BREAKING: China's overall goods trade surplus surged +21% YoY, to a record $1.1 trillion in the first 11 months of 2025.
This is already higher than the last full-year record of $990 billion.
China's trade surplus has nearly TRIPLED since 2019.
In November alone, the surplus jumped to $112 billion, the 3rd-largest monthly surplus on record.
Exports rose +5.9% YoY last month, significantly outpacing a +1.9% increase in imports.
This is all despite the -29% YoY decline in shipments to the US, the steepest since August, marking the 8th consecutive month of double-digit declines.
China has more than offset the US decline by ramping up shipments to the EU, Africa, and other emerging countries.
Sam Altman 😃 wants to read your texts while scanning your eyes. The dystopian future just got an update. The "World" project launched a chat feature with crypto payments inside the conversation. They pitch it as privacy, but it is actually the Framing Effect. They distract you with "encrypted chat" so you forget you are handing over your biometric data to a corporation.
They integrated "World Pay" to remove friction. Sending money is now as easy as sending an emoji. (yep, sorry Telegram and Ton Foundation)
When money feels like a text message, you spend it faster. 💨They need Network Effects. A wallet is a tool, but a chat app is a habit. They want to trap you in their ecosystem where everyone is verified. Resistance is futile. Adoption is inevitable.
Surprise!!! Google just legitimized magic internet money. Banks should be terrified.
The walls are crumbling. YouTube partnered with PayPal to let US creators get paid in stablecoins. They are pushing PYUSD, which is PayPal's own token. The smart money sees the Decoy Effect. PayPal is desperate to pump liquidity into their stablecoin because it lags behind Tether and USDC.
Here is the technical detail that matters. This infrastructure runs on Solana. PayPal knows that paying high Ethereum gas fees for small creator payouts is economic suicide. This is a massive win for the "Solana is the future of payments" narrative.
This triggers the Mere Exposure Effect. When your favorite streamer talks about getting paid in crypto, the stigma fades. It is bullish for adoption but bad for privacy.
Digital assets removed from the list of potential threats to the U.S. financial system
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which oversees systemic risk coordination in the U.S., did not classify digital assets as a potential threat to financial stability, signaling a softer regulatory stance and a reduced perception of crypto as a systemic risk at this stage.
Peter Schiff suggests it’s time to “retire Bitcoin”
Amid the Fed’s renewed QE, Peter Schiff points to the sharp rally in gold and silver and argues that Bitcoin is failing to keep pace, claiming BTC is no longer acting as a leading defensive asset in the current cycle.
⚡ The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is retracting its "outdated" crypto guidance!
The CFTC has officially announced the withdrawal of its previous guidance on digital currencies, deeming it inappropriate for the current stage — a move that could pave the way for clearer and more modern regulatory updates.
The regulatory landscape is shifting… and the market is watching closely. 👀📜✨
BREAKING: President Trump officially launches the “Trump Gold Card" and “Trump Platinum Card" which includes:
1. Trump Gold Card: "For a processing fee and, after DHS vetting, a $1 million contribution, receive US residency in record time with the Trump Gold Card."
2. Trump Platinum Card: "For a processing fee and, after DHS vetting, a $5 million contribution, you will have the ability to spend up to 270 days in the United States without being subject to US taxes on non-US income."
Trump says this is a way to "unlock life in America."