Kenneth Rapoza

NFTs may be dead. But some remaining aficionados and industry experts still think otherwise and here’s why.

Is Coinbase’s entry into the Layer 2 solutions market one more chip in the armor of blockchains like Solana that were built to compete with Ethereum?

Ukraine’s sanctions on Russia are as tough as the West’s. Here’s what Ukraine needs to tighten the screws. If Ukraine doesn’t get it, we might have hit peak sanctions.

If the housing market is worth $62 trillion and is going to get a haircut of 30%, then that’s an $18 trillion decline in asset values.

Gates Foundation, CalPERS, Princeton...all have millions invested in Chinese securities. They’d have to dump them if the “ditch” act becomes law.

Rep. Mike Gallagher, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP goes after Nike, Adidas, others.

Optimism is a “rollup” solution for the overcrowded, costly, and often slow Ethereum blockchain. It has its own coin. It’s been a total dud since launch. But for developers, it’s been a welcome part of the blockchain world.

As the U.S. and Europe are back to worrying about financial crises, the one financial crisis everyone expected – in Russia – never materialized. Why not?

Ex-execs from Tinkoff Bank in Moscow set up shop in Mexico, but distance themselves from its founder, billionaire Oleg Tinkov.

Here’s how Sberbank in Russia, and banks like Brazil’s Itau, are approaching the crypto economy.

At a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Feb. 28, many lament America’s inability to sanction China like Russia.

Venture capitalists gave up on blockchain products in the third and fourth quarter of 2022. Investors cautiously returning in 2023.

China companies like JA Solar are investing in the US because of the Inflation Reduction Act. But some say that it will give China increasing influence over state governments, and Washington. Should China companies get tax-payer funded breaks?

Temu’s advertisement on the Superbowl is brought to you by a Customs trade rule you’ve never heard of.

Barclays Capital takes a look inside Europe’s counter to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.

Uzbekistan government wants former ‘First Daughter’ Gulnara Karimov to return stolen funds, and they will put it to good use, under the auspices of the UN. What’s taking Switzerland and Washington so long?

A look at Russian tariffs and a short term prediction on aluminum pricing in a market still getting used to geopolitical risk.

Look for overstocked businesses to start shedding some workers soon. Fed will be cautious to raise rates into a job market reversal.

Kazakhstan dodged a bullet. From huge protests, to Russia’s war and the threat of sanctions, Central Asia’s biggest economy gets back to rebuilding.

Adani Group calls Hindenburg Research the “Madoffs of Manhattan”. TS Lombard expects some selling in India, but not long lasting.