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As inflation continues to reshape global investment strategies, investors are once again turning toward hard assets that can preserve purchasing power. Gold typically dominates the conversation, while infrastructure and commodities remain staples of institutional portfolios. Yet one asset class that has historically benefited from inflationary environments remains largely overlooked: dry bulk

Singapore-based digital asset trading firm QCP Capital said geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran continue to pose risks to global markets despite the signing of a memorandum of understanding 12 days ago. According to the firm, the latest escalation followed U.S. retaliatory strikes after Iran’s reported attack on cargo vessels, with both sides subsequently accusing

The crypto market has a quiet, definitive shift underway from speculative token models to actual protocol utility. In the first half of 2026, the traditional TGE playbook of heavy venture capital backing, hyped ICOs, and volatile airdrops lost more and more traction. Liquidity has become significantly more selective, shifting toward “proof-first” launches where a network’s

AI research group Exponential View has published a report concluding that the generative AI industry is expanding faster than any previous major technology platform. Based on bottom-up revenue data from more than 1,000 companies, the study estimates that the sector generated $110 billion in trailing 12-month revenue and is currently operating at an annualized revenue run rate of approximately

Galaxy Research has lowered the estimated probability of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 from 60% to 50%, citing mounting scheduling challenges in the U.S. Senate rather than changes to the bill itself. The assessment was outlined by Head of Research Alex Thorn in a post on X. The CLARITY Act has remained on the Senate Legislative Calendar since June 1 after advancing through the

July 1, 2026 is the hard cutoff. From that day, the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation ends its transitional period, and any platform serving EU residents without a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence is operating illegally. The most prominent casualty is Binance: after its bloc-wide application was rejected in Greece, the exchange has been issuing

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a detailed technical essay arguing that indistinguishability obfuscation (iO) — a method of encrypting computer programs while preserving their function — is the most powerful primitive in modern cryptography. The technology, he argues, could act as a universal “trustless trusted third party,” enabling secure and private digital

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup enters its knockout rounds, Gate’s prediction market operation has reached a new peak. According to Polymarket Builders data, Gate Polymarket claimed the top position in 24-hour trading volume across all Polymarket channels for the entire past week — a metric that reflects both the platform’s liquidity depth and the scale of user engagement it has