Romania's industrial production decreased by 1.1% in January-November 2025 in unadjusted data compared with the same period of 2024 and was down 0.5% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Thursday (January 15).
Romania's industrial output decreased by 1.1% in January-November 2025 in unadjusted data compared with the same period of 2024 and was down 0.5% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Thursday (January 15).
The UK is weighing an Australia‑style ban on social media for under‑16s, as regulators ramp up enforcement of the Online Safety Act. The United Kingdom is considering new restrictions that could bar children under 16 from using mainstream social media platforms. The discussion builds on the Online Safety Act, which already requires services with minimum age limits to explain how they enforce them and to use “highly effective” age assurance measures where children are at risk of harmful content. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is monitoring how Australia’s under‑16 ban works in practice and is “open” to an Australian‑style approach, despite previously expressing personal reservations about a blanket ban for teenagers. Read more
ETF flows, treasury stocks, mining fees, scaling trade-offs and regulation now explain Bitcoin’s market shifts better than price alone. ETF flows reveal real institutional demand beyond short-term price moves. Bitcoin treasury stocks can turn BTC exposure into an equity risk shaped by index rules. Low fees are reviving questions about how Bitcoin may pay for its long-term security. Read more
The crypto market structure bill in the US Senate has been delayed amid disagreements among lawmakers and influential cryptocurrency companies. Lawmakers and crypto industry bigwigs have hit an impasse over the crypto market structure bill that had been making its way through the Senate. Now the future of the bill is uncertain as legislators go back to the drawing board. The initial goal had been to pass the landmark crypto legislation by September 2025. The deadline came and went, prompting a revised target of the end of the year. Just two weeks into 2026, the Senate has canceled a crucial markup vote to define language and other parameters of the bill. Major industry groups have also withdrawn their support. Read more
Societe Generale-Forge said its EUR CoinVertible stablecoin is the first MiCA-compliant digital asset that is “natively compatible” with SWIFT’s interoperability capabilities. Global bank messaging network SWIFT has tested Societe Generale’s euro-pegged stablecoin as part of a collaboration aimed at improving interoperability between traditional financial systems and blockchain-based assets. Societe Generale’s digital asset subsidiary, SG-Forge, on Thursday announced it successfully completed the exchange and settlement of tokenized bonds in both fiat and digital currencies. The collaboration involved transactions in SG-Forge’s stablecoin EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), which the bank initially launched on Ethereum in 2023. Read more