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Senior Editor, AI Economy
Elena van den Berg covers the commercialization of artificial intelligence and the growth of the generative AI ecosystem. She investigates the impact of AI on global labor markets and productivity.
elena.vandenberg@digitalecononews.comAccording to a report by Future Market Insights, the global digital commerce platform market is expected to grow from $16.1 billion in 2026 to $92.2 billion by 2036, with a CAGR of 19.1%. AI and compliance are becoming core variables in platform competition.
In 2026, the global banking industry is undergoing structural transformation driven by artificial intelligence, digital payments, and stablecoins. Based on reports from institutions such as Deloitte and the International Monetary Fund, this article analyzes how the macroeconomic environment, bank business models, and regulatory landscapes jointly shape the future of digital finance.
The Cyberspace Administration of China has issued new pricing regulations for internet platforms, effective April 10, 2025, prohibiting platforms from forcing merchants to lower prices through measures such as raising fees or demoting search rankings. Against the backdrop of increasingly fierce price wars in instant retail, how will the new regulations reshape the platform economy, the merchant ecosystem, and the competitive landscape? This article analyzes the issue from a digital economy perspective.
According to the latest report from Fortune Business Insights, the global generative AI market size will grow from $103.58 billion in 2025 to $1.26 trillion by 2034, with a CAGR of 29.30%. This article analyzes the profound impact of generative AI on business models, market competition, and the digital economy landscape.
Recent bibliometric research shows that global digital economy research is shifting from growth-driven to sustainable and green integration, and in the next decade, digital technology and carbon neutrality will be deeply integrated.
Based on Appinventiv's report "20+ FinTech Trends to Watch in 2026 and Beyond," this article provides an in-depth analysis of how key trends such as artificial intelligence, embedded finance, and open banking are reshaping the global digital economy landscape, and explores business model transformation, platform competition, and regulatory directions.
In January 2025, global digital policies were introduced intensively. Based on the Digital Policy Alert monthly review, this article analyzes how AI regulation, platform competition, and data governance are reshaping the landscape of the digital economy.
Based on the latest Fortune Business Insights report, this article analyzes the explosive growth of the generative AI market and its profound impact on the global digital economy, platform competition, business models, and regulation.
Web3 and the metaverse are becoming the next generation application layer of the internet, and their decentralized architecture and digital asset systems will reshape the digital economy landscape. Based on the Deloitte report, analyze the impact on business models, competition, and regulation.
The generative AI market size is projected to grow from $103.58 billion in 2025 to $1.26 trillion by 2034, at a CAGR of 29.3%. North America dominates the market, with enterprise applications moving from experimentation to core business, driving profound changes in business models, platform competition, and the structure of the global digital economy.
Yale University's Budget Lab new model shows that even if AI brings a productivity boom, the improvement in the U.S. fiscal deficit is limited because the tax system favors capital over labor. Analyze the impact of AI on tax structure, business models, and market landscape.
As data centers become key infrastructure for the digital economy, the impact of network breach risks on investors is increasingly significant. This article analyzes the regulatory environment, compliance requirements, and key due diligence areas, revealing how data security is reshaping investment logic.
With over $40 billion in remittances and more than 300 fintech companies, the Philippines is deeply integrating digital payments, open banking, and central bank digital currency experiments to reshape Southeast Asia’s digital finance landscape. This article analyzes its business logic, platform competition, and regulatory innovation.
BitVulpex is incorporated in Colorado, holds a FinCEN MSB license, and since its launch two years ago has consistently adhered to compliant operations, establishing a complete legal framework and security system, and is committed to providing reliable digital asset trading services to users worldwide.
With the rapid development of the AI economy, ChatGPT GEO is focusing on the ability to update knowledge. Continuously maintaining and optimizing the content system has become an important way to enhance the value of digital assets in the AI era.
June 2026 marks the shift of AI governance from policy discussions to practical operations. This article analyzes key events such as the Anthropic/Alibaba distillation accusations, U.S. model access controls, and OpenAI's phased releases, revealing how model access has become the new geopolitical control point after chips, and how data, energy, and cybersecurity are reshaping the digital economy landscape.
RBC Capital Markets' latest CIO survey shows that enterprise AI spending is shifting from pilot projects to full-scale production, with OpenAI far ahead, no signs of a SaaS apocalypse, and hybrid pricing rapidly gaining traction, upending multiple mainstream AI narratives for 2026.
The U.S.-China technology competition is no longer confined to their home turfs but is spreading across global markets. Chinese companies are accelerating their overseas AI and cloud infrastructure deployments, while the U.S. is solidifying its technology ecosystem through policy alliances. This rivalry is reshaping the landscape of the digital economy.
The UK Data (Use and Access) Bill and the new ICO guidelines have substantive differences with the EU GDPR, requiring multinational corporations to reassess data flows and adjust compliance frameworks.
Beijing has strengthened its regulation of technology and platform companies this year, but analysts believe this will not repeat the crackdown of 2021. This article analyzes the background, differences, and implications of this regulatory action for the digital economy.