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Bitcoin 'roadmap to bottom' says $58.7K Binance cost basis now crucial
New Bitcoin price analysis set out key safety nets for bulls ahead of a potential showdown with Binance traders' aggregate deposit cost basis.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Team Showed Up to Court Wearing Meta Ray-Bans. The Judge Was Not Amused.
At least two people in Zuckerberg's entourage wore the AI glasses as he testified in a landmark trial accusing Instagram of being designed to addict children.

CME targets May launch for 24/7 crypto derivatives trading
As both the SEC and CFTC explore 24/7 trading hours for US capital markets, several traditional financial exchanges file to expand hours in anticipation of such a move.

Figma shares climb on earnings beat, but analysts note that AI risk remains
Figma's revenue grew 40% year over year to $303.8 million during the period.

West Virginia sues Apple for allegedly letting child abuse spread in iCloud
West Virginia has filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of allowing the distribution and storage of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in iCloud. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey claims that by abandoning a CSAM detection system in favor of end-to-end encryption, iCloud has become a "secure frictionless avenue for the possession, protection, and distribution [of] CSAM," violating the state's consumer protection laws. Apple initially outline

U.S. Federal Reserve researchers sing praises of prediction markets
A deep look at predictions on Kalshi called such platforms valuable to policymakers and researchers, according to a new Fed paper.

Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website
The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir
"If you are interested in helping shape and deliver the next chapter of Palantir’s work across DHS, please reach out,” a Palantir executive wrote to employees about the massive purchasing agreement.

New York drops plan to legalize robotaxis in setback for Waymo
A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle is seen in the Manhattan borough of New York City, on December 13, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) dropped her proposal to allow robotaxi companies to launch commercially in cities other than New York City, citing a lack of support among state legislators, Bloomberg reports today. The move is a blow to Waymo and other robotaxi companies who saw New York, a

New York hits the brakes on robotaxi expansion plan
The governor of New York pulled a robotaxi expansion proposal that was viewed as a win for Waymo.

Bitcoin miners chase 30 GW AI capacity to offset hashprice pressure
Public Bitcoin miners are developing 30 gigawatts of AI-focused power capacity, nearly triple current levels, as post-halving margin pressure reshapes the industry.

The Grandson of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Inventor Says the Candy Is Now ‘Not Edible.’ He Blames Hershey.
Brad Reese, 70, wrote an open letter accusing Hershey of replacing the milk chocolate and peanut butter with cheaper ingredients.

Doordash stock rallies as investment cycle starts showing signs of a payoff
Analysts noted improvement in the company's unit economics, especially in new areas like grocery and retail.

Turtle Beach’s new PC controller with swiveling sticks is 30 percent off
Many modern gamepads have adopted a modular design in recent years, from the Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded to Hyperkin’s clamp-on X5 Alteron for the Nintendo Switch. However, few of them are quite as innovative as last year’s Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot, which is now on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for an all-time low of $99.99 ($40 off). Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot Where to Buy: $139.99 $99.99 at Amazon $139.99 $99.99 at Best Buy $139.99 at Turtle Beach The defining feature of the Stealth Pivot d

Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens
Meta's CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms.

Fed's Neel Kashkari calls crypto 'utterly useless,' dismisses stablecoins as 'buzzword salad'
The Minneapolis Fed president said stablecoins don’t beat Venmo and argued crypto fails basic real-world tests.

The next iTunes may be vibe-coded
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Wouldn't it be great if you could exchange music recommendations with your friends, no matter whether they use Spotify, Apple Music, or Bandcamp? What if you could follow DJs and other tastemakers online and automatically turn their social media feeds into playlists? Or what if you could fine-tune your music recommendations with AI t

SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge U.S. gas power plant
If completed, the project would be among the largest and most expensive natural gas power plants.

Bitcoin price forecast sees new breakdown as crypto liquidates over $200M
Bitcoin fed into "extreme bearish sentiment" as a tight BTC price range fueled daily crypto liquidations of over $200 million.

Robinhood vs. Vitalik: Why the trading app is building it own L2 while Ethereum founder cools on them
Centralized exchanges are moving forward building their own blockchain infrastructure even as the broader Ethereum ecosystem debates its future.

GE made a smaller version of its nugget ice maker that needs less counter space
GE is showing off prototypes of its new compact nugget ice maker at the KBIS trade show. | Image: GE GE has announced two new versions of its popular Opal nugget ice machines with smaller footprints that take up less counter space, and more affordable price tags. Like GE's larger and pricier Opal 2.0 Ultra, the two new machines make nugget ice - frequently also referred to as chewable ice, or pellet ice - by freezing layers of ice flakes producing nuggets that are easier to chew with more surf
ФНС подала заявление о банкротстве майнинговой компании Bitriver
Она построила ЦОД в Бурятии, но не смогла его запустить, что стало для неё «ударом».

Mastodon is testing easier ways to get you started in the fediverse
New users on the decentralized social network Mastodon could soon have an easier time getting started. Mastodon is running "onboarding experiments" to test ways to improve the new user experience, starting with default server recommendations. Now when new users join Mastodon from the mobile app, they may see a button to "join" a recommended server rather than the default "join mastodon.social" button that's currently displayed. Unlike most other social platforms, Mastodon has hundreds of indepe

Crypto for Advisors: crypto vaults explained
Crypto vaults explained: Learn about risk layers (smart contract, redemption), composability and how RWAs will change DeFi yields.

Anchorage Digital offers non-U.S. banks a stablecoin stand-in for correspondent banking
Crypto bank Anchorage Digital is launching U.S.-compliant stablecoin rails for international banks, offering faster movement of assets across borders.

Trump-linked World Liberty taps BlackRock-backed Securitize for hotel tokenization
The companies are working to structure and tokenize loan revenue tied to the Trump Organization's Maldives resort project.

Here’s What It Is Really Like to Report to Elon Musk, According to X’s Head of Product
X’s product lead describes his role as “the hardest” job of his life.