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In brief Netflix has gone into production on crypto-themed romcom “One Attempt Remaining.” Hitherto, most depictions of crypto on screen have been negative, and linked to criminal activity. That appears to be changing, but slowly, as the technology enters the mainstream and audiences become more familiar with it. Earlier this month, Netflix announced that it had gone into production on “One Attempt Remaining,” a crypto-themed romantic comedy.It’s perhaps surprising that it’s taken this long for a Hollywood studio to greenlight a mainstream feature film focusing on cryptocurrency. Hitherto, crypto’s on-screen appearances have largely been confined to indie productions, direct-to-video crime…

The following is a guest post and opinion from Markus Levin, Co-Founder of XYO. Global AI spending is expected to hit $1.5 trillion by the end of 2025, and robotics is rising with it. Robots now move and behave in ways that almost feel human, but most still fall apart when they’re placed in real environments. A robot might carry a box in a quiet lab, then freeze in a crowded warehouse. The core problem isn’t the hardware — it’s data, and the fact that machines can’t easily verify what they’re sensing. Humans constantly adjust our perception. We rely on…

Web3 Foundation (W3F) is making a strategic shift away from its traditional open Grants Program and providing streamlined funding for a product-focused vision for Polkadot and its ecosystem.The Grants Program launched more than six years ago, before Polkadot went live, and played a critical role in bootstrapping the ecosystem. It helped attract thousands of applications and supported the delivery of hundreds of milestones across core infrastructure, tooling, and early ecosystem needs. Over the early years of Polkadot ecosystem development, the W3F-funded open grants program with transparent processes (tracked publicly via platforms like GitHub) proved to be the most effective way…

XRP trades near $1.86 as ETF inflows clash with weak price momentum. Technical setups hint at a rebound, but $1.77 support remains critical. The 2026 outlook hinges on adoption, usage growth, and valuation debates. XRP enters 2026 caught between ambitious long-term projections and growing short-term scepticism. With price performance lagging despite strong institutional signals, the debate around where XRP heads next has intensified, especially after the altcoin slipped below $2. XRP trades sideways as conviction remains split XRP is currently trading near $1.86, giving it a market capitalisation of roughly $113 billion and placing it among the largest digital assets…

Bitcoin heads into 2026 with a clear macro risk: President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. In 2025, crypto traders saw tariff headlines move prices as fast as ETF flows.Several tariff levers now sit on the 2026 runway. Some already have dates. Others depend on diplomacy and court fights. Either way, they can flip sentiment from risk-on to risk-off in hours.How Trump Tariffs Moved Crypto in 2025Tariff escalations in 2025 repeatedly triggered broad sell-offs across crypto. Sponsored SponsoredWhen Trump announced new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China in early February, Bitcoin slid to a three-week low near $91,400. Etherum fell about 25% over…

The crypto market will be bleeding into 2026 depsite other major assets gaining; however, there will be a chance for crypto to play catch-up in the new year, according to market intelligence platform Santiment.In an X post on Tuesday, analysts from Santiment said that Bitcoin (BTC) is trailing gold and the S&P 500 stock market index, with both having made slight recoveries after a crash in November. Since the start of November, gold is up 9%, the S&P 500 has gained 1%, and Bitcoin is down 20%, trading for around $88,000 as of Wednesday. Bitcoin is trailing behind gold and…

Larnaca, Cyprus, December 30th, 2025, Chainwire SlotGPT announced the launch of its AI platform that enables players to create production-grade slot games from a single prompt. The platform has already generated nearly 27,000 slot games, and offers users a personalized and accessible way to generate and play their own unique slot games, both for free and real money. SlotGPT allows players to generate 100% of a game on the platform, including styles, mechanics, visuals, and sound. Each game that passes through SlotGPT’s moderation layer is fully original, including bespoke music and audio produced using advanced generative sound and music engines.…

DALLAS, Dec. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) (“Cango” or the “Company”), a leading Bitcoin miner leveraging its global operations to develop an integrated energy and AI compute platform, announced that Enduring Wealth Capital Limited (“EWCL”) increased its investment in the Company with a US$10.5 million commitment. EWCL will subscribe for additional Class B ordinary shares in cash at US$1.50 per share. This transaction underscores a strong, aligned vision for Cango’s future and provides substantial capital to accelerate its core growth initiatives. Under the terms of this agreement: Pursuant to an Investment Agreement dated December 29, 2025, between…

With Democrats favored at 75% to win the U.S. House of Representatives majority in 2026 on prediction market Kalshi, Representative Maxine Waters’ new criticism of Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins’ crypto policies could gain more energy.Though Congress remains on its winter break, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee called Monday for Atkins to testify before the committee, where she wants him to answer for the dismissal of significant digital assets industry enforcement actions.”The SEC has terminated or stayed major enforcement actions against multiple crypto companies and individuals that had been credibly accused of major violations…

Haseeb Qureshi, a managing partner at crypto-focused venture firm Dragonfly, says 2026 is shaping up to be a year when crypto’s long-running trends assert themselves rather than reset, even if markets deliver sharp moves in both directions.In a Dec. 29 post on X, Qureshi outlined a wide-ranging outlook that reflects a broader investor reassessment after several volatile cycles, with durability, distribution and real-world usage taking precedence over rapid experimentation.Markets and blockchainsQureshi expects bitcoin to finish 2026 above $150,000, while accounting for a smaller share of the overall crypto market. He framed that combination as a sign that activity elsewhere could…