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Can Bitcoin Benefit From Trump Firing Powell? Turkey's Lira Crisis May Provide Clues
21.4.2025
Turkey's President Erdogan's experience with central bank interference serves as a warning, as it led to a currency collapse and increased investment in bitcoin and stablecoins
Bitcoin Leads XRP, ETH, and ADA Higher as Perceived Threat to Fed Independence Sends Dollar Crashing
21.4.2025
Perceived threat to Fed's independence saw traders sell dollar, pushing BTC and gold higher
Bitcoin Holds Firm as Chatter About Fed Independence Gets Louder
18.4.2025
The digital asset’s price remained largely unchained on Good Friday even after President Donald Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell the day before. Bitcoin Remains Resilient As Fed Independence Debate Heats Up President Donald Trump blasted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...
BRICS Expands Currency Independence Plan as Brazil Champions Dollar-Free Deals
3.4.2025
Brazil backs BRICS’ push to trade in national currencies, urging reduced U.S. dollar reliance despite business preference for its liquidity and dominance in private transactions. BRICS Accelerates Local Currency Trade as Brazil Declares Full Support for Shift Brazil’s Finance Ministry...
Studio Behind Beautifully Haunting Sci-Fi Adventure Somerville Gets Second Shot At Independence
12.2.2025
After Playdead released Inside in 2016, co-founder Dino Patti split off from the critically acclaimed indie studio amid a messy business breakup and ultimately went on to create Jumpship, another small studio working on similarly eerie and evocative adventure games. That mission now has a chance...
Latam Insights Encore: Milei’s Call for Crypto Independence Highlights the Problems of State Adoption
19.11.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we examine Argentine President Javier Milei’s recent statements about maintaining a separation between crypto and the state and how this reveals...
Latam Insights: Milei Advocates for Crypto Independence, Hive Updates on Paraguayan Mining Site
17.11.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Argentine President Javier Milei calls for maintaining cryptocurrency independence, Hive provides an update on its Paraguayan mining site, and World lands...
Milei Advocates for Crypto Independence: ‘Don’t Let States Take Over’
15.11.2024
President Javier Milei advocated for maintaining a separation of crypto and state. The Argentine leader stated that private cryptocurrencies might collaborate to end the state monopoly on currency, and rejected CBDCs. Milei Supports Maintaining Crypto Outside the State’s Reach While some...
Beyond the Dollar: Russia’s Path to Economic Independence Emerges
7.11.2024
Russia is reshaping global finance, pivoting from the dollar to local currencies as more nations rally for alternatives to U.S. dominance in global transactions. A New Currency Frontier? Russia’s Strategy Signals Global Shift Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized on Wednesday that Russia...
The 20 Most Frightening Found Footage Films Of The Past 25 Years
31.10.2024
Found footage seems tailor-made for horror because it’s typically built around the idea that the footage was lost or hidden for suspicious reasons. The genre’s signature use of wobbly camerawork and raw dialogue places audiences directly in the shoes of a film’s panicked characters as nightmarish...
Independence Day director creating TV series based on Web3 game
24.10.2024
The show, which is based on the "Space Nation" game, plans to use non-traditional distribution channels such as second-window broadcasts for streamers.
Independence Day director creating TV series based on Web3 game
24.10.2024
The show, which is based on the "Space Nation" game, plans to use non-traditional distribution channels
Russia Vows to Launch Domestic Payment System to Render Western Sanctions Obsolete
21.10.2024
Russia is determined to create a domestic payment system to conduct trade and international transactions free from current disruptions. Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of Russia, stated that this will be a joint effort by many institutions to achieve a principles-based system instead of...
Digital Ruble and Sanctions: Expert Analyzes Russia’s Digital Currency Plan to Evade Western Control
19.10.2024
A Fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center and former adviser at the Central Bank of Russia has weighed in on the digital ruble, Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), highlighting its potential role in reshaping Russia’s financial landscape amid sanctions. While the digital...
Putin Reveals Over 85% of CIS Trade Now in National Currencies
9.10.2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that more than 85% of trade within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is now conducted in national currencies, highlighting a move toward greater financial independence. This development is part of broader efforts by CIS countries to reduce...
Academic Paper Questions Federal Reserve Independence and Exposes Political Ties
24.8.2024
Thomas Joseph Webster, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Pace University, challenges the long-held belief in the Federal Reserve’s political independence in his comprehensive report, “The Myth of Fed Political Independence.” Webster’s research scrutinizes the relationship...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings grow by 162 BTC with daily buys
23.8.2024
With each new Bitcoin purchase, the country’s financial future becomes increasingly tied to the fortunes of an unpredictable crypto market
Edward Snowden Highlights Political Pitfalls and Privacy Issues in BTC at Bitcoin 2024 Event
27.7.2024
The renowned whistleblower Edward Snowden, former CIA and NSA contractor, delivered a powerful speech emphasizing the pitfalls of political allegiance and the privacy concerns surrounding Bitcoin. He urged individuals to participate in voting but warned against blindly following political...
Messari Declares Independence From SEC — Calls Chair Gensler Incompetent and Corrupt
9.7.2024
Crypto intelligence platform Messari has declared independence from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). CEO Ryan Selkis calls SEC Chair Gary Gensler incompetent and corrupt. Messari plans to challenge the SEC’s legitimacy through legal, congressional, and media avenues, arguing...
Tether CEO advocates for localized AI models to prevent hacks
8.7.2024
The CEO of Tether Paolo Ardoino responded to OpenAI’s recent hack by claiming localized AI models are the key to ensuring independence and privacy and preventing future hacks