Month: December 2025
XRP Lands on Solana, Ethereum and Others, in Boost for Ripple Ecosystem
Wrapped XRP will be tradable on Solana, Ethereum and other chains, allowing exposure across DeFi applications without unregulated third-party bridges.
Bitcoin’s Persistent Long-Term Buyers Step In as Market Struggles For Liquidity
Experts remain cautiously optimistic as macro hurdles clear amid Bitcoin whale accumulation and liquidity drying up ahead of the holidays.
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Bitcoin bounces on Fed rate cut with bigger rally ahead predicted
Crypto markets rebounded after the Fed’s third rate cut this year, with analysts predicting a larger bounce following the typical post-cut pattern.
Tomb Raider announces two new games
While Geoff Keighley had already announced that Tomb Raider would be making a Game Awards appearance, the surprise was that instead of one game announcement there’s two. Crystal Dynamics and Amazon Game Studios are releasing two Tomb Raider games back-to-back in 2026 and 2027. First up, coming in 2026 is Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. … Read more
Binance cozies up to Trump’s crypto platform with USD1 stablecoin links
Binance added a host of zero-fee trading pairs for the Trump family’s stablecoin and used it to back its own stablecoin collateral.
Trump’s New AI Order Sets Up Federal Fight With US States Over Industry Regulation
The White House has directed the DOJ to challenge state AI laws and highlighted Colorado’s algorithmic discrimination statute.
Tim Sweeney on the future of Fortnite after another win over Apple
Shortly after appeals court judges ruled against Apple’s contempt appeal in a years-long antitrust dispute against the makers of Fortnite, I got to talk to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney in an interview. According to Sweeney, today’s ruling “completely shuts down” Apple’s App Store rules that allow it to collect “junk fees.” The three-judge Ninth … Read more
SEC clears DTCC to offer securities market tokenization service
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation plans to tokenize stocks, ETFs, and US Treasurys next year after receiving an SEC no-action letter.
Stablecoins Gain Ground in Blockchain Gaming as Studios Tighten Spending, Study Finds
New industry data shows developers leaning on stablecoins and disciplined business models as blockchain studios adjust to cooling markets.
Control’s action-RPG sequel launches in 2026
Remedy Entertainment is finally showing off the much-anticipated sequel to Control. The new game, dubbed Control Resonant, expands on the original with a new action-RPG framework. It takes place seven years later and shifts the setting from the unsettling Oldest House of the original to a more open Manhattan, while putting players in the role … Read more
Rust’s WASI Targets Are Changing: Here’s Why
WASI 0.2 was recently stabilized, and Rust has begun implementing first-class support for it in the form of a dedicated new target. Rust 1.78 will introduce new wasm32-wasip1 (tier 2) and wasm32-wasip2 (tier 3) targets. wasm32-wasip1 is an effective rename of the existing wasm32-wasi target, freeing the target name up for an eventual WASI 1.0 … Read more
The next Star Wars game is the spiritual successor to Knights of the Old Republic
The next Star Wars game is coming from the director of Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic was revealed during The Game Awards with a brief trailer that got Geoff Keighley so excited his voice started cracking. Like any announcement trailer, it was brief, featuring a … Read more
Bitcoin miners could boost corporate adoption as crypto treasury buys slow
Bitcoin miners Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot Platforms and Hut 8 are already in the top ten largest public companies holding Bitcoin.
OpenAI Puts Guardrails on Its Open-Weight GPTs
OpenAI has introduced Safeguard, a new model designed to monitor and mediate the deployment of its open-weight GPT-OSS models, marking a more measured step into open distribution.
World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features
Tools for Humanity, the company behind the app, is seeking to expand its “real human network.”
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 Amid Expanded Major Contracts
OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.2, featuring upgrades for scientific, mathematical, and software tasks, as employers mull AI for technical work.
Trump signs AI executive order pushing to ban state laws
President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick look on as White House artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar David Sacks speaks On Thursday evening, with White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks looking over his shoulder, Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to grab unilateral power over regulating artificial intelligence for the … Read more
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SEC Approves DTCC Pilot to Record US Securities on Select Blockchains Via ‘Registered’ Wallets
The three-year program will allow the market’s central clearinghouse to create tokenized entitlements under modified regulatory oversight.
Stanford’s star reporter takes on Silicon Valley’s ‘money-soaked’ startup culture
His reporting on a Stanford University president put Theo Baker on the map, but his upcoming book may cement his reputation as the rare young journalist willing to challenge Silicon Valley’s startup machine.