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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that China possesses the massive computing power and infrastructure necessary to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s high-level AI model, Claude Mythos. Speaking on the Dwarkesh Patel podcast on Wednesday, Huang dismissed the idea that…
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Hormuz oil bitcoin dynamics shifted Tuesday as the Rich Starry, a Chinese-owned, U.S.-sanctioned tanker, slipped through the Strait of Hormuz in the first known breach of the U.S. naval blockade, sending WTI crude to $90.4 a barrel on April 15.…
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The AI report that the industry watches most closely landed Monday when Stanford HAI released its 2026 AI Index, revealing that the US performance lead over China has nearly evaporated, with Anthropic’s top model leading the nearest Chinese competitor by…
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Alibaba and China Telecom are moving ahead with a new data centre project in southern China, powered entirely by the e-commerce giant’s in-house AI chips, as Beijing steps up efforts to build domestic computing infrastructure. The facility, unveiled on Tuesday,…
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Chinese AI tracking companies with ties to the People’s Liberation Army are marketing detailed intelligence on US military movements during the Iran war, built entirely from publicly available satellite imagery, flight data, and shipping records, according to a Washington Post…
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U.S. stocks inched higher on Monday, but beneath the smooth index closes, meme names, bitcoin proxies and Chinese ADRs traded like a late‑cycle minefield. U.S. equities finished Monday’s session slightly higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.36%, the…
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China’s Cyberspace Administration has ordered Apple to pull Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat from its China App Store, citing regulations that require apps with “social mobilization” capabilities to pass a government security assessment before launch. Block CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed on X…
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China’s regulators are pushing for banks to upgrade the “bank-tax interaction” model in a bid to expand financing for small businesses. According to a policy notice issued by the State Administration of Taxation and the National Financial Regulatory Administration, banks…
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A key figure allegedly behind the Huione network has been extradited to China, where he will face fraud and money laundering charges. A report from Hong Kong-based news outlet Ta Kung Wen Wei noted that Li Xiong, who was part…
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Republican senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis have introduced a new bill that seeks to bring Bitcoin mining manufacturing back to the U.S. and support the establishment of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. On Monday, the two senators introduced the “Mined…
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The U.S. finalizes market structure, China centralizes control, and the UAE scales regulated stablecoins. Law is now infrastructure.
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The crypto market remained on edge on Monday, Feb. 9, as the recent recovery faltered, and after China continued to decouple from the U.S. Bitcoin (BTC) retreated below the key support level at $70,000, while the market capitalization of all…
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In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, President Donald Trump denied awareness of reported UAE investment in World Liberty Financial, and China’s central bank joined nine agencies in banning unapproved yuan-linked stablecoins. Trump distances himself from World Liberty investment…
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China has moved to lock down virtually all crypto and real‑world asset (RWA) tokenization activity, issuing a new notice that declares such operations illegal financial activity and extends liability across the entire service stack. Core of the new notice The…
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Hong Kong's sandbox role allows China to explore new financial technologies, like a gold-backed digital asset. Why does it matter? It could potentially be a stable alternative to the dollar.
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Scott Bessent gathers 11 finance ministers and EU officials as China’s 87% rare earth refining grip and record silver prices expose fresh U.S. supply‑chain risk. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent convened a meeting with global finance ministers on Monday to…
