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Finance

PayPal to use PYUSD stablecoin fund AI infrastructure through USD.AI

The move links PayPal’s dollar-pegged token to onchain funding for GPUs and data centers, supported by a $1 billion customer incentive program.

PayPal logo on iphone screen (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)

Policy

Most Influential: Dennis Porter

When it seemed like many of the states came up with the same bitcoin reserve idea at the same time, a campaign driven by Porter deserves some credit for that tide.

Dennis Porter

Finance

Most Influential: Javier Pérez-Tasso

Pérez-Tasso brought Swift into the blockchain age.

Javier Pérez-Tasso

Finance

Most Influential: Gilles Roth

Led by Finance Minister Gilles Roth, Luxembourg in the second half of 2025 became the first of the 20-member eurozone to invest in bitcoin.

Gilles Roth
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Tech

Most Influential: Sam Altman

OpenAI founder Sam Altman brought artificial intelligence into every corner of people’s lives this year, from the way they work to the way they play. AI has already radically transformed the crypto ecosystem in both good ways and bad, guiding trading decisions, aiding developers, and making hackers more efficient.

Sam Altman OpenAI

Finance

Most Influential: Will and Dan Roberts

The co-founders and co-CEOs of IREN Limited have transformed the bitcoin mining firm into an AI infrastructure powerhouse.

Daniel and Will Roberts

Markets

Bitcoin treasury firm KindlyMD puts share buyback program in place

The continued plunge in NAKA's share price has left the company valued at a steep decline to the value of its bitcoin holdings.

David Bailey

Markets

Trump Media stock surges 25% on merger agreement with nuclear fusion firm TAE Technologies

Trump Media and Technology Group has more than 11,500 bitcoin on its balance sheet worth roughly $1 billion at current prices.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap Surges 8.4% as All Index Constituents Rise

Ethereum (ETH) joined Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer, gaining 3.8% from Wednesday.

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Opinion

The UAE Isn’t Just Regulating Tokenization — It’s Building Its Economy Around It

As other jurisdictions stall in regulatory debate, the UAE is institutionalizing tokenization, moving it to the core of its economic infrastructure, according to MidChains CEO.

Dubai UAE (Pexels, Pixabay)

Markets

U.S. inflation data surprises, with CPI higher by just 2.7% in November

Bitcoin rose above $88,000 on the pleasing news as forecasts had been for inflation to continue to run above 3%.

Inflation

Finance

North Korean hackers stole a record $2 billion of crypto in 2025, Chainalysis says

North Korea-linked hackers drove a record year for crypto thefts, favoring rare but massive attacks on centralized services, led by Bybit’s $1.4 billion breach.

North Korean flags waving in the wind.
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Finance

SoFi unveils the first bank-issued stablecoin for enterprise payments

SoFi Bank becomes the first U.S. national bank to launch a stablecoin, positioning SoFiUSD as a faster, safer alternative to crypto-native tokens.

SoFi (Shutterstock)

Markets

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu lag market as memecoins continue to lose ground to bitcoin

Despite increased whale accumulation, both DOGE and SHIB face selling pressure unless they reclaim key technical levels.

Dogecoin, DOGE

Markets

Hut 8 price target boosted at Cantor and Canaccord after Google-backed AI deal

Cantor Fitzgerald Analyst Brett Knoblauch expects the bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure provider to generate $6.9 billion in income from the 15-year lease.

Hut 8 plant

Markets

BNB holds onto fourth-largest crypto spot even as price falls, selling pressure builds

The token's short-term price action is sluggish, with trading volume spiking during sell-offs. Technical charts show support at $830 and resistance at $845.

BNB Rises to $840, Surpassing XRP as Fourth-Largest Crypto by Market Cap
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