Opinion
JPMorgan analysts say the market should keep a closer eye on MicroStrategy’s balance sheet than on the recent pickup in bitcoin selling from miners. In a new report, the bank argues that the company’s ability to hold its bitcoin reserves is playing a bigger role in shaping bitcoin’
Markets
Meta is weighing its most significant shift away from metaverse investment since its 2021 rebrand, with executives reviewing plans that could trim Reality Labs’ budget by as much as 30 percent in 2026. The potential cuts, reported by Bloomberg, would mark a much deeper pullback for the division behind Horizon
Finance
MoneyGram is expanding its push into digital payments through a new partnership with Fireblocks, which will now manage stablecoin settlements for the global remittance leader. The companies announced the move Thursday, calling it a step toward faster and more flexible cross-border transactions. Fireblocks co-founder and CEO Michael Shaulov said the
AI
EY is taking a bigger step into the world of physical AI, unveiling a new platform and dedicated lab designed to help companies plan, test, and deploy robotics, drones, and other intelligent devices. The initiative is built on NVIDIA technology and aims to give organisations a clearer path from early
Security
A newly revealed flaw in a popular Android smartphone chipset is raising fresh concerns about the safety of mobile-based web3 wallets. Researchers from Ledger’s Donjon security team say the issue could let an attacker with physical access to a device gain complete control of its processor, highlighting a blind
AI
As demand for artificial intelligence soars, the race to secure reliable compute power has grown into one of the industry’s biggest bottlenecks. With cloud providers now facing months-long waitlists for high-end hardware, infrastructure costs have climbed to extremes. Amazon Web Services, for example, has been charging around 98 dollars
AI
China is advancing a new approach to chip design that aims to counter US export controls and reduce its reliance on foreign semiconductor technology. The strategy, known as chip stacking, focuses on vertically layering older, domestically produced chips to boost performance. The question gaining global attention is whether this method
Finance
American Bitcoin, the mining and accumulation firm launched by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., expanded its bitcoin holdings during November’s market pullback. The company announced Wednesday that it added 363 BTC to its treasury, lifting total holdings to 4,367 BTC as of December 2. Its previous disclosure
Regulation
Connecticut regulators have ordered Kalshi, Robinhood, and Crypto.com to stop offering what the state describes as illegal online sports wagering. The move came Tuesday when the Department of Consumer Protection issued cease and desist letters through its Gaming Division, warning the companies that their so called sports event contracts
A New Milestone for Ethereum Ethereum closed out 2025 with one of its most ambitious upgrades yet. Fusaka went live on the mainnet on December 3 at 21:49 UTC, capping months of testing across Holesky, Sepolia, and Hoodi. The update aims to make Ethereum faster, cheaper to use, and
Finance
Ethereum’s newest upgrade, Fusaka, went live on the mainnet on Wednesday at the start of epoch 411392, around 21:50 UTC. The rollout not only delivers a range of user experience and scaling improvements, it also marks the beginning of a faster development rhythm for the network. Fusaka is
AI
Thomson Reuters and Imperial College London have formed a new frontier AI research lab aimed at solving the issues that have long slowed enterprise adoption. While the last few years have pushed AI to move faster and reach wider audiences, many companies still hesitate due to concerns around accuracy, trust,