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ECB signals digital euro could launch by 2029
FRANKFURT (Realist English). A digital euro could debut in 2029 if political and legislative hurdles are cleared, European Central Bank...
Trump-backed American Bitcoin eyes Asian acquisitions to build crypto reserves
HONG KONG (Realist English). American Bitcoin, a US cryptocurrency mining company backed by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, is...
Global crypto market tops $4 trillion as U.S. passes stablecoin legislation
NEW YORK (Realist English). The global cryptocurrency market reached a valuation of $4 trillion on Friday, according to CoinGecko, underscoring...
South Korean stocks surge on won-based stablecoin frenzy despite policy uncertainty
SEOUL (Realist English). South Korea’s stock market has soared this month, fuelled by retail investor excitement over the potential introduction...
Russia-linked stablecoin A7A5 moves $9.3bn as shadow crypto system emerges from Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK / MOSCOW / LONDON (Realist English). A new cryptocurrency token designed to bypass Western sanctions on Russia has quietly...
The EAEU will acquire its own cryptocurrency and a continental commodity exchange
MOSCOW (Realist English). The economy of the Eurasian Economic Union is awaiting a number of structural changes, some of which...
The Bank of Russia is testing cryptocurrency for international settlements
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Central Bank of the Russian Federation reported that they will test the cryptocurrency for international settlements...
Iran has defeated the US in the financial crypto war
TEHRAN (Realist English). As part of the recent economic forum in the UAE Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2022, interesting details...
The Ministry of Finance has come out in support of the digital ruble
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov acknowledged the convenience and importance of the digital ruble for marking government...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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