Financial Insights That Matter The biggest asset manager in the world has acknowledged the potential of a critical threat that could weigh on Bitcoin (BTC) in the future. In its updated prospectus for its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), BlackRock mentions quantum computing under its ârisk factorsâ section. Quantum computers are considered by many to […]
Financial Insights That Matter In brief Police in France have arrested at least 12 suspects linked to kidnappings targeting crypto investors. France has seen a spate of crypto kidnapping attempts in recent months, prompting the Interior Minister to commit to boosting security for cryptocurrency execs. Experts advise that crypto investors avoid publicizing their holdings to […]
Financial Insights That Matter Japan’s position as the world’s leading net-creditor nation over the years was due to decades of current account surpluses. (AI image) Japan is no longer the worldâs leading creditor nation – and thatâs a first in 34 years! Germany has taken the top spot despite Japan’s record overseas assets. Japan had […]
Financial Insights That Matter By Valentina Za and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) -Rome’s determination to have a say in the reshaping of Italy’s financial sector has made things increasingly unpredictable for investors who have waited years for consolidation of the country’s fragmented banking landscape. UniCredit and its CEO Andrea Orcel are locked in a […]
Financial Insights That Matter Translated by Nazia Bibi Keenoo Published May 27, 2025 Porsche, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, and Rolex dominate the top ranks of Brand Financeâs 2025 list of the most valuable luxury brands. Dior is named the strongest brand globally. According to Brand Financeâs annual ranking of the worldâs most valuable luxury and […]
Financial Insights That Matter In brief Darkwire lets users send Bitcoin transactions over LoRa radio in regions without internet, power, or cellular networks. Transactions hop node-to-node until reaching an internet-connected exit point that broadcasts to the Bitcoin network. The system targets censored regions, disaster zones, and privacy-focused users seeking to bypass surveillance. A new open-source […]
Financial Insights That Matter Surveillance cameras captured the moment a cryptocurrency businessman escaped after more than two weeks of being tortured inside a luxury Manhattan townhouse. Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan, 28, hobbled down a busy SoHo street on Friday after having ran out of a lavish six-story apartment where he was allegedly chained up, electrocuted and taunted […]
Financial Insights That Matter Update (May 26, 9:27 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from Truth Media and Technology Group. Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind US President Donald Trumpâs Truth Social platform, has rebuffed a report that itâs planning to raise $3 billion in a mix of […]
Financial Insights That Matter Immediately following President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day announcement in early April, the equities market suffered a catastrophic decline. At the time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,178 points, the equivalent of a 2.7% valuation loss, as investors attempted to digest the disclosure. It wasn’t that the underlying tariffs represented a […]
Financial Insights That Matter Indiaâs financial capital and one of its largest cities has experienced its wettest May in more than a century. By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN Published May 27, 2025 9:25 AM EDT | Updated May 27, 2025 9:25 AM EDT Commuters wade through a flooded street after heavy rain showers in […]