GENIUS Act puts ETH at center of tokenized finance
Ethereum's evolution from an experimental, innovative contract platform to an institutional-grade financial infrastructure represents one of the most significant technological and economic transformations of the digital age. With the recent passage of the GENIUS Act,...
Market Movements Amid Middle East Tensions
The escalating Israel-Iran conflict has triggered significant volatility across global commodity and currency markets, with Singapore facing particular vulnerabilities due to its strategic position as a trading hub and heavy reliance on energy imports. Oil prices have...
UK National Housing Bank Launch
Strategic Context and Rationale The UK's National Housing Bank represents a fundamental shift from market-led housing policy to state-directed intervention, addressing the chronic undersupply that has persisted despite decades of reliance on the private sector. This...
Strategies to Counter Inflation in Singapore
Singapore's Current Inflation Context (2025) Singapore's inflation landscape presents unique opportunities and challenges: Current Rate: 1.6% (December 2024), down from 2.4% average in 2024 MAS Forecast: 1.5-2.5% for 2025 (headline), 1-2% (core inflation) Key Spending...
AI Security Tool for Pull Requests
Kusari Inspector represents a paradigm shift in DevSecOps tooling, introducing AI-powered security analysis directly into the pull request workflow. For Singapore's rapidly expanding cybersecurity market—valued at SGD 2.65 billion in 2025 and growing at 16.14%...
Unistop’s Mr R Robotic Convenience Kiosk
Unistop's Mr R represents a significant evolution in automated retail technology, transforming the traditional vending machine concept into an intelligent, robotic convenience store. The system showcases Singapore's innovation in addressing labour shortages through...
Singapore’s Banking Future: Analysis of JP Morgan’s Predictions
JP Morgan's June 2025 report paints a challenging picture for Singapore banks, caught between structural headwinds from falling interest rates and potential opportunities from capital market development. The analysis reveals a sector facing margin compression as it...
Singapore Food Guide
With global inflation soaring and the threat of World War 3 looming, Singapore’s vibrant food scene faces uncertain times. Many iconic local eateries could soon shut their doors due to economic pressures or supply disruptions. Now is the perfect chance to indulge in...
The Italy-EU Banking Merger Clash
The escalating dispute between Italy and the European Union over the application of "golden power" legislation to banking mergers represents a fundamental clash between national sovereignty and the principles of European integration. This conflict, crystallised in the...
The Yen Decline Crisis
The Japanese yen's precipitous decline beyond 145 per dollar represents far more than a routine currency adjustment—it signals a fundamental disruption to Asia's monetary equilibrium that threatens to cascade through ASEAN economies with potentially devastating...