🇸🇦 @Ripple just partnered with Riyad Bank's innovation unit Jeel to test blockchain for cross-border payments, digital asset custody & tokenization in Saudi Arabia.
This MoU directly backs Vision 2030’s financial modernization goals. Riyad Bank manages $130B+ in assets. Ripple’s ME push continues to gain momentum, with $RLUSD now at ~$1.42B in circulation & $XRP Ledger tokenized assets >$1B.
This reflects a broader global trend of banks and asset managers exploring tokenization for efficiency in capital markets. In the Middle East, clearer regulations (especially in UAE/Dubai) are accelerating innovation.
📉Safe-haven demand and soaring gold prices have significantly boosted the Swiss franc.
🔵The Swiss franc continues its strong upward momentum against the US dollar and the euro. Soaring gold prices and safe-haven demand driven by concerns about a potential US government shutdown have supported the franc's strength. Meanwhile, speculation about coordinated intervention by the US and Japan to sell off the dollar against the Japanese yen has put pressure on the dollar. ING analyst Chris Turner noted in a report that as the Swiss National Bank responds to pressure from the strong franc, the market may begin to anticipate a return to negative interest rates in Switzerland.
JUST IN: BLACKROCK FILES FOR A BITCOIN PREMIUM INCOME ETF
Today, BlackRock has filed an S-1 with the SEC for a new iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
• Offers Bitcoin exposure with yield • Generates income by selling covered calls on IBIT ($70B+ AUM) • Designed to monetize BTC volatility and potentially reduce downside vs. holding $BTC outright
This marks the next phase of Bitcoin ETFs ; moving beyond pure price exposure toward structured, income-focused products, following IBIT’s historic success.
BlackRock is building around Bitcoin, not away from it.
🇺🇸 FED IS SIGNALING YEN INTERVENTION AGAIN JUST LIKE 1985. LAST TIME, THIS CRASHED THE DOLLAR BY NEARLY -50%.
In 1985, the U.S. dollar had become too strong. U.S. factories were losing business, exports were collapsing, and trade deficits were exploding. Congress was close to putting heavy tariffs on Japan and Europe.
So the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, and the U.K. met in New York at the Plaza Hotel and made a deal. They agreed to deliberately weaken the dollar. By directly selling dollars and buying other currencies together. That was the Plaza Accord and it worked.
Over the next 3 years:
- The dollar index fell almost 50%. - USD/JPY moved from 260 to 120. - The yen doubled in value.
This was one of the biggest currency resets in modern history. Because when governments coordinate in FX, markets don’t fight them. They follow. That decision changed everything.
A weaker dollar pushed:
- Gold higher - Commodities higher - Non-U.S. markets higher - Asset prices higher in dollar terms
Now look at today.
The U.S. still runs large trade deficits. Currency imbalances are at the highest. Japan is again at the center of stress. And the yen is again extremely weak. That is why Plaza Accord 2.0 is even being discussed.
Last week, the NY Fed did rate checks on USD/JPY, which is the exact step taken before FX intervention. It signals willingness to sell dollars and buy yen, just like 1985.
No intervention happened yet. But markets moved anyway. Because they remember what Plaza means.
If that starts again, every asset priced in dollars will skyrocket.
The latest fall in the Dollar is scary. It parallels what happened in April 2025, when foreign investors did a visceral pullback in the face of what they saw as policy chaos. This is the second time this is happening and damages the standing of the Dollar.
We're not just witnessing a "rise," but a redefinition of the value of money.
- The figures we're seeing today are historic by any measure;
Gold futures for April have surged to nearly $5,128.
This price explosion is the culmination of an exceptional year, with gold rising by approximately 85% compared to the same time last year,
and by more than 15% since the beginning of 2026 alone.
- Why is everyone rushing to gold now?
Erosion of confidence in currencies:
The dollar is declining, and investors are searching for the true "place of value" away from paper currencies whose purchasing power is weakening day by day.
Institutional appetite: Major banks like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have already raised their forecasts; Goldman Sachs predicts the price will reach $5,400 by the end of the year.
Central Banks' Demand:
Gold is no longer just an "ornament," but has become a key component of central bank reserves, which seek to hedge against ballooning government debt and geopolitical tensions.
- In Conclusion:
When gold surpasses the psychological barrier of $5,000,
it sends a clear message:
The world is preparing for a new phase of inflation and financial uncertainty.
Gold isn't rising because its value has changed, but because the value of the "paper" it's measured in is collapsing.
Given these figures, do you still believe gold is "expensive,"
or do you realize that we are at the beginning of a phase where owning this precious metal will be the difference between preserving wealth and losing it?
Share your opinion, and what is your next target price per ounce?
🔴 China is close to surpassing the US in Bitcoin holdings.
Despite its officially hardline stance on cryptocurrencies, China is now just 4,012 BTC away from overtaking the United States to become the world's largest government-held Bitcoin holder.
🇺🇸 TRUMP OPENS TALKS ON $2,000 STIMULUS + LOWER RATES.
Trump is sharing early ideas centered on increased tariff revenue:
💵 $2,000 stimulus checks framed as “tariff dividends” 📉 Lower interest rates, including discussion around easing pressure on consumer credit
Potential timing being discussed: late 2026.
Opening discussions on lower interest rates, including easing pressure on consumer credit, could provide relief to households amid ongoing inflation concerns, reflecting Trump's proactive stance on monetary policy that aims to foster growth without relying solely on Federal Reserve actions, which has proven effective in past cycles.
This is what Bitcoin did the last time the Fed intervened in the Yen in 2024:
-30% drop in 7 days
Then 119% rally in the next 4 months
The August 2024 flush was a pure liquidity shock. A sudden BoJ decision met weak US data to wipe out overleveraged longs in days. That same Yen tension is back, but it is moving slower. BTC at 87,714 is in wait mode. BoJ CPI tomorrow and FOMC Wednesday are the big tests. If history repeats, any wash is just fuel for the next leg up.