An Argentine who kept the equivalent of $10,000 in peso cash from 2016 to 2026 ended the decade with about $114 in US-dollar value. That nearly 99% loss explains why the dollar has entered everyday financial life across Latin America. Workers receive salaries in stablecoins, while businesses use digital dollars to
Stablecoins can move across many blockchains, but each network still introduces its own transfer requirements. A USDC balance on Solana and the same asset on Ethereum may look identical to a user while travelling through different systems. COCA has integrated Aurora Intents to reduce this complexity inside its
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is selling its gaming unit, Lingxi Games, to Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital in a transaction reportedly worth at least $1.5 billion. The sale comes as CEO Eddie Wu makes artificial intelligence and cloud computing key strategic priorities for the company. Why Alibaba Is Letting
Gold’s correction since January looks very different when viewed relative to equities. Gold is now 21% below its January peak. Over the same period, the S&P 500-to-gold ratio has rebounded from roughly 1.27 to 1.79, a 40% move. That is a substantial relative-value reset. We think the overcrowded gold trade of
LBank Labs, the venture and ecosystem arm of global cryptocurrency exchange LBank, successfully hosted VIP Saigon Night in Ho Chi Minh City alongside Conviction 2026, Vietnam’s major digital asset and AI economy forum, bringing together founders, investors, builders, ecosystem partners, media, and Web3 community
Galaxy Research said that Coldcard losses have exceeded $115 million, covering 1,778.58 Bitcoin (BTC) swept from 8,680 addresses since July 30, according to Galaxy data through August 13. One new chart from the firm ranks the 10 largest sweep groups by transaction habits. However, most of the drained addresses still