The U.S. economy has almost stalled, but inflation still too hot for easy Fed rescue

[ad_1] Make CryptoSlate preferred on The U.S. economy entered 2026 with far less momentum than markets had priced in a few months earlier. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, fourth quarter... Read more »

Iran Turns to Crypto Amid Collapsing Economy, Protests

[ad_1] Crypto usage in Iran has spiked amid the country’s mass protests, with a surge of Iranians withdrawing Bitcoin to preserve value amid instability, according to Chainalysis. Protests in Iran began around... Read more »

Can Bitcoin prepaid cards win Asia’s cash economy?

[ad_1] Moon Inc. (HKEX: 1723), formerly HK Asia Holdings Limited, has raised about US$8.8 million through new shares and convertible notes and will roll out a Bitcoin prepaid card across Asia, positioning... Read more »

Will the machine economy fuel the next Ethereum boom?

[ad_1] Ethereum is positioning its base layer to coordinate autonomous agents, a move that puts machine, to machine commerce on a direct path to on-chain settlement in the coming year. This month,... Read more »

Is the creator economy broken? Rethinking video streaming in the age of algorithms and AI

[ad_1] The following is a guest post and opinion from Adrián Garelik, CEO and Co-Founder of Flixxoo Algorithms manufacture taste. That’s efficient for retention, but brutal for creators who live and die... Read more »

Why Wall Street is ‘out of step’ with the real economy

[ad_1] Financial markets keep rallying, but a look beneath the surface paints a much riskier picture for the months ahead. Many investors now warn that Wall Street is ignoring growing cracks in... Read more »

Belarus President calls for tightened crypto regulation to protect investors and economy

[ad_1] Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko pressed his government to introduce tougher regulation for the crypto industry, local media reported on Sept. 5. According to the report, Lukashenko warned that lax oversight was... Read more »

Thailand Launches Digital Asset Payments Pilot to Stimulate Travel and Economy

[ad_1] Thailand is rolling out a landmark crypto-to-baht conversion system for tourists, fusing digital asset regulation with e-money infrastructure to energize spending and boost tourism. Thailand Introduces Controlled Crypto Conversion for Boosting... Read more »

Public-private collaboration is shaping Pakistan’s crypto economy

[ad_1] The following is a guest post and opinion from Vince Kadar, CEO of Polymath. The global crypto landscape is evolving rapidly, and Pakistan is no exception. US President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto... Read more »

The extraction economy vs the power of owning real assets

[ad_1] The following is a guest post and opinion from José Fernando Pereira, Executive Director at Own. Meme coins. They evolved from community experiments into extraction systems that exploit fundamental human greed.... Read more »