For years, the crypto market operated under a simple mantra: "When the Fed cuts, Bitcoin pumps." However, the latest insights from Markus Thielen, CEO of 10x Research, suggest that this correlation has fundamentally shifted.
In a significant step toward mainstream crypto adoption, YouTube has quietly rolled out an option for U.S.-based creators to receive their earnings in PayPal's dollar-pegged stablecoin, PYUSD.
2025 was the year streaming finally grew up. After a decade of burning billions in pursuit of subscriber growth, the industry reached a pivotal turning point: profitability.
In a move that underscores Meta's relentless push into artificial intelligence, the tech giant has snapped up Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup specializing in autonomous agents.
While the venture capital market has been "pruning" older startups, spending on high-efficiency software is hitting record highs. Brex, the financial platform used by over 35,000 venture-backed companies, has released its highly anticipated December 2025 Benchmark ranking the 50 fastest-growing software vendors of the year.
The honeymoon period for VC-backed startups has officially ended. While early-stage ventures seem to be holding their ground, the "middle class" of the startup world is facing a brutal reckoning.
In a dramatic policy U-turn, Russia's Central Bank (CBR) has unveiled a framework to liberalize cryptocurrency trading, opening the door for everyday investors amid mounting economic pressures from sanctions and global isolation.
The memecoin market, once a playground of viral whimsy and speculative frenzy, experienced a dramatic rollercoaster in 2025, culminating in what analysts at CoinGecko have dubbed the end of its latest "season."
In the ever-evolving landscape of streaming entertainment, few shows have captured global imaginations quite like Stranger Things.
As 2025 draws to a close, the cryptocurrency landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, marked by regulatory advancements, technological integrations, and market maturations that set the stage for explosive growth—or potential pitfalls—in the year ahead. Pantera Capital, a leading venture firm in the blockchain space, has unveiled a series of forward-looking predictions for 2026 through Managing Partner Jay Yu.
In the latter half of the 20th century, several once-impoverished Asian nations transformed into economic powerhouses without their citizens needing to relocate.
Most people first heard of credit default swaps (CDS) from the 2008 financial crisis—or more likely, from the film The Big Short, where Michael Burry famously bet against subprime mortgages by buying CDS on obligations he didn't even own. These derivatives act like insurance: buyers pay premiums to sellers for protection against a borrower defaulting on debt.
As 2025 draws to a close, Wall Street's crystal ball for 2026 is clouded by a single, ominous word: "precarious." Drawing from an analysis of forecasts by 15 major banks—including heavyweights like J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America—Fortune's recent deep dive paints a picture of resilient markets teetering on the edge of fragility.
As we approach the end of 2025, the cryptocurrency landscape is showing signs of evolution beyond the speculative frenzy of past cycles.
In a year marked by hype around infrastructure and AI-driven projects, the cryptocurrency market delivered a harsh reality check for new token launches.
