A wager on infrastructure, not just software New Delhi — India is placing a long wager on the infrastructure that will determine who leads the next technological era. This week, Adani Group said it plans to invest $100 billion over the next decade to build a nationwide network of AI-ready
In Bangkok’s financial district, the screens show familiar contracts: equities, currencies, index futures. What is changing is not visible in the tickers, but in the legal architecture beneath them. Thailand has approved amendments to its Derivatives Act that will allow cryptocurrencies and carbon credits to serve as underlying assets in
The sharp fall in Bitcoin’s price this winter has triggered familiar market turmoil. But for the first time, the consequences are extending well beyond traders and crypto-native firms. Governments now sit on different sides of the same collapse, revealing a critical distinction in how Bitcoin has entered public balance sheets
In Manila, a quiet but consequential shift is underway inside the House of Representatives of the Philippines. By 2026, the chamber plans to eliminate paper from its daily operations and anchor its records in blockchain technology, a move that places the Philippines within a widening global experiment to modernize how
We’ve missed the 1.5°C climate target, says the UN’s Secretary-General. Devastating consequences are now “inevitable” (The Guardian). When it comes to the climate debate, there’s been a fixation on prevention, as governments and businesses scramble to make up for decades of damage. But the reality is that we must now
Abu Dhabi — The bright lights of Abu Dhabi’s ENACT Majlis reflected off the mirrored façades of a city built on oil wealth — but this week, the conversation turned to algorithms. ADNOC, Masdar, XRG, and Microsoft have launched a new collaboration to fuse artificial intelligence with the infrastructure that
By Green Impact Exchange (GIX) Team As companies increasingly seek credible ways to demonstrate climate impact, that often means more than starting a recycling program, it often means getting involved in carbon offsets. Traditional carbon markets have taken a bit of a hit in recent years, with criticisms about opacity,
State Street, one of the world’s largest custodians, has taken a significant step into digital finance by joining JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support tokenized debt issuance. The move marks a first for an independent custodian and underscores how traditional financial institutions are adopting blockchain to modernize capital markets. On August
