We talk about all the hottest news in the blockchain and digital assets industry. Bitcoin, Economy, UAE's crypto landscape, digital assets, tech, and AI.
19th of December, 2025 Friday, 6 pm GST!
LIVE on #Binance SQUARE! with our host Anna MacMillan, Co-founder of Mintlayer @ICN Web3 News Media Production
Amazon is in talks to invest ~$10B+ in OpenAI, possibly tying a major capital infusion to deeper AI chip & AWS infrastructure collaboration. Nothing is finalized yet, but it could reshape the AI landscape.
Moon Pursuit Capital launches a $100M market-neutral #crypto fund designed to generate risk-adjusted returns across digital assets using hedged strategies, a shift away from pure directional exposure.
Exodus joins the expanding field of digital dollar issuers with a USD-backed #stablecoin launching next year, integrating seamless payments inside its #wallet and tapping MoonPay’s global issuance network.
Solana $SOL begins its quantum-resistant upgrade, testing post-quantum digital signatures on testnet with Project Eleven, part of the blockchain industry’s push to future-proof #crypto networks against emerging #quantumcomputing threats.
A regulated JPY-backed stablecoin could expand blockchain settlement beyond USD-centric rails, SBI and Startale are building it for global usage, launching in early Q2 2026.
El Salvador’s Bitcoin stash tops 7,500 $BTC (~$670M) as the government keeps building its reserve stack, a standout example of a national treasury embracing digital assets.
Moonbirds is launching its native $BIRB token in early Q1 2026 on Solana, a major expansion of the Moonbirds NFT ecosystem and a key growth step for Orange Cap Games.
Doha Bank’s $150M digital bond settled instantly via DLT and listed on the London Stock Exchange International Securities Market, showing how tokenised debt can transform settlement and liquidity for institutions.
Disney is investing $1 B in OpenAI and licensing 200+ characters for AI content, meaning Mickey Mouse, Iron Man, Darth Vader and more will be officially available through OpenAI’s Sora/ChatGPT tools for AI-generated short videos and creations.
Small-cap crypto tokens have just hit four-year lows, underscoring the collapse of the classic Alt Season thesis as large caps and Bitcoin dominate market flows.
YO Labs raises $10M to scale its cross-chain crypto yield optimization protocol, a major bet on optimizing returns across multiple chains and DeFi networks.
Crypto just entered YouTube’s $100B creator economy. U.S. creators can now opt to get paid in PayPal’s PYUSD #Stablecoins offering a novel path to bypass traditional banking rails and move earnings into #crypto on-chain.
Stablecoin giant $USDT Tether made a bold all-cash bid to acquire Juventus, offering ~€2.66/share and valuing the club at ~€1.1 billion, including a €1 billion injection plan, as part of a major push by crypto into traditional sports.
Japan’s central bank is gearing up to lift interest rates to 30-year highs, squeezing global liquidity and hitting traditional yen carry trades, a risk factor that could put downward pressure on $BTC Bitcoin and other risk assets.