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From Hawala to Swift: Inside the 1,000-year battle to move money safely

August 30, 2026August 30, 2026
From Hawala to Swift: Inside the 1,000-year battle to move money safely

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Finance has spent centuries decoupling wealth from physical transport, but constantly erasing friction creates vectors for increasingly high-tech exploits.
bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC) $ 77,798.00
ethereum
Ethereum (ETH) $ 2,421.93
tether
Tether (USDT) $ 0.999831
xrp
XRP (XRP) $ 1.36
bnb
BNB (BNB) $ 686.04
dogecoin
Dogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.08247
solana
Solana (SOL) $ 102.14
usd-coin
USDC (USDC) $ 0.999869
staked-ether
Lido Staked Ether (STETH) $ 2,265.05
avalanche-2
Avalanche (AVAX) $ 7.15
tron
TRON (TRX) $ 0.336237
wrapped-steth
Wrapped stETH (WSTETH) $ 2,779.67
sui
Sui (SUI) $ 0.718312
chainlink
Chainlink (LINK) $ 11.18
weth
WETH (WETH) $ 2,268.37
polkadot
Polkadot (DOT) $ 0.822844