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The Economic growth of the UAE would be good based on the latest projections of the World Bank. It projected 5% growth of the GDP in 2026 and 5.1% growth in 2027. Plus, it put UAE significantly above the world average in growth. It brought out the strengths of the country to remain strong amidst the tensions in global trade. It positioned the UAE as among the most promising emerging economies in the region. JUST IN: 🇦🇪 World Bank projects UAE GDP growth at 5% in 2026 and 5.1% in 2027, driven by resilience despite global trade tensions. pic.twitter.com/9jdwRiCqsQ —…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a decisive move to influence the evolving regulatory landscape, prediction market platform Kalshi has established a significant physical presence in the nation’s capital. The company officially opened a new Washington, D.C. office this week, a strategic expansion specifically designed to bolster its lobbying efforts with key U.S. government agencies and legislators. This development, first reported by The Block, signals a pivotal moment for the prediction market industry as it seeks clearer regulatory frameworks and mainstream acceptance. Kalshi Washington Office Marks New Lobbying Phase Kalshi’s decision to open a dedicated Washington office represents a substantial commitment to…

Nillion is now officially migrated to Ethereum, which represents one of the key milestones in the development of its privacy-preserving network. The transition means that Nillion is replacing an Ethereum Layer 2 architecture with a Cosmos-based Layer 1, where its flagship product, the Blind Computer, is executed in a more dispersed, permissionless, and community-run setting. Nillion is now on Ethereum.$NIL holders can begin migrating their token from Cosmos to Nillion’s L2 to participate.Details below 🧵 👇 pic.twitter.com/WkdipNyjWW — Nillion (@nillion) January 27, 2026 Migration is the basis of Nillion 2.0 a wider upgrade that aims to decentralize the operation of…

An executive at Meta has denied accusations that it can access WhatsApp chats after plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Meta on Friday, maintaining that the messaging app’s end-to-end encryption feature keeps messages secure as promised. In an X post on Monday, Meta communications director Andy Stone said: “Any claim that people’s WhatsApp messages are not encrypted is categorically false and absurd,” while referring to the lawsuit as a “frivolous work of fiction.” Source: Andy Stone The lawsuit was filed in a US district court in San Francisco, California, on Friday by a group of WhatsApp users based in countries such…

AI and decentralized technology are transforming the landscape of multinational corporations; it is clearer than ever that social responsibility requires a new strategic partnership to drive it. As an example, FLock.io has recently become an AI strategic partner in the Blockchain for Good Alliance, which is a globally recognized nonprofit initiative created by One of the Largest Cryptocurrency Exchanges in the world, ByBit. These two organizations represent a fundamental shift in the way emerging technologies are employed to create positive impact. From Blockchain to AI Improved Social Good The Blockchain for Good Alliance has made a significant enhancement of its…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly reversed a nearly decade-old stance, signaling a major shift in thinking about blockchain self-sovereignty. In a recent post on X (Twitter), Buterin said he no longer agrees with his 2017 assertion that full self-validation by users was a “weird mountain man fantasy.” Why Vitalik Buterin Is Rethinking Ethereum’s Self-Verification Assumptions The statement, he explained, reflects both advances in cryptography and the lessons learned from real-world network failures. Back in 2017, Buterin debated blockchain theorist Ian Grigg over whether blockchains should commit to state on-chain. Grigg argued that blockchains could log transaction order without storing…

Republican Senator Roger Marshall has reportedly agreed to hold back on pushing an amendment aimed at credit card swipe fees when the Senate Agriculture Committee marks up a major crypto bill next week. Marshall filed an amendment to the committee’s version of a crypto market structure bill last week that would force companies to compete on swipe fees, but later privately agreed not to add the provision, Politico reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The Senate Agriculture Committee was expected to mark up the bill on Thursday, but pushed the meeting to Tuesday, Feb. 3, as…

WisdomTree is expanding its tokenization efforts to Solana, adding the blockchain to the list of networks supporting its real-world asset (RWA) products. The New York–based asset manager, best known for its exchange-traded funds, said Wednesday that both institutional and retail investors will be able to mint, trade and hold its full suite of tokenized funds on Solana through the WisdomTree Connect and WisdomTree Prime platforms. The move is part of WisdomTree’s broader multichain strategy and comes as asset managers look to bring traditional financial products onchain to meet growing interest in tokenized money market funds, equities and fixed-income products. “Bringing…

Token Terminal, a Web3 analytics platform, has reported that active loans on Ethereum-based lending protocols have surpassed $28 billion. Active loans measure the value of assets currently borrowed and accruing interest across platforms like Aave, Compound, Morpho, and others on Ethereum. Ethereum runs away with lending lead According to Token Terminal, Ethereum has remained the dominant venue for onchain lending & borrowing, with its 10x lead to runner-up networks. Source: @tokenterminal via X/Twitter. “Active loans across lending platforms on @ethereum recently surpassed $28 billion, up ~10x from January 2023 lows,” a Token Terminal post reads. Unlike deposits, active loans highlight…

Money keeps flowing into cryptocurrency companies even as President Donald Trump’s policies shake up financial markets around the world. During the third week of January alone, investors put $362 million into 14 different crypto startups. That brings this year’s total past $1 billion, according to numbers from DeFiLlama. Early-stage investors hold steady The steady funding comes at a time when Trump’s trade threats have sent shockwaves through stock markets and other traditional investments. But people who invest in new companies say that kind of day-to-day market drama doesn’t really affect their decisions. “The ‘Sell America’ trade we are seeing is…