Learn how to analyze a company's balance sheet, including assets, liabilities, and equity, for smarter investment decisions.

Cryptocurrencies led risk assets lower on Tuesday, January 20 as concerns about escalating tariffs soured sentiment and provoked market turmoil.

As DeFi matures, real-world assets and smarter contracts push decentralized finance into everyday infrastructure globally.

As of December, 2025, there’s a record-breaking $8 trillion sitting in these funds, according to Crane Data cited by Bloomberg (1). That’s up from $4.6 trillion at the end of 2020. With yields as high as 4.6%, it’s easy to see why so many savers are pouring money into these flexible and lucrative assets (2).

I see the corporate treasury, traditionally one of the most conservative functions inside any company, as on the brink of a structural shift.

2025 revealed surprising shifts across financial markets, where overlooked assets surged, familiar leaders slipped, and long-term trends reshaped portfolios.

The Fed balance sheet is a financial statement published once a week that shows what the Federal Reserve (Fed) owns and owes.

Cryptocurrencies and NFTs operate on decentralized blockchain technology without central authority oversight. Digital assets like NFTs offer verifiable ownership records, aiding in clear rights attribution. Investing in digital assets involves high ...

Mitsubishi Corp. agreed to buy Aethon Energy Management LLC’s US gas and pipeline assets for $5.2 billion, the biggest purchase by a Japanese company in the American shale sector.