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Russia’s defense ministry broadcast its wide-ranging annual review on Wednesday of the Ukraine war, providing clues about its military goals and performance this year. Andrei Belousov, the Russian defense minister, presented the official statistics during the Defense Ministry Board’s expanded meeting in Moscow. Business Insider could not independently verify the defense ministry’s claims, which often …

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Speaking at a fintech conference, Atkins stated that these systems are “more transparent than any legacy financial system ever built.” This endorsement highlights one of the key advantages of blockchain technology: the ability to track and verify transactions in real time without relying on a central authority. Transparency in Action Unlike traditional banking systems, where …

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For two years, decentralized finance operated on the concept that purely crypto-native assets could serve as the monetary base for a parallel financial system. Ethereum staked through Lido anchored billions in DeFi loans, wrapped Bitcoin backed perpetual swaps, and algorithmic stablecoins recycled protocol emissions into synthetic dollars. The entire edifice assumed crypto could bootstrap its …

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TLDR SBI Ripple Asia and Doppler Finance sign MOU to expand XRP yield infrastructure and RWA tokenization on the XRP Ledger. SBI Digital Markets will serve as the institutional custodian for the partnership, ensuring asset security and compliance. The partnership strengthens Doppler Finance’s presence in Japan, a growing hub for digital finance. Doppler Finance’s infrastructure …

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In a quiet but monumental shift, chip design is starting to look like a less expensive, transparent, and worldwide tournament. Instead of closed laboratories on the outskirts of some country funded by large corporations with huge finances, engineers can now openly compete against each other in an environment where performance determines who wins. This is …

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Here is what you need to know on Thursday, December 18: The US Dollar (USD) found some near-term demand on Wednesday, helped by the poor performance of Wall Street and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller, who said o  the Fed is not in a rush to cut interest rates, adding the job market is …

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Gold (XAU/USD) rallies on Wednesday, edging up 0.87% following a mixed US jobs report on Tuesday, along with rising tensions of the US-Venezuela conflict and comments by Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades at $4,338 after bouncing off daily highs of $4,349. Bullion rallies nearly 1% on rising …

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