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The 2024 season is coming to an end. What an eventful year it has been: the Magnificent 7 rally, the Bitcoin halving, Tesla's Cybercab reveal, geopolitical tensions and the US election. Here are ten stories to remember.

Below are the top 10 events and surprises that could impact financial markets and the global economy in the New Year. These are not forecasts, but potential macro-economic, geopolitical or market events that are not anticipated by the financial markets. We also try to assess the probability of occurrence (high, medium, low) of each of them.

Argentina's Global X MSCI ETF (ARGT) is so far the best-performing country ETF of 2024, with record inflows last week. President Javier Milei's pro-capitalist reforms may have played a role in this surge.

Solana and Ethereum are two dominant blockchains in the crypto sector, each boasting robust DeFi ecosystems and a plethora of diverse applications. The two blockchains are often seen as competitors. How do they compare?

Is it the “trade of the century”? MicroStrategy’s stock price soared 600% in the past 12 months, thanks to the audacious Bitcoin strategy of its visionary founder, Michael Saylor.

Driverless vehicles are no longer science fiction. The race to dominate the emerging Robotaxi market is heating up as companies push to be the first to hit the roads.

The final countdown has begun with only two weeks left until the 2024 U.S. presidential election, and people are all in on the betting markets.

In its documentary aired on 8 October 2024, HBO claims to have uncovered the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin.

With the American presidential elections just a few weeks away, we take a closer look at the economic and social program of the Republican candidate for the White House.

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