CFTC greenlights spot crypto trading on US exchanges
Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham said the move was intended to drive trading activity to US exchanges, rather than offshore ones “that lack basic safeguards.”
Month: December 2025
Amazon reportedly considering dropping USPS and building a competing postal service
Amazon is the USPS’ biggest customer, and the e-commerce giant’s potential break from the postal agency comes as the two sides are negotiating a new deal.
BONK Edges Higher as Narrow-Range Trading Holds Above Key Support
The Solana meme token posted a modest gain while repeated resistance tests and shifting volume patterns kept price action confined to a tight band.
ICP Rises as Cross-Chain Narratives Gain Attention
Internet Computer edged higher as broader market consolidation kept price action pinned to key support and resistance levels.
TikTok rolls out a ‘Nearby Feed’ to display local content in select countries
While TikTok is already known for its recommendation algorithm, which is able to target users with highly personalized content, the addition of a Nearby Feed gives it the ability to display even more relevant content to its users.
Meta reportedly plans to slash Metaverse budget by up to 30%
The proposal reflects the overall lack of interest in products like Meta’s social virtual reality platform, Horizon Worlds.
BlackRock is RISK On! Polymarket launches US App! Crypto still Green!
Crypto majors traded slightly higher, with ETH leading gains post-Fusaka as BTC rose 1% to $93,000, ETH jumped 4% to $3,190, and BNB and SOL each added 1% to reach $909 and $143, respectively. Among top movers, ZEC (+10%), TAO (+8%), and DASH (+6%) outperformed. Large ETH holders resumed sizeable spot purchases following Monday’s liquidations, … Read more
The HackerNoon Newsletter: How to Turn Year-End Reflections into Q1 Content Gold (12/4/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, December 4, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Montreal Canadiens Hockey Team Founded in 1909, Charlemagne Became King of the Franks in 771, George H.W. Bush Deployed Troops to Somalia in 1992, and we present … Read more
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Bitcoin Treasury Twenty One Set to Begin Trading on NYSE With $4 Billion BTC Stash
Twenty One Capital is set to begin trading as XXI on the New York Stock Exchange on December 9, launching with $4 billion worth of Bitcoin.
Modern Data Engineering with Apache Spark: A Hands-On Guide to Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD)
Modern analytics systems rely on tracking how business entities change over time. Whether you manage customer profiles, product catalogs, employee data, or subscription plans — dimensions evolve, and your data engineering pipelines must preserve history correctly. If your data platform overwrites old values blindly, you lose history—and downstream analytics such as compliance reports, churn analysis, … Read more
The Art of the Prompt: Engineering GenAI to Produce SOLID-Compliant Code
We have all seen the magic. You ask ChatGPT to “write a Python script to scrape a website and save it to a CSV,” and thirty seconds later, you have working code. It’s impressive. It’s fast. It’s intoxicating. But then you look closer. The entire logic—HTTP requests, HTML parsing, data transformation, and file I/O—is jammed … Read more
AI chatbots can be wooed into crimes with poetry
It turns out my parents were wrong. Saying “please” doesn’t get you what you want-poetry does. At least, it does if you’re talking to an AI chatbot. That’s according to a new study from Italy’s Icaro Lab, an AI evaluation and safety initiative from researchers at Rome’s Sapienza University and AI company DexAI. The findings … Read more
Boost your AirTag’s battery life to five years with this waterproof case
Elevation Lab has announced a smaller version of its TimeCapsule battery-boosting case for the Apple AirTag. It’s about half the size of the original and uses a pair of smaller AAA batteries instead of AAs so the AirTag’s battery life is extended to five years instead of 10. It’s available now through the company’s website … Read more
OnePlus 15 launches US preorders after delayed FCC clearance
The 15 is available in this “sand storm” finish, along with black or violet. OnePlus has launched its delayed US preorders for the flagship OnePlus 15, almost a month after the phone was revealed. The company has been able to start taking orders after receiving FCC clearance for the device — initially held back because of … Read more
Crypto for Advisors: Crypto Yield Products
Why systematic crypto yield is emerging as the path to cash-flow-based returns, making it the most durable bridge to mainstream portfolios.
Blockdaemon, VerifiedX Join Forces to Deliver Mass-Market, Self-Custodial DeFi
The experience, which is designed to feel like Venmo or Cash App, allows users to earn yield on bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoins and borrow against their holdings.
The Real Reason Startup Lead Gen Fails (and How Brand Awareness Fixes It)
Most early-stage startups struggle with lead generation because their brand isn’t visible or trusted. Building brand awareness first – through consistent content, credible placement, and wide distribution – lowers acquisition costs, boosts SEO, and makes lead generation far more effective. HackerNoon’s Startup Package helps startups get noticed, trusted, and found before competitors.
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As Bitcoin (BTC) Momentum Cools,This New Crypto Gains 18,300 Buyers & Breaks Through 96% Allocation
Bitcoin is losing momentum again, and traders tracking top crypto trends are beginning to look elsewhere for higher upside. As BTC slows down, a new crypto project is showing accelerating growth and rising community interest. With allocation now past 96%, many analysts say this token is entering a critical moment where demand may push it … Read more
The Tradeoff Triangle: Why Microservices Start to Hurt at Scale
Microservices might be the best example of what modern software architecture looks like, and what it promises in terms of flexibility, scalability, and most importantly, team independence. For both startups and industry whales, the journey from monoliths to microservices feels like a rite of passage. However, sometimes scaling of this architecture begins to hurt more … Read more
U.S. CFTC-Driven Spot Crypto Trading Going Live, Opening Up New (Regulated) Arena
President Donald Trump’s push toward friendly crypto policies produced a CFTC-led effort to encourage leveraged spot crypto trading, starting with Bitnomial.
The Architecture of Collaboration: A Practical Framework for Human-AI Interaction
According to Vinchol et al. (2023), the invention of more advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Copilot has led to a massive increase in public engagement and acceptance of AI, making it more accessible, popular, and inclusive not just to workers but to everyone. Although this transformation in the application of AI has … Read more
The Apple Watch SE 3 is still at its Cyber Monday low
The Apple Watch SE 3 is on sale starting at $199. The Apple Watch SE 3 was one of the best smartwatches we tested in 2025, and you can still pick up the 40mm GPS model for its Cyber Monday price of $199 ($50 off) at Amazon and Walmart. The 44mm GPS model is also … Read more
Meta could axe up to one-third of its ‘metaverse’ budget next year
Meta may slash its budget for metaverse projects by up to 30 percent next year, according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources tell the outlet the potential cuts haven’t been finalized, but they would impact the unit that works on Meta’s Quest virtual reality headsets, along with its social platform Horizon Worlds. Meta, which changed … Read more
Spotify says Wrapped 2025 is its biggest yet, with 200M+ users in its first day
After last year’s flop, Spotify Wrapped engagement is up 19% and shares were up 41%, the company says.