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Interoperability of Instant Payment Systems and CBDCs within BRICS

On August 11, 2026, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra confirmed that BRICS members are actively exploring links between their instant payment systems (FPS) and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). The goal is to cut costs and settlement times for cross-border retail and trade payments. Discussions remain exploratory; India, as 2026 chair, hosted the summit and pushed…

08/12/20260Comments

ByOleg Turceac

Deep Microstructure Audit, CTA Liquidity Hunting & “Left-Side” Accumulation Detection @ 66,752 USD

The current BTC price is part of a deep liquidity hunt orchestrated by |...| algorithms to trigger the programmed liquidation of CTAs, who must purge 2.4 million Long contracts. This 66,752 USD price is not a fundamental discovery but a microstructure artifact. Institutional |...| are using D Pools and O orders to absorb CTA and…

06/03/20260Comments

ByOleg Turceac

Energy lockdown risk dynamics post US-Iran conflict

Multi-engine analysis suggests that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a supply shock of 20 Mb/d (20% of world consumption), has established a regime of "structural energy constraint." This regime is characterized by a high conditional probability of activating restrictive measures on mobility ("energy lockdown"), estimated at 81.3% for 03/31/26, according to…

04/01/20260Comments

ByOleg Turceac