News Jeffrey Quesnelle: Centralization in AI is stifling innovation, how decentralization can democratize access, and the critical role of smart contracts in AI training | Raoul Pal editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Tyler Muir: Financial crises amplify asset price drops, why recovery dynamics differ from economic activity, and the rise of populism post-crisis | Macro Musings editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Stani Kulechov: Aave’s token-centric model enhances value capture, V4 introduces a hub and spoke architecture, and DAOs boost governance resilience | Unchained editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Anas Alhajji: OPEC’s decisions driven by regional demand, not global | Macro Voices editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Greg Ulrich: Mastercard has used AI for decades in fraud detection, generative AI enhances existing products, and real-time transaction scoring is key to security | a16z Live editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Yi-Ling Liu: China’s internet model sparks global envy and misunderstanding | Odd Lots editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks and David Friedberg: Economic unrest fuels Iran’s protests | All-In editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Matt Hogan: Institutional adoption is ending the four-year cycle, Bitcoin halving is losing significance, and covered call strategies are reshaping investment | Empire editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Joe Lubin: Banks must adopt blockchain to survive the DeFi revolution | Epicenter editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Nick Shalek: The future of finance blends decentralized and permissioned systems, why regulatory clarity is crucial for digital asset adoption, and how tokenization will personalize financial interactions | Empire editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Izabella Kaminska: UK’s decline mirrors Soviet collapse | The Peter McCormack Show editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Jeff Park: Bitcoin is in a bear market with broken liquidity correlations, US policy is shifting towards centralization, and the importance of ‘peacetime’ vs. ‘wartime’ Bitcoin | The Pomp Podcast editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Scott Sumner: Nominal GDP is key to understanding macro policy errors | Macro Musings editorial staff 18. February 2026
News Justin Huhn: Uranium market tightening signals long-term utility contracts, potential squeeze on prices, and the disconnect between fundamentals and spot prices | Macro Voices editorial staff 18. February 2026