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Stablecoins continue to gain ground in digital uses, far beyond the traditional crypto ecosystem. Now, Samsung intends to give them a place at the heart of its Wallet application, presented as a future everyday wallet. This evolution marks a new stage in the strategy of the Korean group, which wants to bring together payments, rewards, and digital assets within a single interface. The announcement was made during Galaxy Unpacked and confirms the growing interest of major technology companies in stablecoins.

The euphoria around SpaceX gave way to a violent disillusionment. In a few weeks, the SPCX stock went from the status of the largest IPO in history to a correction that erased hundreds of billions of dollars in valuation. This drop not only affects shareholders. It also cuts Elon Musk's fortune and revives questions about the valuations of tech giants, several of which have made bitcoin a strategic asset on their balance sheets.

Russia is about to adopt a major crypto law. The reform includes licenses, investment caps, and an unprecedented framework.

The project of a monetary system capable of competing with the dollar has long been considered an unrealistic ambition of the BRICS. This perception is now wavering. Jim O'Neill, the economist who popularized the acronym BRIC in the early 2000s, now recognizes that the major emerging economies have the means to build a credible alternative to the monetary order dominated by the greenback. This turnaround comes as geopolitical tensions intensify and payment infrastructures are transforming at high speed.

This Thursday, July 16, SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace company, suffered a major setback on the stock market, ending the euphoria surrounding its IPO. After igniting markets and attracting investors worldwide, its stock crossed a symbolic threshold that changes Wall Street's perspective. This break could mark a turning point for one of the most watched companies of the year.

Cards or stablecoins? Visa answers: both, according to a report with Artemis on the future of AI-driven crypto payments.

PayPal is facing a $53 billion takeover bid led by Stripe and Advent International. The deal, if confirmed, could reshape the digital payments sector. It would also have a strong crypto dimension, as PayPal and Stripe are already accelerating on stablecoins, blockchain accounts, and global settlements.

The ECB accelerates its crypto project. 36 players selected to test its CBDC from 2027. All details in this article!

Stablecoins are today macroeconomic forces capable of destabilizing states. On July 11, 2026, an IMF working paper led by Brandon Joel Tan broke a taboo. In economies with managed exchange rates, crypto-dollars compensate for the rationing of official currencies but act as formidable accelerators of crises. By displaying the scarcity of the dollar in real time, these assets cause massive and coordinated capital outflows.

SWIFT launches its blockchain registry with 17 major banks to test cross-border payments in tokenized deposits. This pilot marks a strong step for institutional crypto, as it brings classic banking rails closer to digital infrastructures capable of operating 24/7.

The venture capital market is evolving rapidly, driven by new technological priorities and increasingly distinct trade-offs. In this context, Paradigm announces the closing of a new 1.2 billion dollar fund aimed at financing projects related to AI and robotics while continuing certain activities in cryptocurrency. This operation illustrates a redistribution of capital towards emerging technologies, as crypto fundraisings become rarer and focus on a limited number of large-scale operations.

Blockchain experiments in international aid are reaching a new stage. After several pilot projects carried out in different countries, UNDP believes this technology can now support a broader range of humanitarian and development programs. The results obtained on the ground, notably in Haiti and Syria, have convinced the agency to extend the use of on-chain payments through a new agreement with the Stellar Development Foundation. This development marks a concrete advance of blockchain in operations conducted by the United Nations.

In an already tense context for tokenized real estate, RealT initiates a decisive step with the voluntary liquidation of its American structures. The project, which attracted thousands of investors worldwide, especially in France, now undertakes the progressive sale of its entire real estate portfolio. This decision comes as the company faces increasing legal, financial, and operational pressures, calling into question the solidity of its initial model.

Markets did not wait long to react. Faced with weaker US economic indicators, investors immediately strengthened their positions on gold, reigniting the rise of the precious metal. Behind this movement is a major shift in perspective: expectations around the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decisions are evolving, weakening the dollar and reshuffling the deck for all financial assets. From precious metals to cryptos, this new reading of the American economic landscape could redefine investors’ strategies in the weeks ahead.

Tokenization is gaining ground in financial markets and is now sparking a broader debate about the future of monetary infrastructures. In a new analysis, the IMF believes this development goes far beyond the scope of digital payments. The institution considers that the transfer of financial assets to shared digital ledgers could profoundly change the functioning of markets. However, this transformation will depend on policy choices, legal rules, and the organization of infrastructures that will accompany this new stage.

