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Bridging Digital Divides: India’s Cybersecurity Gaps and the Case for US-India Cooperation

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For India and the United States, the choice is clear: innovate, cooperate, or fall behind in a rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape.

US GENIUS Act: Crypto Inches toward the Mainstream

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The GENIUS Act reshapes stablecoin regulation by creating a clear, federally regulated environment that balances innovation and risk management, unlocking broader crypto use in the corporate sector, and exposing risks investors must understand.

Crypto in 2025: A Growing Fixture of Global Geopolitics

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Whether state-backed or de-centralized, digital currencies are increasingly a fixture of global geopolitics. Here are some trends to watch out for in the year ahead.

Bitcoin and Geopolitical Rivalry

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Examining the hypothetical potential of Bitcoin as a tool of geoeconomic conflict, and the nascent examples that are already emerging.

The Significance of Bitcoin for State Power

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For states, Bitcoin is a double-edged sword representing the simultaneous potential for advance or retreat in the field of national power.

Backgrounder: Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

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The race is on to bring cash into the modern era via digital currency instruments, and finance may never be the same.

Why Mexican Cyber-Cartels Threaten US National Security

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Mexican cartels are taking a page from Silicon Valley in their efforts to disrupt conventional law enforcement techniques using emerging tech like ransomware and cryptocurrencies.

Russia’s New Legislation Renews Old Cryptocurrency Debates

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The Russian government continues to walk a fine line between acceptance and rejection of cryptocurrencies.

Geopolitical Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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The advances of the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution won’t usher in a techno-utopia. Instead, they will alter – and perhaps even intensify – the geopolitical competition the world is all too familiar with.

The Future of the Global Monetary Order

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What will the global financial system of 2060 look like?

Can Blockchain Help Rid Tech Products of ‘Conflict Minerals’?

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Distributed ledger technology is being used in efforts to remove conflict minerals from supply chains – but it doesn’t have all the answers.

China Prepares to Launch Its Own Digital Currency

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Beijing is warming to the use of cryptocurrencies – but only on its own terms.

Innovation or Disruption? The Prospects for Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency

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Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency won’t necessarily succeed in overhauling the global status quo. But odds are that something like it will.

Facebook’s Libra and National Monetary Sovereignty: A Tale of Two Monopolies

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Does the rise of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency portend the demise of the nation-state’s currency monopoly?

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