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The latest article by Dr. A.K. Chaurasia restarts the discussion over whether long-term developmental planning is undermined by the democratic election cycles. The post suggests that five-year tenure in politics usually derails or postpones transformational infrastructure and industrial projects by pointing out the analysis of the massive trade surplus and the growth of manufacturing in China by Navroop Singh. It is a challenge to projects with a ten to twenty year time line of planned implementation as governments keep alternating with each change in government. This is the opposite of the multi-decade industrial policy of China, as Chaurasia compares the…
In a significant move that captured the crypto community’s attention, blockchain trackers spotted a major transaction five hours ago. An address linked to the United States government transferred a staggering $20 million in digital assets. These seized FTX funds, originally from the collapsed exchange and its sister firm Alameda Research, mark a pivotal moment in the ongoing legal saga. What Exactly Happened with the Seized FTX Funds? According to data from Onchain Lens, a wallet presumed to be controlled by U.S. authorities moved the assets to a new address. The transfer wasn’t a single token but a mix of two…
U.S. spot exchange-traded funds are starting to note inflows as Bitcoin embarks on a choppy yet upsloping move, ending weeks of corrections. Spot Ethereum ETFs attracted $177.64 million on Tuesday, hitting a six-week high, according to SoSoValue data—more than the $151.74 million that flowed into spot Bitcoin ETFs. Among other major altcoin ETFs, Solana saw the highest netflow on Tuesday at $16.54 million. XRP ETFs attracted $8.73 million, while funds for Dogecoin and Chainlink remained flat. “ETF flows are telling a clear story,” Rachel Lin. CEO and Co-Founder at SynFutures, told Decrypt, suggesting that investors are “becoming more selective inside…
Bitcoin BTC$85,649.79 is not the only asset taking a beating this quarter. The Japanese yen (JPY) is also down 157.20 per U.S. dollar, a big move for a major fiat currency, prompting FX traders to await intervention from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to stem the decline. But why are we discussing FX? It’s because, historically, yen weakness has been linked to risk-on sentiment — when traders borrow yen at low interest rates in Japan and convert it into other currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, to invest in higher-yielding assets. This activity puts downward pressure on the yen. A…
Tokenization specialist Ondo Finance’s native cryptocurrency was on the move on Monday as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has ended investigation into the platform as U.S. regulators are clearing the path for tokenized real-world assets (RWA). The agency closed a “confidential” investigation that was started in 2024, during the previous SEC leadership helmed by Gary Gensler, without any charges, the Ondo team said in an X post. The agency’s investigation centered on whether Ondo’s tokenization of certain real-world assets complied with federal securities laws as well as whether the ONDO token was a security, an Ondo spokesperson told CoinDesk.…
Gemini is entering the prediction markets space. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission granted a Designated Contract Market license to Gemini Titan, an affiliate of the crypto exchange’s Gemini Space Station, Inc., enabling the exchange to offer event contracts to American customers. “Today’s approval marks the culmination of a five-year licensing process and the beginning of a new chapter for Gemini,” CEO Tyler Winklevoss said in a statement, crediting the Trump administration for “ending the Biden administration’s war on crypto.” Gemini is now set to compete with other prediction market giants Kalshi and Polymarket, with the latter receiving CFTC clearance…
Due to the US government shutdown being one of the longest in history and the Fed not being able to access important data or providing it late, interest rate expectations for December are falling rapidly. In the face of increasing uncertainty, Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies were unable to sustain the recovery provided by NVIDIA and experienced another sharp correction. While Bitcoin fell to $85,000, Ethereum (ETH) fell below $3,000. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs face sharp price action This sharp decline was also reflected in ETFs, with Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs experiencing significant outflows. According to data compiled by TraderT, US…
Canada’s CRA won a court order forcing Dapper Labs to hand over data on 2,500 users, marking a major escalation in the country’s crypto tax enforcement drive. Summary A Federal Court order compels Dapper Labs to share detailed information on 2,500 users after CRA narrowed an initial request covering about 18,000 accounts. CRA has recovered over C$100 million in unpaid crypto taxes since 2020, is creating a new financial crimes agency, and will adopt the OECD CARF in 2026. Canadian regulators, including FINTRAC, stepped up 2025 actions with major AML penalties on platforms like Cryptomus and KuCoin, tightening overall crypto…
Binance has announced it will support a two-stage upgrade and hard fork process on the BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) network to improve user experience. Binance will support the BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) Network Upgrade and Hard Fork Process. The company is preparing for technical works planned for December 16, 2025 and January 14, 2026. As the first phase, Binance will perform maintenance on BEP20 wallets on December 16, 2025, at 09:00. Therefore, deposit and withdrawal operations for tokens on the BNB Smart Chain network will be temporarily suspended as of 08:55 on the same day. The maintenance is expected to…
Texas is rapidly emerging as an epicenter of artificial intelligence-driven energy demand, with an unprecedented surge in large-load power requests, a wave now dominated by AI data centers rather than Bitcoin miners. The figures, highlighted in The Miner Mag’s latest newsletter and drawn from ERCOT’s new System Planning and Weatherization Update, point to a grid facing a fundamentally different kind of growth. ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s independent power grid and oversees reliable electric service for about 90% of Texans, reported that its large-load interconnection queue has ballooned to 226 gigawatts of new requests,…