On September 1, 2026, Russia will officially launch the digital rouble. Discover behind the scenes of a forced deployment.

The global economic war has just crossed a critical threshold where legal sovereignty clashes directly with the very infrastructure of globalized finance. While Western sanctions seek to freeze the capital of States deemed hostile, the response of the targeted nations now shifts to the international judicial arena, threatening to paralyze the traditional mechanisms of settlement-delivery and securities custody. This conflict of sovereignties illustrates the systemic fragility of a centralized financial model, increasingly exposed to major geopolitical risks.

The digital asset market is attracting new attention following the publication of a US financial disclosure linked to Donald Trump's interests. The document reveals the scale of revenues from crypto, with a significant focus on cryptocurrencies, token sales, and blockchain-related projects. Among the declared assets are Bitcoin and Ethereum, two major sector references. This publication comes as the links between politics, regulation, and the crypto industry are gaining increasing importance in the United States.

Major crises are often powerful revelations of the public utility of financial innovations, propelling cryptos far beyond their speculative dimension. This is exactly the scenario currently unfolding on the South American continent where, following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela, the global ecosystem of these assets has mobilized at a lightning speed. In a context where traditional banking channels prove ineffective or heavily blocked, the speed, lack of borders and disintermediation offered by blockchain technology appear as crucial advantages for delivering aid.

The financial market is going through a period of high tension as values related to digital assets undergo a marked correction. In this context, crypto becomes a particularly watched sector after the sharp decline of specialized stocks. Coinbase is among the affected companies, with a larger drop than several major American tech groups. This situation highlights the growing gap between cryptocurrency companies and the rest of the stock market. Investors now watch the performances of these players amid economic uncertainties and sector developments.

The evolution of global stock indices is often used as a barometer to measure the impact of technological and industrial waves that are redefining our century. Less than a month after a historic IPO, the aerospace company SpaceX will take a new decisive step on July 7, at market open, by joining the Nasdaq-100 index. This decision represents a major change for the valuation of Elon Musk's firm and for all capital flows on an international scale, marking the rapid convergence between major industrial powers and the automation mechanisms of passive investments.

X Money begins its rollout to some Premium+ subscribers with a spectacular promise: to protect deposits up to 10 million dollars through a bank sweep program. Elon Musk's financial service also offers an announced annual yield of 6%, a Visa card, and transfers between users. An offensive that further brings X closer to its ambition of becoming a universal application.

The growing interconnection between traditional finance and the crypto ecosystem has just crossed a critical threshold, marked by a major technical capitulation signal in the commodities market. As global investors try to decipher the new capital rotation dynamics at work this year, gold, a historic pillar of safe havens, is undergoing an unprecedented correction. This trend break, which shakes the certainties of institutional fund managers and Web3 observers, occurs in a rapidly changing macroeconomic context.

The crypto market has just experienced one of the most violent shocks of the year, illustrating once again the fragility of positions heavily linked to leverage effects in the face of macroeconomic uncertainties and technological disruptions. In just a few hours, more than 100 billion dollars of global market capitalization disappeared. This massive purge occurs in a context of global technological rout and regulatory tightening and plunged the Crypto Market Fear & Greed index into an "extreme fear" zone, with a score of 23.

The euphoria only lasted a few days. SpaceX was propelled to a valuation of over $2,000 billion by a historic IPO. After this rapid rise, the stock of Elon Musk's group underwent a correction, reigniting questions about the sustainability of its stock surge. Behind the largest IPO of all time, Wall Street is looking to see if the company's fundamentals match its ambitions.

Published on June 16, the monthly report from the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is not limited to a series of macroeconomic data, but it reveals a major structural fracture, already forcing global fund managers to revise their risk asset allocations. In an ultra-connected financial context, Beijing's inability to revive its domestic demand, even as its technology factories operate at full capacity, outlines the contours of an unprecedented arbitrage for bitcoin, historically linked to global liquidity flows.

A currency does not become strong just because its price rises, or because its leaders say so. It also shows in the decisions made every day by companies engaged in global trade. This major change in the habits of international economic actors is precisely revealed by a new survey conducted by the Bank of China. The yuan, a currency of recognition, is establishing itself with a growing number of foreign companies. Published in a context of seeking alternatives to traditional financial circuits and Beijing's international ambitions, this study reveals increased confidence in the Chinese currency.

It's official! Mastercard has just given purchasing power to AIs. The payments giant is deploying "Agent Pay" in partnership with renowned crypto companies such as Coinbase and Ripple. Analysis.