Global ETF News for the Past 2 Months
you are currently viewing::Why gold retains enduring value in an era of digital assetsDecember 17, 2025--For more than five millennia, humanity has been captivated by gold-the immutable metal that has illuminated temples, crowned emperors, and underpinned monetary systems. Its story is as much about economics as it is about psychology. Across the centuries, gold has functioned as currency, ornament, reserve, and metaphor-embodying the human desire for permanence in a world of change. In an age of crypto assets, artificial intelligence, and central bank digital currencies, its persistence raises a question both ancient and modern: Why does gold still hold value? Gold's legacy as a standard of value began long before modern finance. The Lydians were among the first to mint gold coins in the seventh century BCE, transforming trade through standardization. Ancient Egypt and Rome regarded it as divine, associating its incorruptible gleam with eternity. In economic terms, its durability, scarcity, and divisibility made it uniquely suitable for money. It did not rust, could be stored indefinitely, and existed in limited quantities—a perfect medium of exchange. By the 19th century, gold had become the foundation of the global financial order. Under the classical gold standard, the British pound, the world's premier reserve currency, was directly convertible into a fixed quantity of gold held in the Bank of England's vaults. This system, adopted by much of the industrial world, imposed fiscal discipline and constrained governments from printing excessive money. Source: imf.org |
ETFGI reports Global ETF Industry Assets Reach Record US$ 23.11 Trillion at the end of July and YTD Inflows Hit All-Time High US$ 1.71 Trillion
August 19, 2026-ETFGI reports Global ETF Industry Assets Reach Record US$ 23.11 Trillion at the end of July and YTD Inflows Hit All-Time High US$ 1.71 Trillion.
During July, the ETFs industry globally gathered net inflows of US$383.60 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$1.71 trillion
From Chinese AI to Global ETFs: STARTRADER Launches 45 New 24/7 Stock and ETF CFDs Spanning Seven Market Themes
August 13, 2026-Available from August 13, 2026, the launch covers seven distinct market themes with no trading-hour restrictions.
STARTRADER today announced the launch of 45 new 24/7 Stock and ETF CFDs, available from Monday through Sunday, 00:00-24:00 (GMT+3 platform time).
Flow Traders Brings 24/7 Liquidity to Algorand
August 6, 2026--The partnership delivers 24/7 liquidity to ALGO for institutional counterparties
Algorand Foundation and Flow Traders, a leading global liquidity provider, today announced a partnership to deepen institutional liquidity across the Algorand blockchain.
Tokenized Equities Surge 140% in 2026 as New DeFiLlama Research Maps the Market
August 5, 2026--Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today highlighted key findings from a new independent DeFiLlama research report examining the rapid growth and evolving market structure of tokenized equities. According to the report, tokenization's active market capitalization has grown by more than 140% in 2026, increasing from $814 million at the beginning of the year to nearly $2 billion at the time of publication.
