A National Currency Goes On-Chain The Government of Georgia is moving to position itself at the forefront of digital finance innovation through a new partnership with Tether, the issuer behind the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT. Together, they plan to launch GEL₮ (GELT), a blockchain-based stablecoin pegged to the Georgian lari.
As the global race for artificial intelligence accelerates, Europe is confronting a difficult truth: the future of AI may depend less on algorithms and more on electricity. A growing body of reporting points to an emerging bottleneck at the heart of Europe’s digital ambitions. The continent wants to compete with
The Vatican is positioning itself to become one of the world’s most influential moral voices on artificial intelligence. This week, Pope Leo XIV formally approved the creation of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence, a new Vatican body tasked with coordinating the Holy See’s approach to one of the defining
A Swiss Municipality Is Rewarding Citizens for Protecting Nature — Offering a New Model for Digital Governance In a move that could signal a new chapter in how governments use blockchain technology, a municipality in Switzerland has launched the country’s first live government blockchain initiative — one designed not around
Norway’s entry into the U.S.-led initiative brings US$1.8 trillion in sovereign capital into the emerging geopolitical race for AI infrastructure, semiconductors, and strategic technologies Norway’s decision to join the United States-led Pax Silica initiative is about far more than diplomacy or technological cooperation. By entering the alliance, the world’s largest
Building Blockchain for a More Peaceful World In an era defined by geopolitical fragmentation, technological disruption, and widening inequality, Erai Beckmann is advancing a simple thesis: economic access creates peace. As Founding Partner of Peace Through Trade, Beckmann has spent years building what he and co-founder Kyleigha Beckmann describe as
A new artificial intelligence startup has detonated across global capital markets—signaling just how far, and how fast, the AI arms race is accelerating. London-based Ineffable Intelligence, founded by former Google DeepMind star researcher David Silver, has raised a staggering $1.1 billion in seed funding—the largest seed round ever recorded in
A quiet but consequential shift is underway in global finance—and JPMorgan Chase is moving early and at scale into the sectors now defining power: defense, artificial intelligence, energy security, and critical supply chains. The bank’s expansion of its $1.5 trillion Security and Resiliency Initiative into Europe is not just a
The global technology sector is undergoing a profound recalibration—one that is reshaping not just companies, but the future of work itself. In the span of days, two of the world’s most influential firms—Meta and Microsoft—announced sweeping workforce reductions affecting tens of thousands of employees. The moves are not isolated cost-cutting
A Defining Deal in the AI Economy In a move that signals the next phase of the artificial intelligence race, Amazon is dramatically expanding its investment in Anthropic, deepening a partnership that is as much about compute power as it is about algorithms. At the center of the deal is
