Rule says the biggest threat to markets right now sits inside high-yield bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that investors mistake for cash. The veteran resource investor made the comment during a July 7, 2026, interview with David Lin of The David Lin Report, recorded from the floor of the Rule Symposium in Boca Raton, Florida. … Read more

Rick Rule Warns the Fed May Have to Print Again to Bail out Markets

Rick Rule says the biggest threat to markets right now sits inside high-yield bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that investors mistake for cash. The veteran resource investor made the comment during a July 7, 2026, interview with David Lin of The David Lin Report, recorded from the floor of the Rule Symposium in Boca Raton, Florida. … Read more

Crypto Lending Drops to $23.3 Billion as Tether Holds 68% of CeFi Loan Market in Q1

Centralized crypto lending loan books fell 6% in Q1 2026 to $23.3 billion, marking the sector’s first quarterly contraction since Q3 2024. Tether remains dominant, but Maple, Nexo and Coinbase gained share as Galaxy and Ledn saw the steepest pullbacks. CeFi Crypto Lending Falls 6% as Maple, Nexo and Coinbase Gain Market Share Centralized finance … Read more

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