Economic issues, particularly living costs, were front and centre in 2024 as some 2 billion people went to the polls.

Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.

El Salvador’s Vice President Felix Ulloa flaunted the country’s Bitcoin reserves as evidence that the country is a model for financial freedom and a digital economy. Ulloa made this statement in a recent discussion with Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yanhui.

Is China secretly stacking Bitcoin and gearing up to unban it? Let me break down why I think they’re about to make a huge move—and sooner than you think.

Discover how nations adopting Bitcoin reserves as the new digital gold could reshape global finance, trade, and geopolitics in the new economic era.

In a comprehensive report prepared by Matthew Pines, a National Security Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute for Scott Bessent, the incoming secretary of the Treasury Department, he details the strategic role Bitcoin could play in the US economic policy.

Xi Jinping urges Macau to diversify its economy beyond gambling, signaling a new phase in the city’s integration with China's Greater Bay Area strategy.

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed interest in building up a stockpile of bitcoin. What would that mean for taxpayers?

Keeping an eye on the Far East has been our mantra lately, and the latest news from the Chinese bond market shows why. Just today, China's one-year government bond yield dropped below 1% for the first time since the Great Financial Crisis, adding to the year-to-date downturn. The benchmark 10-year yield slipped to 1.7%.

The cost of Ant mining machines in China, developed and produced by Bitmain, has increased 30% from the previous year.

Trump has vowed to levy up to 100% tariffs on all goods from China, a move that could make Bitcoin mining hardware more costly for US firms.

Corporate executive stock selling ratios reached a new all-time high, as Bitcoin’s year-to-date returns are nearing 130%, bolstering predictions of a $160,000 Bitcoin price during 2025.