Theoretical framework. The MANBRIC concept (Medical, Additive, Nano-, Bio-, Robo-, Info-, and Cogno-technologies) formalized by Grinin & Korotayev describes the technological core of the 6th Kondratieff wave / final phase of the cybernetic revolution (2030s–2040s): the era of self-regulating systems, with medicine as the initial breakthrough sector, for demographic reasons (aging: 1 billion people over…
Tokenized gold and metals: the commodities segment is the most traded among RWAs. $5.5 billion on-chain, concentrated 96%+ in gold (XAUT + PAXG); $90.7 billion in spot volume in Q1 2026 alone, more than all of 2025 ($84.6 billion) 8. Takeaway: tokenized gold serves as collateral and a 24/7 parking vehicle in a world where…
Stablecoins, the de facto settlement layer. Market capitalization: $322.6B as of May 2026 (USDT $189.5B); ~$4,500B in transfer volume in Q1 2026, with nearly two-thirds originating from Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan) 12. The regulatory framework is now positive law: GENIUS Act (U.S. federal law of July 18, 2025, Public Law 119-27, 1:1 reserves in…
The French debt crisis is escalating, raising increasing concerns about the nation's sovereign debt. On Monday, it was reported that Shinji Kunibe, a bond portfolio manager at Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management, decided to fully sell his holdings of French debt securities. Kunibe explained his decision by noting that while French bonds had offered…
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