Posts by Amelia Frost
RWA Tokenization Will Reinvigorate DeFi In 2026
The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols has dropped by $55 billion in the last month. Although the 31% decline gave early signs of a capital exodus, it was primarily driven by asset price depreciation amidst slowing market conditions. Nevertheless, DeFi investors always look for a mature market and relative stability to protect their…
Read MoreThe Housing Market Forces Likely to Shape 2026
The U.S. housing market has changed of late, with a notable increase in the number of houses for sale in 2025. This stands in sharp contrast to recent years, where excess demand characterized the market. The latest figures put the average home price at $439,846 (October 2025), an unremarkable 1.3% year-on-year increase. However, the average…
Read MoreAOC Slams Rubio and Hegseth’s Briefing On Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels: ‘It Was a Joke’
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) slammed the briefing given by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Speaking to Migrant Insider’s Pablo Manriquez, the lawmaker said the briefing was “a joke,” and “not a single piece of intelligence that…
Read MoreBulgaria Government Collapses Amid Protests: Snap Polls Loom
Bulgaria’s government collapse came swiftly after weeks of mass protests gripped the nation, forcing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov to resign and setting the stage for snap elections. The coalition administration, in power for less than a year, bowed to public pressure on 11 December 2025, just weeks before Bulgaria adopts the euro on 1 January…
Read MoreHILL, THOMPSON: Housing in Calgary, Edmonton pricey but more affordable than other cities
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Opinion Columnists Published Dec 17, 2025 • Last updated 22 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A new multi-family residential development is under construction in this photo from Oct. 1. Photo by Gavin Young /Postmedia…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor, Dec. 17, 2025: ‘Don’t blame the floor-crossers’
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Opinion Letters Published Dec 17, 2025 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Michael Ma, MP for Markham-Unionville, crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals. Photo by Justin Tang /THE…
Read More3I/ATLAS to Make Its Final Earth Approach This Friday
3I/ATLAS has become a great fascination for astronomers, scientists, and the public. This is because it is only the third confirmed interstellar object to ever come across our solar system. It follows in the footsteps of other interstellar visitors – the 1I/’Oumuamua and the visibly active 2I/Borisov. These comets give a rare glimpse into the…
Read MoreTrump Extends Travel Ban to Five More Following June Proclamation
US President Donald Trump‘s administration declared that five more countries would be placed under the travel ban that was issued in June. The addition of these countries, including partial restrictions on several others, follows DHS head Kristi Noem’s previous comments that at least 30 countries would fall under the ban. According to the Associated Press,…
Read MorePresident Trump to Reveal Tariff-Funded Payments in Prime-Time 9 p.m. Address
President Donald Trump will deliver a prime-time national address on 17 December to outline his controversial plan to convert tariff revenue into direct payments to Americans. The address, scheduled for 21:00 EST, marks a rare use of a presidential prime-time slot for a policy announcement and comes amid intense debate over the plan’s economic feasibility…
Read MoreMIT professor Nuno Loureiro shot dead at Brookline home with multiple gunshot wounds, no arrests made
An MIT professor was shot and killed at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Monday night, prompting a major homicide investigation and shocking a community known for its safety. Nuno Loureiro, 47, the director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the foyer of his apartment building on…
Read MoreMike Johnson’s ‘Idiotic’ Move in Health Care Battle With Dems Enrages Fellow Republicans
Fellow Republicans are furious with House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s decision not to allow a standalone vote to extend expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of this month. The credits were enacted during the pandemic to lower premiums for Americans buying insurance through ACA marketplaces. Johnson announced…
Read MoreNASA MAVEN Gone Silent: Orbiter Vanishes Right After Capturing Photos of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA has lost contact with its Mars orbiter, MAVEN, just weeks after the spacecraft gathered critical data during a close fly-by of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The sudden silence from the veteran spacecraft has fuelled speculation that crucial images of the mysterious object may now be inaccessible. The orbiter, which has been operational since 2014,…
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