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IBM Joins Swift's Blockchain: 17 Banks Already Piloting It
IBM Plugged Into Swift's Banking Blockchain Here's Who's Already On It: The world's biggest bank messaging network just quietly went blockchain and IBM wants in. On September 25 - 2026, IBM connected its Digital Asset Haven platform to Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger, currently in beta. The move lets banks move tokenized deposits across Swift's network using an ISO 20022 messaging adapter meaning banks can tap blockchain rails without ripping out their existing payment systems. Swift isn't a small player here. It connects over 12,500 financial institutions across more than 200 markets, moving the equivalent of world GDP every two to three days. So when Swift adds blockchain to that stack, banks pay attention. The First Live Transaction Already Happened HSBC and Standard Chartered beat everyone to the punch, completing the first live transaction on the ledger back in August proof the system works outside the lab. Meet the 17 Founding Banks Swift's ...
Visa Is Shutting Down the Meme Coin Credit Card Loophole
Buying meme coins with a credit card came with an unexpected perk: some users could earn ordinary credit card points and cash back on their crypto purchases. Visa is now moving to close that loophole. The issue centered on how meme coin purchases were classified by payment processors . Some Crossmint-powered checkouts used merchant category code (MCC) 5815 , a category intended for digital media such as movies, music and audiobooks, rather than a crypto-specific category. That meant a meme coin purchase could look to the card network like a normal digital-media purchase. How the loophole worked Users of Robinhood Wallet and Fomo could purchase certain meme coins using credit cards through Apple Pay or Google Pay. According to The Block's testing, transactions made with Visa and Mastercard cards were classified as digital-media purchases and could earn normal card rewards, including points and cash back. The classification mattered because crypto purchases are generally t...
Crypto Funds Just Posted Their Best Week of 2026 — $3.5B in a Single Week
"Bitcoin ETFs Go 5-for-5: Crypto Funds Hit Biggest Inflow Week of the Year" Digital asset investment funds pulled in $3.5 billion last week, according to CoinShares latest Digital Asset Bi-Weekly Digest the largest single-week inflow recorded in 2026. The surge pushed total assets under management across crypto funds to $173 billion globally. Bitcoin Led the Charge US spot Bitcoin ETFs were the standout performer, hauling in $2.39 billion and staying positive on all five trading days of the week. Ethereum products weren't far behind, adding $690 million over the same stretch. Together, these flows pulled year-to-date totals back into positive territory up to $8.6 billion for 2026 so far. What Sparked the Rally? CoinShares attributes the strength to the removal of uncertainty following the Federal Reserve's recent rate decision. Once the outcome became clear, investors who had been sitting on the sidelines started deploying capital again. The US Dominated But Who Else...
Upcoming IPOs Are Back. Here’s What Investors Should Beware Of
The IPO market is getting busy again, with major private companies across AI, fintech, technology, space and consumer businesses moving closer to public markets. Names such as OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, Oura and Strava have appeared in the 2026 IPO pipeline, although the status and timing of individual listings can change. Some companies have filed, while others remain confidential filers or are simply being discussed as potential candidates. That creates an opportunity for investors to gain access to companies that were previously available mainly through private markets. But an IPO can also make it easier to buy into a company before the market has fully figured out what it is worth. The IPO price is not automatically a bargain One of the biggest mistakes investors can make is assuming that getting shares at the IPO price means getting in early at a cheap valuation. The IPO price is determined through the offering process and reflects what the company and its underwriters...
Vitalik Says AI Will Make Crypto More Secure
What if the same AI that helps hackers find vulnerabilities could also make your crypto harder to steal? That is the possibility Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is pointing to. He argues that AI could make software fundamentally harder to break by making formal verification practical at a much larger scale. Formal verification uses mathematical proofs to confirm that code follows specific security rules. Instead of relying only on testing to find bugs, developers can prove that certain parts of a program behave as intended. But Buterin says there is a bigger challenge. The Hardest Part Is Defining Security According to Buterin, defining what “secure” actually means is harder than verifying the code . A security definition needs to account for more than obvious bugs. It may also need to consider compromised servers, leaked keys, network attacks, metadata and hardware vulnerabilities. If an important threat is missing from the definition, a perfect mathematical proof will no...
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You Saved More Money This Year. Are You Actually Richer? Your bank balance went up. Your salary went up. Maybe your investments went up too. So you assume you're getting richer. But there is another number you should be watching: What your money can actually buy. That is the difference between nominal wealth and real wealth . Your Bank Balance Doesn't Tell the Whole Story Imagine you had $10,000 last year. This year, you have $11,000. It feels like you've become $1,000 richer. But if the things you regularly buy have become significantly more expensive, your purchasing power may not have increased by anywhere near 10%. Inflation doesn't take money directly from your account. It quietly changes what that money can buy. The IMF describes the erosion of purchasing power as one of the biggest costs of inflation. That's why a growing balance isn't automatically growing wealth . This Is a Global Problem Inflation isn't happening at the same ra...
You Saved ₦1 Million. You Could Still Be Losing Money.
You check your bank account. ₦1,000,000. The number hasn't changed. So it feels like your money is safe. But there's another question your bank balance doesn't answer: What can that ₦1 million buy now compared with a year ago? That's where inflation changes the meaning of “saving money.” Your Balance Can Stay the Same While Your Money Gets Weaker If prices rise, the purchasing power of cash falls. You don't see the loss on your bank statement. There is no transaction saying: Inflation: -₦100,000 Instead, you notice it when the things you normally buy become more expensive. That is why looking only at your account balance can give you a false sense of financial progress. Nigeria's Latest Inflation Numbers Show Why This Matters Nigeria's headline inflation rate eased from 15.91% in June to 15.43% in July 2026 . That sounds encouraging. But food inflation moved in the opposite direction, reaching 20.31% year-on-year in July , up from 17.52% ...
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Your Income Isn't Your Financial Security You can earn a good income and still be financially fragile. Because the real test of your finances isn't what happens when your paycheck arrives. It's what happens when it doesn't. A salary tells you how much money comes in. It doesn't tell you how long you can keep going when something goes wrong. Income Is a Flow. Savings Are a Buffer. Imagine two people. Person A earns ₦1,000,000 every month but has almost nothing saved. Person B earns ₦500,000 but has ₦2,000,000 in accessible savings. Person A earns twice as much. But if both suddenly lose their income, Person B may have considerably more time to figure things out. That's the difference between income and financial resilience . Your income pays for today. Your savings can help protect tomorrow. The Real Question Is: How Long Can You Last? Instead of only asking: “How much do I earn?” start asking: “How long could I cover my essential expenses...
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Most people think an emergency fund is something you build for a disaster. A job loss. A medical emergency. A major accident. But that's not really why it matters. The more important reason to have cash sitting aside is much less dramatic: Life is constantly producing expenses you didn't plan for. A broken phone. A leaking roof. A car repair. A delayed paycheck. A sudden trip. A bill that is larger than expected. These aren't necessarily financial disasters. But without savings, even a relatively small expense can push you toward a credit card, loan, or borrowing from someone else. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau specifically notes that even minor financial shocks can set people back when they don't have savings, potentially turning into debt that is harder to recover from. Your Emergency Fund Is Really a Debt-Prevention Fund Imagine you suddenly need $500. If you have $2,000 sitting in accessible savings, the problem is mostly an inconvenienc...