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South Korean lawmaker faces scrutiny over family ties to crypto exchange: Report 2025-12-29 at 22:04 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright A key lawmaker overseeing financial institutions reportedly tried to secure a job for one of his sons at a crypto exchange while raising concerns about a competitor. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

Strategy’s latest 2025 Bitcoin purchase caps active year of accumulation 2025-12-29 at 22:04 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The purchase lifts the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 672,497 BTC and ranks among its smaller acquisitions this year compared with earlier multibillion-dollar buys. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crims disconnect Wired subscribers from their privacy, publish deets online 2025-12-29 at 21:27 By O’Ryan Johnson Extortion group Lovely claims to have stolen 40 million pieces of info from publisher Conde Nast A criminal group is beating Conde Nast over the head for not responding sooner to its extortion attempt by posting stolen subscribers’ email […]

BlackRock’s BUIDL hits $100M in payouts, showing tokenized finance at scale 2025-12-29 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund has distributed $100 million from Treasury yields, offering a real-world test of blockchain-based financial infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Why Luke Gromen is fading Bitcoin while staying bullish on debasement 2025-12-29 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak Luke Gromen still backs debasement but is trimming Bitcoin risk as BTC lags gold, trends weaken and quantum headlines weigh on sentiment. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Price predictions 12/29: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH 2025-12-29 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin and several major altcoins are stumbling near their overhead resistance levels, indicating that the bears remain active at higher levels. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Sam Altman is willing to pay somebody $555,000 a year to keep ChatGPT in line 2025-12-29 at 20:21 By Brandon Vigliarolo There’s a big salary up for grabs if you can handle a high-stress role with a track record of turnover How’d you like to earn more than half a million dollars working for one […]

Nvidia takes $5B in Intel shares as major financial lifeline for chipmaker 2025-12-29 at 20:02 By Reuters Nvidia said in September it would pay $23.28 per share for Intel common stock, in a deal that is seen as a major financial lifeline for the chipmaker after years of missteps. This article is an excerpt from Latest […]

Four tech trends from 2025 that will shape the future – because they have to 2025-12-29 at 19:32 By Rupert Goodwins Imagine there’s no AI. It’s easy if you try Opinion  The oxygen of publicity this year has mostly been consumed by our two-lettered friend, AI. There’s no reason to think this will change in […]

Zcash price has ‘first stop’ at $1K: Arthur Hayes 2025-12-29 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Incoming liquidity from the US Fed and bullish technical breakouts are aligning to support a $1,000 price outlook for Zcash. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

ETH price to $5K next? Ethereum rallied 120% the last time this happened 2025-12-29 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale The amount of Ethereum waiting to be staked has surpassed that awaiting withdrawal, making a rally to $5,000 possible in 2026. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

North Korea-linked theft and poor key security dominate Web3 losses: Hacken 2025-12-29 at 17:01 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Hacken says Web3 losses climbed to nearly $4 billion in 2025, with North Korea behind over half the damage, and regulators are under pressure to turn security guidance into hard rules. This article is an excerpt […]

These three altcoins came back from the dead in 2025 2025-12-29 at 17:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Altcoins lagged Bitcoin in 2025, but XRP, Zcash and Algorand outperformed on regulatory clarity, privacy demand and tokenization. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

⚡ Weekly Recap: MongoDB Attacks, Wallet Breaches, Android Spyware, Insider Crime & More 2025-12-29 at 17:01 By Last week’s cyber news in 2025 was not about one big incident. It was about many small cracks opening at the same time. Tools people trust every day behave in unexpected ways. Old flaws resurfaced. New ones were […]

China lets banks pay interest on digital yuan wallets from January 2026 2025-12-29 at 15:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai China’s central bank will let banks pay interest on digital yuan wallets from Jan. 1, 2026, reshaping e-CNY as deposit-like money as the US bans CBDCs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View […]

How California built one of the world’s biggest public-sector IT systems 2025-12-29 at 14:27 By Lindsay Clark 20 years, multiple delays, and millions of dollars later, FI$Cal is live – mostly Since 2005, YouTube has gone from launching its first website to serving up more than 100,000 years’ worth of video content every day. During […]

Bitcoin price pauses at $90K: What will trigger new year rally? 2025-12-29 at 14:04 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin needs a return of retail and institutional demand for BTC to clear the next big hurdle at $90,000 and spark a new rally toward six figures. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View […]

Real-world assets top DEXs to become 5th-largest category in DeFi by TVL 2025-12-29 at 14:04 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben RWA protocols have overtaken decentralized exchanges by total value locked, as tokenized Treasurys, private credit and commodities become core onchain building blocks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto ETPs shed $446M over Christmas as year-end sentiment remains fragile 2025-12-29 at 14:04 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Weekly fund flows point to lingering caution, with investors favoring newer products and select regions over broad market exposure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Should we fear the AI boom? How it compares to 2000’s dot-com bubble 2025-12-29 at 13:15 By Ken Fisher The growing chorus of doomsayers predicting death and destruction is giving “artificial intelligence” a whole new meaning. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source