Most Influential: Changpeng “CZ” Zhao
Zhao’s exit from Binance did little to dim his prominence.
Month: December 2025
Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor
As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out are starting to pop up again.
UAE’s Largest Fuel Retailer Will Accept Stablecoin in 980 Stations in Three Countries
A new deal with Al Maryah Community Bank brings stablecoin payments to the pumps, shops and car washes at ADNOC retailers in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia.
Ripple expands European footprint with AMINA stablecoin payment partnership
Ripple Payments partnered with Swiss crypto bank Amina to plug its fiat-to-stablecoin payment infrastructure into the FINMA-regulated institution.
Polish Government Urges President to Sign Crypto Bill He Already Rejected: Report
The Polish government reintroduced crypto legislation without changing a single period, after telling the president he needs to sign it to avoid Russian-linked security threats.
How to vibe-write a country hit
You may not even know it, but you’ve almost certainly encountered songs made mostly or even entirely with AI. If you’ve scrolled on TikTok the last few weeks, you’ve probably heard “I Run” a few times, but there are countless others making their way around social and music platforms. AI tools in general, and Suno … Read more
Filecoin Trades Little Changed, Underperforms Wider Crypto Markets
The token has major support at the $1.36 level and resistance at $1.40.
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SUI Gains 5.2%, Leading the Index Higher
Aave (AAVE) was also among the top performers, rising 4.5% from Thursday.
MiCA Will Make or Break Euro-Pegged Stablecoins by 2026: DECTA
German payments processor DECTA expects euro-pegged stablecoins to gain traction in payments and tokenized finance as MiCA takes full effect across the EU.
Crypto speculation at 2024 lows as TradFi leveraged ETFs hit record $239B
Crypto investor demand for memecoins remains at lows not seen since 2024, despite a growing speculative appetite that has boosted TradFi leveraged ETFs to a record $239 billion.
A presidential refresher on wireless terminology, courtesy of Trump Mobile
Next-gen wireless technology for dummies. Where’s the Trump Phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone’s whereabouts. As usual, we’re still waiting for a response. In the meantime, we’re publishing a little reminder of some wireless tech terms. You know, in case … Read more
Morning Minute: Do Kwon Gets 15 Years for $40B Terra Luna Fraud
The sentencing brings a measure of justice, finally, for all of those impacted by the collapse of Terra and its UST stablecoin in 2022.
Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms in case against Australia’s social media ban
Reddit, one of the world’s largest social platforms, is arguing that it doesn’t meet the definition of “social media platforms” as it seeks to overturn Australia’s law banning children under 16 years of age from social media.
Netflix is showing Hollywood what happens when a startup grows up
A baby was born in a Waymo this week, and it wasn’t even the first one. What started as a novelty story quickly became a reminder of how autonomous vehicles have quietly become part of everyday life, complete with all the messiness that entails. The real coming-of-age story this week, however, wasn’t happening in San Francisco’s robotaxis. It was playing out in … Read more
This Tetris-playing watch struggles with the one thing it should be great at
The Tetris: My Play Watch may look like an Apple Watch, but it eschews most of the functionality you’ll typically find on a smartwatch to focus on two things: playing Tetris and celebrating the game through a UI that’s thoroughly Tetris-themed. It’s very good at making you want to play Alexey Pajitnov’s iconic tetromino-stacking puzzler, … Read more
Pakistan clears Binance and HTX to seek local crypto licenses
Pakistan gives a nod for crypto exchanges Binance and HTX to register local subsidiaries as regulators advance a phased crypto framework.
Ether price rallied 260% last time this happened: Can ETH reach $5K?
A buying opportunity from Ether’s realized price projected a major rally, as analysts said a return to $5,000 in 2026 is plausible.
Scaramucci predicts ‘exponential opportunity’ for crypto at LONGITUDE
The cryptocurrency industry is riding on the tailwinds of regulatory clarity and newfound interest from institutional investors into the new year.
YouTube made its video player easier to navigate on TVs
If you’re not already seeing it, this is how the redesigned watch page is laid out. The YouTube watch screen has been given a new look on TVs. The redesign aims to provide a “more intuitive experience with easier navigation,” according to YouTube’s announcement, relocating the video title and several controls, and adding a new … Read more
Your Frontend Framework is Technical Debt: Why I Deleted React for Rust
I spent my Tuesday morning watching a loading bar. It was npm install. It was fetching four hundred megabytes of dependencies to render a dashboard that displays three numbers. We have normalized madness. We have built a house of cards so elaborate that we forgot what the ground looks like. We convinced ourselves that to put … Read more
Florida Seizes $1.5M in Dogecoin, Pepe and Solana Over Case Tied to Chinese National
Prosecutors used a fugitive disentitlement statute to seize Dogecoin, Solana, and other tokens tied to a Citrus County fraud case.
UK MPs warn Bank of England stablecoin plans could drive innovation offshore
Cross‑party MPs and members of the House of Lords have urged UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves to rein in the Bank of England’s proposed regime for systemic stablecoins.
Bitcoin decouples from stocks in second half of 2025
The gap between equities and Bitcoin got wider after Bitcoin’s post-all-time-peak correction in October.
The Pluribus apocalypse gets a little quieter
Carlos-Manuel Vesga as Manousos. The theme of this week is isolation. That’s always been a part of what makes Pluribus so unsettling, of course; in the show there are only a handful of human survivors left on Earth, while the rest of the population has turned into an interconnected hive mind, some 7 billion people … Read more