Prediction markets bet on Coinbase-linked Hassett as top Fed pick
Prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi surge for the pro-crypto candidate as Trump’s likely Fed chair pick, just as internal Fed reforms spark pushback from veterans.
Month: December 2025
How AI Is Quietly Reshaping the Software Development Lifecycle
Over the last couple of years, AI coding assistants have changed the day-to-day reality of software engineers more than any single tool in the past decade. AI has not only accelerated how quickly developers write code, but it has also fundamentally changed how we build software. Tasks that once consumed hours of engineering time, such … Read more
Crypto ETPs snap 4-week slide with $1B inflows as XRP posts its best week
Crypto ETPs rebound with $1.07 billion inflows after four weeks of losses, while XRP hits record weekly gains amid US ETF launches.
The AI Agent That Could Break BI in the Future – And the One That Could Save It
A Conceptual Scenario Based on Emerging Patterns in Enterprise Analytics. Prologue – The Future Awakens In the emerging future of analytics, dashboards will not be simply “opened”. They will be activated – instantly, conversationally, and continuously updated by autonomous BI agents that anticipate user needs long before any interaction occurs. These agents will run insights … Read more
Netflix kills casting from phones
Netflix has removed the ability to cast shows and movies from phones to TVs, unless subscribers are using older casting devices. An updated help page on Netflix’s website, first reported by Android Authority, says that the streaming service “no longer supports casting shows from a mobile device to most TVs and TV-streaming devices,” and instead … Read more
These great Cyber Monday tech deals will likely be gone tomorrow
December is kicking off with a bang. Cyber Monday is today, and it’s one of your last chances to score major deals before the holiday rush plows us all over. It’s a great moment to snag gadgets — many of which have been tested by The Verge — at (or close to) all-time lows if … Read more
The Most Ruthless System Architect You’ll Ever Hire is an LLM
The hardest part of software engineering isn’t writing code. It’s realizing, three months into a project, that the foundational architecture you chose is fundamentally incapable of handling the required scale. Traditional design reviews are imperfect. Your colleagues are busy, they have their own biases, and they might hesitate to tear down your ideas too aggressively. … Read more
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP Crash Triggering $637M in Liquidations
A weekend crypto crash triggered $524M in liquidations, with fears over Tether’s stability and DAT selling pressure acting as key catalysts.
How to Choose and Set Up AI Phone Systems for Small Businesses: A Complete Guide
“To speak with a human, dial 9.” If that sounds familiar, you can predict the ending, and it won’t be pleasant. First, you sit on hold for 5 to 10 minutes before a human finally picks up. Second, and often worse, the system makes you punch in more numbers for “helpful” details, and no one … Read more
Ripple Can Now Offer Wider XRP, RLUSD Services After Singapore Regulator Approval
The permissions give Ripple more bandwidth to offer token-based settlement and related payment services to banks, fintechs and crypto firms operating in the city-state.
Supercharging AI Workflows: Distributed Document Processing with Node.js, Python, and RabbitMQ
When your monolith AI service starts choking on documents Imagine a document-processing service that handles PDF uploads, extracts text, runs sentiment analysis, and generates summaries. Under normal usage it performs well until… the day a user uploads 500 documents at once! Suddenly, the Node.js server stalls for 20 minutes, blocking other requests and leaving users … Read more
HashKey edges toward Hong Kong listing while China chills stablecoin plans
HKEX published a post-hearing information pack for HashKey Holdings, pushing Hong Kong’s top crypto exchange closer to a high-profile IPO.
Japan to Cut Crypto Tax Burden to 20% Uniform Rate in Boost for Local Bitcoin Traders
The proposed tax change, supported by the government, will categorize crypto profits under a separate-taxation framework.
‘Inevitable’ $50K BTC price crash: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin gained fresh BTC price crash predictions as it fell to $85,000 in flash volatility at the monthly close amid a lack of liquidity.
Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade, Grayscale Chainlink Trust: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Dec. 1.
How BTCC Scaled from 2 Million to 10 Million Users While Building a Web3 Financial Ecosystem
Can crypto exchanges grow without compromising security and transparency? BTCC, founded in 2011, tested this question by scaling from 2 million users in 2022 to over 10.16 million by October 2025. The platform’s trajectory offers insight into how exchanges compete in an industry where global crypto ownership reached 560 million people in 2025, up 34% … Read more
Crypto payments coming to PlayStation as Sony plans stablecoin launch in 2026
Sony Bank is reportedly pursuing a US license and partnering with Bastion as it develops a 2026 dollar stablecoin connected to its growing Web3 unit, BlockBloom.
Bitcoin price slides to $85K: How low can BTC go in December?
Bitcoin opened the week in the red as fears of a Bank of Japan rate hike triggered a yen carry trade unwind, potentially risking a drop in BTC price to $67,000.
HashKey Leads Hong Kong’s Crypto Market as Losses Deepen Ahead of IPO
Ultra-low fees kept monetization in the basis-point range, leaving revenue unable to offset steep losses despite surging Hong Kong trading volumes.
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The TechBeat: I Was Sick of the Crypto Off-Ramp Pain. So I Built My Own Crypto Card (12/1/2025)
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Tech Meets the Road: Patrick Dajos and Josh Norris Bring Decentralized Comms to the Niche Market
Learning from BitChat’s failure, founders Patrick Dajos (CTO) and Josh Norris (CEO) launched PinPop to revolutionize private, decentralized, offline messaging. PinPop uses self-healing mesh networks and advanced noise cancellation to solve connectivity issues for motorcyclists, a niche that demands reliable comms. The hybrid system seamlessly switches between online and offline (like during blackouts or in … Read more