How privacy prevailed in an otherwise dismal Q4 for crypto
Relative outperformance by privacy-focused cryptocurrencies such as Zcash suggests defensive positioning as markets absorbed losses and broader structural stress.
Month: December 2025
David Beckham-backed Prenetics ditches bitcoin purchase
The health sciences company, co-founded by English football icon, announcement comes as the crypto’s market capitalization continues to lose ground.
Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025
According to Dealroom’s European Spinout Report 2025, 76 European deep tech and life sciences spinouts have either reached $1 billion valuations, $100 million in revenue, or both.
Cypherpunk lifts crypto treasury with $29M Zcash purchase
The digital asset treasury company backed by Winklevoss Capital seeks to capture 5% of the total supply of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.
The OneXSugar Wallet is the first gaming handheld with a folding screen
Folding OLED displays are still most commonly found on premium smartphones and laptops, but One-Netbook is bringing the tech to a new gaming device. Its new OneXSugar Wallet is reminiscent of the company’s folding OneXSugar Sugar 1 handheld that launched earlier this year. But instead of two screens, the Wallet handheld unfolds to reveal just … Read more
South Korea’s long-awaited crypto law stalls over who can issue stablecoins
The Digital Asset Basic Act is stalled as regulators clash over who should be allowed to issue won-pegged stablecoins, extending uncertainty in one of Asia’s most active crypto markets.
A Vulnerability in Libsodium
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how we put ai on like another jacket, threw a course on top, and ended up with burnout 2.0 for the last two years you’ve been sold the same dream on repeat: “plug in ChatGPT / Cursor / a dozen prompts — and you’ll finally breathe.” the punchline for a lot of people is the … Read more
Grayscale moves toward exchange listing for TAO trust in US
The proposed TAO investment vehicle, one of the first exchange-traded products that could be available to US markets, is expected to be listed on NYSE Arca following approval.
When I Fed Poems to an LLM, I Realized I Was Measuring Temperature with a Screwdriver
I spend my days building AI applications that turn chaos into structure. Give me a messy dataset, some business logic, and a powerful enough model, and I can extract signal from noise. So when I wanted to understand what large language models really comprehend, I did what any engineer would do: I ran an experiment. … Read more
12 investors dish on what 2026 will bring for climate tech
After a tumultuous year, venture investors are still optimistic about climate tech’s long term prospects, especially as data centers continue to drive demand for electricity, manufacturing, and materials.
HackerNoon to AI: We’re Here for Answers, Not a Relationship
This week’s 3 Tech Polls breaks down how the HackerNoon community feels about AI voice and tone, with accuracy overwhelmingly prioritized over personality. The newsletter also explores market skepticism around Apple partnering with OpenAI or Anthropic for Siri, and why traders and academics alike doubt AI will be credited as an academic author anytime soon.
Grayscale files for first U.S. Bittensor ETP as decentralized AI gains momentum
The filing marks the first attempt to bring TAO, Bittensor’s native token, to U.S. markets through a regulated investment product.
How Visionary Architect Prasad Bhalkikar Transformed Fortune 500 Enterprises
Prasad Bhalkikar’s career showcases how visionary enterprise architecture drives large-scale transformation. From leading cloud migrations and microservices adoption to mentoring high-performing teams across Fortune 500 companies, his work demonstrates how strategic technical leadership delivers measurable business value, resilience, and long-term innovation.
Ethereum quietly sets a record: 8.7M contracts deployed in one quarter
Onchain development activity on Ethereum has rebounded sharply, driven by tokenized assets, stablecoins and infrastructure, according to Token Terminal.
2026 Crypto Predictions! Tom Lee still buying ETH! Rekt tease WorldStar collab!
Btc: 87k (0%) | btc.D: 59.0% (0%). Eth: 2975 (1%) | bnb: 855 (+1%) | sol: 124 (0%). Tom Lee bought another $130M in ETH for Christmas, and still holds $1B in cash heading into the new year. REKT drinks and WorldStarHipHop tease collab. BlackRock’s BUIDL hits $100M million in dividends and passes $2 billion … Read more
Bitcoin rises above $89,000, showing rare gain in U.S. trading
Open interest data suggests the advance is likely short-covering, rather than fresh longs entering the market.
The HackerNoon Newsletter: What the Heck is GizmoSQL? (12/30/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, December 30, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Farthest South in the Antarctica is Reached in 1902, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed in 1922, and we present you with these top … Read more
The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025
AI-powered dictation apps are useful for replying to emails, taking notes, and even coding through your voice