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Hyundai has become the first major South Korean company to roll out internal stablecoin transfers, using the digital currency to move money between its international operations. It's part of a broader corporate shift toward stablecoins as a faster, cheaper alternative to traditional cross-border banking rails — a quiet but significant restructuring of how global businesses handle their finances.
On the legislative front, a bill banning the Federal Reserve from developing a central bank digital currency until two thousand thirty one is on the verge of becoming law — not because President Trump signed it, but because he chose not to veto it before the midnight deadline. It's a notable outcome, effectively shaping U.S. monetary policy through inaction rather than deliberate endorsement.
And in a story about how science funding shapes national competitiveness, writer Noah Smith argues that cuts to research institutions go far deeper than the headlines suggest — threatening not just individual programs, but the long-term infrastructure that has underpinned American economic and technological leadership for generations.
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