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Blockchain’s Billion-Dollar Blunder: How Finance’s Tech Revolution Became an Awkward Evolution

Blockchain was supposed to rewrite finance’s playbook, but costly smart contracts, endless integration struggles, and security fiascos have turned the tech’s promised revolution into a lesson on incremental evolution. Real progress isn’t about replacing banks—it’s about working alongside them.
By Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki

Here Are 3 Ways Russia Can Evade Sanctions

If the strict measures are carried out, they will likely devastate the already shaky Russian economy, and will create incentives for wealthy Russians and some Russian businesses to find ways around them.
By James Ledbetter

What If SWIFT Rejects Sanctions Against Russia?

Banking platform SWIFT might not comply with Western arguments to kick Russian banks out.
By James Ledbetter

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