Crypto adoption is growing at very different speeds around the world, even though blockchain networks themselves are designed to be borderless, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In its Global Crypto Regulation Report 2026, the accounting firm said the way people use crypto is becoming increasingly uneven across regions, describing it as a fragmented global ecosystem. PwC
Tonight’s digest captures markets and geopolitics colliding in real time. In Abu Dhabi, Zelenskyy’s trilateral talks with Russia and the US deliver optics, not breakthroughs, as territorial red lines harden into a durable stalemate. In corporate America, Amazon’s sweeping job cuts underscore that Big Tech’s efficiency drive is structural, not cyclical. Meanwhile, investors are stampeding
As India approaches another Union Budget, the country’s crypto and Web3 community is doing so with restrained expectations, shaped by years of regulatory ambiguity and a policy approach that has prioritised taxation and oversight over formal recognition. The government has consistently maintained that cryptocurrencies and other virtual digital assets are not legal tender in India.
Europe and defense have been written about relentlessly over the past year. And while the urgency keeps getting louder, actions are still not matching the scale of the problem. January’s events alone, such as troop withdrawals, tariff threats, and Arctic brinkmanship, turned a slow debate about burden sharing into a real test of whether Europe
The cryptocurrency market is consolidating following its poor performance this week. Bitcoin is trading above $89k, while Ether has failed to recover above $3k. Meanwhile, XRP, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is consolidating above $1.90, a short-term support level. It risks dropping below this level despite ETF inflow into the ecosystem. XRP stays below
Meta Platforms stock price popped by over 5% on Thursday, adding billions of dollars in value. It rose to a high of $647, up by 11% from its lowest level in November last year. This article explores why the META stock rose and what to expect ahead of the upcoming earnings. Meta Platforms stock price
Chipmaking giant Nvidia’s China curse may finally be easing, after reports that Chinese officials have told Alibaba and other tech companies to prepare for purchases of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips, signalling that Beijing may be moving toward formally approving imports of the components. According to a Bloomberg report, Chinese regulators have given in-principle approval
Wednesday came with a a fast-spreading shockwave across geopolitics, markets, and human rights. Donald Trump ignited transatlantic tensions by declaring the US Greenland’s sole guardian, triggering EU retaliation. At Davos, Jamie Dimon torched a proposed credit-card rate cap as economically ruinous. Meanwhile, Amnesty International detailed Iran’s lethal crackdown on bystanders, and global risk aversion sent
Bitcoin rose alongside US equities on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he hopes to sign market structure legislation for digital assets “very soon” during a World Economic Forum speech in Davos. The remarks helped lift sentiment across risk assets. Data from TradingView showed daily Bitcoin gains of about 1.7% around the time of the
BitGo is poised to become the first cryptocurrency company to list in the United States this year after pricing its initial public offering above expectations, in a milestone debut for the digital asset industry amid ongoing regulatory and market uncertainty. The Palo Alto-based firm, one of the largest crypto custody providers in the US, said