Beyond Fiat: Why Synthetic Dollars Will Define the Next Phase of Digital Finance

As global regulators sharpen their focus on fiat-backed stablecoins—from the European Union’s MiCA framework to the U.S. GENIUS Act—the stablecoin category is gaining legitimacy as financial infrastructure. But a more transformative shift is already underway. The next frontier in digital dollars is not compliance. It is programmable design. Synthetic stablecoins, built on-chain with crypto-native collateral…

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Trump rips into ‘too late’ Jerome Powell after Fed holds rates steady

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference following the issuance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters President Donald Trump ripped into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, calling him “destructive,” after the central bank kept interest rates steady on Wednesday….

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Russia, Ukraine say new POW exchange completed

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine said Thursday that they had completed another exchange of captured soldiers, part of a deal reached earlier in June at peace talks in Istanbul. During the talks, the first direct negotiations between the sides in three years, both countries agreed to free more than 1,000 prisoners of war from each side…

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