RT New Direction AFRICA (@Its_ereko)🚨🇯🇵🇮🇷 SHOCKING: Japan just paid Iran in CHINESE YUAN to cross the Strait of Hormuz!While the world watches energy chaos unfold, a Japanese VLCC tanker — Idemitsu Maru — loaded with 2 million barrels of Saudi crude successfully sailed through the Strait today (April 28, 2026).How?They paid Iran’s transit fees in Chinese yuan in full coordination with Iranian authorities.This is huge:• The petrodollar is being openly challenged in one of the world’s most critical chokepoint ...

RT Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand)This is interesting 👇: this means we now have 2 Eurozone countries that have issued sovereign debt in Chinese yuan since the start of the Iran war.Slovenia on the 30th of March (https://t.co/DzMP976Asp) and now Portugal 👇Previously, as far as I could see, the only such instance was also Portugal, back in 2019 (https://t.co/8TADl54UoH). So you had one instance 7 years ago, then years of nothing, and now suddenly 2 cases within the span of 3 weeks. ...

Circle CEO Says a Chinese Stablecoin is a "Tremendous Opportunity"@jerallaire, the CEO of $USDC-issuer @Circle, believes there is significant promise a stablecoin pegged to the Chinese Yuan.Per The Block, Allaire believes that a Yuan-stablecoin would make the currency more competitive on the global stage, adding that China could launch such a product in the next 3-5 years.Despite the optimistic comments, China still imposes an outright ban on cryptocurrency trading, and has made cynical comments around stab ...

Mass adoption starts like this:Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru):JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇨🇳 Iran demands ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz to pay fees in crypto or Chinese yuan, Bloomberg reports. ...

RT Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara)Iran just announced the end of the US dollar. Any ship trading in Chinese Yuan can pass through the Strait of Hormuz for free, while Western ships will be forced to pay massive tariffs. They are actively destroying American economic dominance. https://t.co/9wMqfVuJor ...

RT China pulse 🇨🇳 (@Eng_china5)Another Indian oil‑laden vessel has crossed the Strait of Hormuz after paying for the oil in Chinese yuan to the producing country, and the IRGC allowed it safe passage. https://t.co/hkMWSg1Ok0 ...

🇨🇳 TODAY: Chinese companies are dumping dollars and ramping up FX hedging as volatility in the Chinese yuan grows, with the push quietly backed by the People's Bank of China. https://t.co/VdZIpyJRd3 ...

Economic Indicators - The US October S&P Case-Shiller composite-20 home price index increased by +0.3% month-over-month and +1.3% year-over-year, surpassing expectations of +0.1% month-over-month and +1.1% year-over-year [2] - The US December MNI Chicago PMI rose by +9.2 to 43.5, exceeding expectations of 40.0 [3] Currency Market Dynamics - The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.09%, supported by positive US economic news and higher T-note yields, which have strengthened the dollar's interest rate differentials [1] - The dollar is facing pressure due to concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence following President Trump's comments about potentially firing Fed Chair Powell [1] - The dollar is also under pressure as the Fed has increased liquidity in the financial system by purchasing $40 billion a month in T-bills [4] Eurozone Economic Factors - The EUR/USD is down by -0.13%, influenced by the dollar's strength and ongoing concerns regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has not seen any breakthroughs in recent talks [5] - Spain's December core CPI rose by +2.6% year-over-year, stronger than the expected +2.5% year-over-year, which is a hawkish factor for ECB policy [6]

RT CoinDesk Podcast Network (@CoinDeskPodcast)🗞️ Senator Elizabeth Warren investigates PancakeSwap over Trump-linked tokens.🗞️ The DTCC partners with Canton Network to issue tokenized US Treasury bonds by 2026.🗞️ Analysts view a bullish Chinese Yuan as a liquidity spark for Bitcoin.@JennSanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." https://t.co/2QvkJnc1lc ...

China should increase imports and settle them in the yuan to balance its foreign trade, a move a former central bank adviser says will boost the Chinese currency’s usage globally https://t.co/bYi43HT7Ql ...