UN to Train Governments on Crypto and Blockchain in 2026 Push

Global governments are getting schooled—the UN is rolling out crypto and blockchain crash courses for policymakers worldwide.

Diplomats Meet Digital Assets

The United Nations plans to train national governments on cryptocurrency fundamentals and blockchain infrastructure starting 2026. This marks the first coordinated effort to bridge the knowledge gap between traditional governance and decentralized technologies.

Policy Makers Become Protocol Learners

Instead of fighting innovation, the UN initiative embraces it—teaching bureaucrats how blockchain cuts red tape, bypasses legacy systems, and creates transparent governance frameworks. Because nothing says 'disruption' like getting approval from 193 member states first.

Finance's New Playbook

While Wall Street still debates whether crypto is a currency or commodity, the UN is betting it's the future of cross-border transactions and financial inclusion. Another win for distributed ledgers—and another headache for traditional bankers counting their shrinking margins.

What JPMorgan said

In the internal podcast,s co-head of mid-cap mergers and acquisitions, Andrew Castaldo, discussed the recent MP Materials deal and said JPMorgan believes that "there's a whole slew of different critical minerals" that "the administration is also focused on, that could potentially be ripe for this type of collaboration." He also noted that "we've had no less than 100 calls with clients to talk about the MP transaction as well as what this means for other industries."

What it could mean for USA Rare Earth

It's natural for investors to hear this kind of commentary and conclude that USA Rare Earth could be next. After all, the company is on track to begin producing rare-earth magnets at its Stillwater, Oklahoma, facility in 2026.

That will help reduce America's dependence on foreign-sourced rare-earth magnets. The company plans to use the near-term revenue and earnings from magnet production to ultimately develop the Round Top Mountain in Texas, which it controls the mining rights to, to provide its own supply of rare-earth materials for magnet production.

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Clearly, it will take time and likely a lot of capital to fulfill the plan. Given the strategic importance of securing a domestic supply of rare-earth materials and magnets, it's perfectly feasible that the current administration could also consider providing some FORM of support to USA Rare Earth.