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Cryptos

Stablecoins vs CBDCs: the programmable currency war has entered its terminal phase

Thesis. 2026 is the year of monetary bifurcation: the United States has chosen regulated private stablecoins (GENIUS Act, explicit ban on a Fed retail CBDC), while Europe is building the public digital euro (Parliament vote in February 2026, ECB Governing Council decision on October 30, 2025, pilot possible mid-2027, first issuance envisaged in 2029, construction…
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Cryptos

From Gold to BUIDL: How Rents Are Becoming the Center of Gravity of Global Finance

Lead: The tokenization of real-world assets has quadrupled since the start of 2025, reaching approximately $33.5 billion. But the figure isn't the main point, it's the nature of the product that has changed. Gone are speculative tokens; on-chain finance now produces bonds without bondholders, rents without landlords, yield without teller windows. Welcome to the programmable…
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Cryptos

Dollar-backed stablecoins, neo-mercantilist regime, and energy constraints. Implications for digital assets and investment strategies

Dollar-backed stablecoins have become a dual-use instrument of U.S. economic power, extending the dollar's reach into markets where correspondent banking is weak or blocked while giving Washington new control points over issuers, reserves, and token freezes. Key data shows 90-98% of the stablecoin market is dollar-denominated, with Tether holding ~$141 billion in U.S. Treasury exposure,…
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