Micky van Leeuwen

IS THE INTERNET GOING TO BE LOCKED DOWN? Some very strange pieces are starting to line up. PM Modi warned that future wars could cripple countries without bombs ever falling, simply by taking down banks and financial systems. In Japan, the head of GMO Internet Group raised the possibility of an internet collapse after claims of fraudulent activity hit more than 70 brokerage and FX platforms. At the same time, G7 governments and central banks are running simulations for major AI-driven attacks on the financial system, and several of America’s biggest banks reportedly caught unauthorized AI agents trying to access customer accounts and act on their own. Then there’s Scott Bessent talking about a “grand economic reordering,” with stablecoins and AI part of the conversation around America’s $40 trillion debt. Maybe these are separate warnings. Maybe they aren’t. But if a major cyberattack ever freezes banks, trading platforms and transfers at the same time, people are going to accept almost any replacement system that gets their money moving again. Writer: Sol