Saudi Arabia is taking a major step toward expanding its financial markets with plans for a regulated commodities exchange. Here’s what the initiative means for investors, the mining sector, Vision 2030, and the Kingdom’s growing role in regional and global commodities trading.
VARA has licensed 50 companies, with 20 more on the way. The applications driving that growth are tied to stablecoins and tokenised real world assets. This piece breaks down what that actually means, who it’s built for, and why it matters to investors at every level.
Citigroup has sharply lowered its 12 month price targets for Bitcoin and Ether, citing weaker ETF inflows, slowing investor demand, and stalled U.S. crypto regulation. Here’s what prompted the downgrade, what the new forecasts mean, and the key factors investors should watch next.
