Alternative Energy Chinese firms spend $80B abroad to soak up green tech supply glut Many governments deepened clean-energy cooperation with China after former U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs Joseph MortonDecember 8, 2025
Lithium Washington pitches funding to Australia firms for lithium, antimony, and rare earths Australian companies exploring partnerships with the US now have multiple funding options Joseph MortonOctober 6, 2025
Mining Ottawa in talks with Rio Tinto on liquidity support as U.S. tariffs bite U.S. President Donald Trump doubled global tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50 per cent Joseph MortonJuly 8, 2025
Gold What would happen if the gold in Fort Knox wasn’t actually there? If a full audit revealed that some of the United States’ gold reserves were missing the consequences could be severe Joseph MortonJune 10, 2025
Crypto/Blockchain Justice Department shutters cryptocurrency enforcement team and refocuses on drug cartels The NCET unit was part of the administration's effort to combat fraud and illicit finance Joseph MortonApril 8, 2025
Mining China exercises its stranglehold on rare earth elements China produces about 90 per cent of the world’s rare earth elements Joseph MortonApril 7, 2025
Bitcoin Alaska congressmen introduces new act to substantiate Bitcoin reserve The legislation expands on Trump’s Executive Order, which established the foundation for a national bitcoin strategy Joseph MortonMarch 13, 2025
Bitcoin Bitcoin and companies associated with it take a hammering Trump's inability to make up his mind has caused widespread market instability Joseph MortonMarch 10, 2025
Crypto/Blockchain Trump names five cryptocurrencies to new U.S. strategic reserve Prices of each of the cryptocurrencies shot up following the announcement Joseph MortonMarch 4, 2025
Bitcoin Bitcoin reaches all-time high on Trump electoral win Trump pledged to make America "the crypto capital of the planet" and establish a "strategic reserve" of bitcoin Joseph MortonNovember 6, 2024