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Video Game Console Sales Just Flatlined Ahead Of The Holidays As Prices Soar
17.12.2025
Even with the Switch 2, November was a terrible month for new hardware
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Macquarie sees U.S. Senate near crypto deal as market structure, GENIUS rules advance
17.12.2025
The bank said bipartisan Senate talks on market structure legislation and parallel GENIUS Act rulemaking could deliver a workable U.S. crypto framework by early 2026
Bitcoin shorts scramble for the exits as BTC climbs
17.12.2025
Bitcoin surged from an intraday low near $86,200 to reclaim $90,000, driven by aggressive spot buying and a wave of short liquidations
Hut 8 and Coinbase outperform as Crypto stocks jump on bitcoin's sudden rally
17.12.2025
Mining stocks, trading platforms, and cryptocurrency infrastructure firms saw significant gains, including Hut 8, Riot Platforms, and Coinbase
‘Cautious in the Short Term’— Options Markets Temper Bitcoin Optimism Despite Heavy Futures Exposure
17.12.2025
Bitcoin hovered between $87,477 to $90,317 on Dec. 17, 2025, as derivatives data shows futures traders holding their nerve while options markets quietly leaned defensive. Bitcoin Derivatives Data Signals Tactical Pullback Risk According to coinglass.com stats on Wednesday, bitcoin futures open...
Bitcoin re-takes $90,000 as price spikes early in U.S. session
17.12.2025
Surging metals prices and dovish comments from leading Fed chair contender Chris Waller were among the news items possibly boosting crypto prices
Most Influential: Carlos Domingo
17.12.2025
The Securitize CEO ground through the uncool years of tokenization while NFTs, FTX and memecoins soaked up the hype. With billions in tokenized assets, a SPAC listing in the works and BlackRock as a flagship client and backer, Carlos Domingo’s early bet is finally paying off
Most Influential: Jeremy Allaire
17.12.2025
Allaire spent 2025 pushing regulated digital dollars into the mainstream, shaping U.S. policy and unveiling Arc as the foundation for institutional blockchain finance
Most Influential: Paul Atkins
17.12.2025
Under Atkins’ leadership, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has undergone a near-complete reversal of the way it regulates crypto
Most Influential: Vlad Tenev
17.12.2025
Robinhood has acquired Bitstamp, launched staking services for ether and solana, and added new tokens for US users, including XRP, SOL, and BNB
Did Bitcoin's 4-year cycle break, and is the bull market really over?
17.12.2025
Bitcoin ETFs, corporate treasuries, and macro tailwinds are challenging BTC’s traditional four-year cycle, which could result in new all-time highs in 2026
‘Friendslop’ And RPGs Dominated The Top-Selling Games On Steam In 2025
17.12.2025
Peak and Clair Obscur weren't the only big breakouts
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Sonos Offloads Ace ANC Headphones With Spatial Audio, Apple and Bose Suddenly Look Overpriced
17.12.2025
Dolby Atmos tracking adjusts spatial audio as your head moves.
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The Deepfake Reckoning: Why Crypto’s Next Security Battle Will Be Against Synthetic Humans
17.12.2025
Crypto platforms must adopt proactive, multi-layered verification architectures that don’t stop at onboarding but continuously validate identity, intent, and transaction integrity throughout the user journey, argues Ilya Broven, chief growth officer at Sumsub
Don't call it QE — the Fed's $40 billion bill buys may not shake crypto out of slump
17.12.2025
There's a major difference between ensuring liquidity in short-term rate markets and the quantitative easing that juiced risk assets after during Covid and after 2008 financial panic
Former SEC counsel explains what it takes to make RWAs compliant
17.12.2025
The SEC’s changing approach to crypto is supporting RWA growth, but jurisdictional and yield constraints continue to limit compliant models
Uniform Labs’ Multiliquid targets structural gap in $35 billion tokenized asset market
17.12.2025
The new protocol offers instant swaps between tokenized money market funds and stablecoins as regulators scrutinize yield-bearing stablecoin models
TradFi giant EquiLend backs Digital Prime to link $40 trillion pool with tokenized markets
17.12.2025
The partnership will focus on Tokenet, Digital Prime's institutional lending network, and introduce new features like regulated stablecoin collateral
Bitcoin Price Freezes in Place, Trapped Between Fatigue and Fear
17.12.2025
Bitcoin price’s $87,106, anchoring a $1.73 trillion market with $42.92 billion in 24-hour trading volume and a tightly wound price band between $86,282 and $87,918, reflects a market idling at the intersection of caution and fatigue. Bitcoin is digesting its recent correction with all...
All The Other Stuff We Loved In 2025
17.12.2025
A podcast, a Star Wars TV show, a cool YouTube channel, a popular anime, and more were some of our favorite non-video game things of the year
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