Grayscale says Bitcoin’s recent 30% drop matches past bull market pullbacks and does not point to a long slump. The firm expects new BTC price highs in 2026, helped by possible lower interest rates and clearer U.S. rules.
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Ireland has opened formal probes into TikTok and LinkedIn over possible violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act, saying their tools for reporting illegal posts may be confusing or misleading and could lead to fines of up to 6% of global revenue.
MSCI is considering removing companies that mainly hold bitcoin from its main stock indexes in early 2026, which could force billions of dollars in selling and weaken a key source of BTC demand after October’s major market crash.
Google is rolling out a new Android 16 update to Pixel phones that uses AI to summarize long message notifications and automatically group low-priority alerts, marking the start of more frequent Android OS feature releases instead of one big yearly update.
CME Group has launched a Bitcoin volatility index that shows how much BTC prices are expected to move over the next 30 days, giving large traders a new tool to measure risk as institutional Bitcoin futures and options trading reach record levels.
Amazon is testing ultra-fast “Amazon Now” delivery in parts of Seattle and Philadelphia, promising groceries and household items in 30 minutes or less, using small local warehouses and charging $3.99 per order for Prime members and $13.99 for others.
Bank of America will let wealth management clients allocate up to 4% of portfolios to crypto starting next year and begin coverage of several Bitcoin ETFs, as Bitcoin trades near $91,600 after a recent rebound from its October record high.
French startup Mistral AI released its Mistral 3 family of open models under the Apache 2.0 license, including versions small enough to run on phones and drones and a larger multilingual model, expanding free-to-use AI options beyond US and Chinese tech giants.
American Bitcoin Corp’s stock fell over 50% in one day and is now down about 78% from its recent peak, as a sharp drop in bitcoin’s price drives a broad sell-off in Bitcoin mining and treasury companies.
Amazon’s cloud arm AWS launched its new Trainium3 UltraServer AI system, using its latest 3nm chip to speed up AI training and apps more than 4x over the previous version while using 40% less energy, and revealed that next-gen Trainium4 will work with Nvidia chips.
Texas has become the first US state to add Bitcoin to a state-managed investment portfolio, buying about $5 million of a Bitcoin ETF under a new law that set up a $10 million Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as a small, test investment in the asset.
Google patched two Android security flaws already used in real-world attacks, plus 105 other issues, in its December update. The bugs affect Android 13–16 and include data-leak and privilege-boosting problems, so users should update as soon as it’s available.
Bank of America will let its wealth advisers recommend a 1%–4% allocation to crypto starting in January, initially using four spot bitcoin ETFs, marking a major shift in the bank’s stance and adding to growing Wall Street acceptance of Bitcoin.
OpenAI has reportedly entered “Code Red,” shifting all resources to improving ChatGPT after Google’s new Gemini 3 AI surpassed it on key tests. An internal memo says OpenAI will focus on making ChatGPT faster, more reliable, and more personal.
Bank of America will let wealthy clients invest in four Bitcoin ETFs from January 5 and is suggesting a 1%–4% digital asset allocation, signaling growing mainstream acceptance of Bitcoin in traditional finance.
India will require companies that buy or trade used phones to verify every device in a central government database and is ordering smartphone makers to preinstall its Sanchar Saathi anti-theft app, raising new privacy concerns over state access to user data.
Bitcoin’s velocity RSI has dropped below 10 on the three-day chart, a level seen only near the bottoms of the last three bear markets, suggesting BTC may be undergoing a major cycle reset as traders show unusually high long interest despite falling prices.
Paris startup Gradium comes out of stealth with $70M to build AI voices that reply almost instantly in multiple languages, aiming to offer faster and more accurate voice tools for apps and services.
Bitcoin has fallen below its estimated fair value for the first time in two years, a pattern that previously preceded major recoveries. Network use and long-term holding are rising, and some analysts see a high chance of a bitcoin price rebound by 2026.
Chinese startup DeepSeek has released two new open AI models, DeepSeek‑V3.2 and V3.2‑Speciale, claiming performance on tough math and coding tasks that rivals top US systems like GPT‑5, while making the models free to download and use under an open license.